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Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (BSP:W1AB34) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 3.73 (As of May. 26, 2024)


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What is Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-05-26), Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's current share price is R$435.74. Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was R$116.83. Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 3.73.

The historical rank and industry rank for Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

BSP:W1AB34' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.79   Med: 4.8   Max: 9.89
Current: 3.65

During the past years, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 9.89. The lowest was 1.79. And the median was 4.80.

BSP:W1AB34's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
84.72% of 707 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 1.26 vs BSP:W1AB34: 3.65

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.

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was R$147.338. 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$116.83 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies'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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Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
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Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies 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 2.45 2.57 2.42 2.84 3.14

Competitive Comparison of Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Railroads subindustry, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies'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.


Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.



Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies 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.

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=435.74/116.83
=3.73

* 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.

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies'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)
=147.338/131.7762*131.7762
=147.338

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 20.481 100.560 26.839
201409 21.722 100.428 28.502
201412 24.797 99.070 32.983
201503 29.529 99.621 39.060
201506 31.472 100.684 41.191
201509 40.136 100.392 52.683
201512 35.911 99.792 47.421
201603 34.404 100.470 45.124
201606 32.717 101.688 42.398
201609 31.541 101.861 40.804
201612 38.768 101.863 50.153
201703 38.347 102.862 49.126
201706 44.063 103.349 56.183
201709 44.340 104.136 56.109
201712 48.187 104.011 61.050
201803 50.587 105.290 63.313
201806 55.894 106.317 69.279
201809 61.566 106.507 76.173
201812 57.583 105.998 71.587
201903 114.263 107.251 140.392
201906 100.415 108.070 122.443
201909 104.197 108.329 126.749
201912 106.590 108.420 129.552
202003 125.338 108.902 151.665
202006 134.217 108.767 162.610
202009 142.121 109.815 170.543
202012 137.850 109.897 165.295
202103 151.305 111.754 178.413
202106 136.945 114.631 157.427
202109 143.514 115.734 163.406
202112 155.236 117.630 173.905
202203 136.708 121.301 148.514
202206 137.431 125.017 144.862
202209 142.419 125.227 149.868
202212 146.217 125.222 153.870
202303 146.075 127.348 151.155
202306 138.050 128.729 141.318
202309 142.322 129.860 144.423
202312 144.500 129.419 147.131
202403 147.338 131.776 147.338

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.


Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies  (BSP:W1AB34) 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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Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (BSP:W1AB34) Business Description

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Address
30 Isabella Street, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, 15212
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp is a provider of value-added, technology-based products and services for the rail industry. It provides its products and services through two main business segments, Freight and Transit. The company generates maximum revenue from the Freight segment.

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