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AT&T (BSP:ATTB34) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 0.72 (As of May. 26, 2024)


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What is AT&T Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-05-26), AT&T's current share price is R$30.12. AT&T's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was R$41.76. AT&T's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 0.72.

The historical rank and industry rank for AT&T's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

BSP:ATTB34' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.56   Med: 1.26   Max: 1.7
Current: 0.7

During the past years, AT&T's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 1.70. The lowest was 0.56. And the median was 1.26.

BSP:ATTB34's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked better than
73.79% of 290 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 1.45 vs BSP:ATTB34: 0.70

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.

AT&T's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was R$24.202. 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$41.76 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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AT&T Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for AT&T'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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AT&T Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

AT&T 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 1.38 0.99 0.79 0.75 0.68

AT&T 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 0.78 0.64 0.60 0.68 0.71

Competitive Comparison of AT&T's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Telecom Services subindustry, AT&T'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.


AT&T's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, AT&T's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where AT&T's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.



AT&T 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.

AT&T's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=30.12/41.76
=0.72

* 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.

AT&T's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, AT&T'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)
=24.202/131.7762*131.7762
=24.202

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

AT&T Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 13.229 100.560 17.336
201409 13.920 100.428 18.265
201412 15.232 99.070 20.261
201503 17.442 99.621 23.072
201506 17.348 100.684 22.705
201509 25.763 100.392 33.817
201512 25.824 99.792 34.101
201603 24.715 100.470 32.416
201606 22.890 101.688 29.663
201609 21.829 101.861 28.240
201612 22.425 101.863 29.010
201703 21.001 102.862 26.904
201706 22.314 103.349 28.452
201709 21.253 104.136 26.894
201712 25.200 104.011 31.927
201803 25.944 105.290 32.470
201806 31.682 106.317 39.269
201809 34.633 106.507 42.850
201812 32.726 105.998 40.685
201903 32.476 107.251 39.903
201906 32.418 108.070 39.529
201909 34.417 108.329 41.866
201912 34.743 108.420 42.227
202003 40.638 108.902 49.174
202006 42.694 108.767 51.726
202009 44.350 109.815 53.219
202012 38.908 109.897 46.654
202103 43.537 111.754 51.337
202106 38.101 114.631 43.800
202109 40.361 115.734 45.955
202112 43.905 117.630 49.185
202203 39.168 121.301 42.550
202206 27.802 125.017 29.305
202209 30.023 125.227 31.593
202212 23.916 125.222 25.168
202303 24.139 127.348 24.978
202306 23.060 128.729 23.606
202309 23.878 129.860 24.230
202312 23.596 129.419 24.026
202403 24.202 131.776 24.202

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.


AT&T  (BSP:ATTB34) 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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AT&T (BSP:ATTB34) Business Description

Address
208 S. Akard Street, Dallas, TX, USA, 75202
The wireless business contributes about two thirds of AT&T's revenue following the spinoff of Warner Media. The firm is the third-largest U.S. wireless carrier, connecting 70 million postpaid and 18 million prepaid phone customers. Fixed-line enterprise services, which account for about 18% of revenue, include internet access, private networking, security, voice, and wholesale network capacity. Residential fixed-line services, about 11% of revenue, primarily consist of broadband internet access service. AT&T also has a sizable presence in Mexico, serving 22 million customers, but this business only accounts for 3% of revenue. The firm still holds a 70% equity stake in satellite television provider DirecTV but does not consolidate this business in its financial statements.

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