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American Water Works Co (BSP:A1WK34) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 3.49 (As of May. 26, 2024)


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What is American Water Works Co Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-05-26), American Water Works Co's current share price is R$173.10. American Water Works Co's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was R$49.53. American Water Works Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 3.49.

The historical rank and industry rank for American Water Works Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

BSP:A1WK34' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.56   Med: 3.1   Max: 5.62
Current: 3.09

During the past years, American Water Works Co's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 5.62. The lowest was 1.56. And the median was 3.10.

BSP:A1WK34's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
82.22% of 450 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 1.43 vs BSP:A1WK34: 3.09

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted book value per share of a company over the past 10 years.

American Water Works Co's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was R$63.947. Add all the adjusted book value per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share, which is R$49.53 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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American Water Works Co Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for American Water Works Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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American Water Works Co Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

American Water Works Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.10 4.92 5.51 4.06 3.27

American Water Works Co Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.80 3.63 3.09 3.27 2.94

Competitive Comparison of American Water Works Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Utilities - Regulated Water subindustry, American Water Works Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


American Water Works Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, American Water Works Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where American Water Works Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.



American Water Works Co Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio takes the Book Value per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/B calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio.

American Water Works Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=173.10/49.53
=3.49

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

American Water Works Co's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, American Water Works Co's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Mar. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2024)
=63.947/131.7762*131.7762
=63.947

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

American Water Works Co Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 15.206 100.560 19.926
201409 16.040 100.428 21.047
201412 18.089 99.070 24.061
201503 21.794 99.621 28.829
201506 21.826 100.684 28.566
201509 28.072 100.392 36.848
201512 27.476 99.792 36.282
201603 26.434 100.470 34.671
201606 24.791 101.688 32.126
201609 23.933 101.861 30.962
201612 24.567 101.863 31.781
201703 23.259 102.862 29.797
201706 24.880 103.349 31.723
201709 24.226 104.136 30.656
201712 24.859 104.011 31.495
201803 25.098 105.290 31.412
201806 29.961 106.317 37.136
201809 33.330 106.507 41.238
201812 31.508 105.998 39.171
201903 31.553 107.251 38.768
201906 32.159 108.070 39.214
201909 35.265 108.329 42.898
201912 34.737 108.420 42.220
202003 42.128 108.902 50.977
202006 45.370 108.767 54.968
202009 48.498 109.815 58.197
202012 45.786 109.897 54.902
202103 51.105 111.754 60.261
202106 46.338 114.631 53.269
202109 49.915 115.734 56.834
202112 56.810 117.630 63.642
202203 51.064 121.301 55.474
202206 52.550 125.017 55.391
202209 55.932 125.227 58.857
202212 55.473 125.222 58.377
202303 63.869 127.348 66.090
202306 60.469 128.729 61.901
202309 62.759 129.860 63.685
202312 61.628 129.419 62.750
202403 63.947 131.776 63.947

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


American Water Works Co  (BSP:A1WK34) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB Ratio.


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American Water Works Co (BSP:A1WK34) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1 Water Street, Camden, NJ, USA, 08102-1658
American Water Works is the largest investor-owned U.S. water and wastewater utility, serving approximately 3.5 million customers in 16 states. It provides water and wastewater services to residential, commercial, and industrial customers and operates predominantly in regulated markets. The company's nonregulated business is water services for military bases, which operates under long-term contracts with regulated-like returns.

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