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The Hershey Co (BSP:HSHY34) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 19.99 (As of May. 27, 2024)


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What is The Hershey Co Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-05-27), The Hershey Co's current share price is R$207.27. The Hershey Co's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was R$10.37. The Hershey Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 19.99.

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

BSP:HSHY34' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 17.71   Med: 24.04   Max: 30.56
Current: 18.85

During the past years, The Hershey Co's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 30.56. The lowest was 17.71. And the median was 24.04.

BSP:HSHY34's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
97.27% of 1282 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 1.34 vs BSP:HSHY34: 18.85

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.

The Hershey Co's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was R$20.234. 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$10.37 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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The Hershey Co Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for The Hershey 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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The Hershey Co Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

The Hershey Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
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The Hershey 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 28.25 26.58 20.49 18.65 18.61

Competitive Comparison of The Hershey Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Confectioners subindustry, The Hershey 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.


The Hershey Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, The Hershey Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



The Hershey 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.

The Hershey Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=207.27/10.37
=19.99

* 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.

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

For example, The Hershey 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)
=20.234/131.7762*131.7762
=20.234

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

The Hershey Co Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 3.115 100.560 4.082
201409 3.268 100.428 4.288
201412 3.478 99.070 4.626
201503 3.630 99.621 4.802
201506 3.263 100.684 4.271
201509 3.200 100.392 4.200
201512 3.573 99.792 4.718
201603 2.872 100.470 3.767
201606 2.342 101.688 3.035
201609 2.728 101.861 3.529
201612 2.484 101.863 3.213
201703 2.440 102.862 3.126
201706 2.654 103.349 3.384
201709 2.448 104.136 3.098
201712 2.861 104.011 3.625
201803 3.045 105.290 3.811
201806 3.784 106.317 4.690
201809 4.839 106.507 5.987
201812 5.180 105.998 6.440
201903 5.209 107.251 6.400
201906 6.161 108.070 7.513
201909 6.904 108.329 8.398
201912 6.837 108.420 8.310
202003 7.846 108.902 9.494
202006 8.749 108.767 10.600
202009 10.720 109.815 12.864
202012 11.041 109.897 13.239
202103 12.285 111.754 14.486
202106 11.057 114.631 12.711
202109 12.959 115.734 14.755
202112 15.130 117.630 16.950
202203 14.114 121.301 15.333
202206 14.243 125.017 15.013
202209 15.767 125.227 16.592
202212 16.888 125.222 17.772
202303 17.628 127.348 18.241
202306 17.543 128.729 17.958
202309 19.165 129.860 19.448
202312 19.653 129.419 20.011
202403 20.234 131.776 20.234

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.


The Hershey Co  (BSP:HSHY34) 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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The Hershey Co (BSP:HSHY34) Business Description

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Address
19 East Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, PA, USA, 17033
Hershey is a leading confectionery manufacturer in the U.S. (around a $25 billion market), controlling around 45% of the domestic chocolate space (per IRI, as cited by Hershey). Beyond its namesake label, the firm's mix has expanded over the last 85 years and now consists of 100 brands, including Reese's, Kit Kat, Kisses, and Ice Breakers. Hershey's products are sold in about 80 countries, albeit with just a high-single-digit percentage of sales coming from markets outside the U.S., including Brazil, India, and Mexico. The firm has sought inorganic opportunities to extend its reach beyond its core confection business, adding Amplify Snack Brands and its Skinny Pop ready-to-eat popcorn to its mix, Pirate Brands, and Dot's Pretzels over the past few years.

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