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Geron (GERN) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 4.59 (As of May. 17, 2024)


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What is Geron Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-05-17), Geron's current share price is $3.90. Geron's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $0.85. Geron's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 4.59.

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

GERN' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.45   Med: 1.66   Max: 4.94
Current: 4.61

During the past years, Geron's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 4.94. The lowest was 0.45. And the median was 1.66.

GERN's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
76.93% of 646 companies
in the Biotechnology industry
Industry Median: 1.76 vs GERN: 4.61

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.

Geron's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $0.586. 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 $0.85 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Geron Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Geron'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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Geron Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Geron 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 1.34 1.75 1.43 2.91 2.49

Geron 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 2.57 3.78 2.48 2.49 3.90

Competitive Comparison of Geron's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Geron'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.


Geron's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Geron's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Geron 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.

Geron's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=3.90/0.85
=4.59

* 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.

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

For example, Geron'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)
=0.586/131.7762*131.7762
=0.586

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

Geron Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 0.922 100.560 1.208
201409 0.874 100.428 1.147
201412 0.830 99.070 1.104
201503 0.792 99.621 1.048
201506 0.749 100.684 0.980
201509 0.935 100.392 1.227
201512 0.895 99.792 1.182
201603 0.859 100.470 1.127
201606 0.819 101.688 1.061
201609 0.810 101.861 1.048
201612 0.769 101.863 0.995
201703 0.737 102.862 0.944
201706 0.710 103.349 0.905
201709 0.680 104.136 0.860
201712 0.649 104.011 0.822
201803 0.629 105.290 0.787
201806 0.977 106.317 1.211
201809 0.985 106.507 1.219
201812 0.954 105.998 1.186
201903 0.909 107.251 1.117
201906 0.841 108.070 1.025
201909 0.790 108.329 0.961
201912 0.676 108.420 0.822
202003 0.603 108.902 0.730
202006 0.807 108.767 0.978
202009 0.750 109.815 0.900
202012 0.679 109.897 0.814
202103 0.632 111.754 0.745
202106 0.550 114.631 0.632
202109 0.473 115.734 0.539
202112 0.390 117.630 0.437
202203 0.301 121.301 0.327
202206 0.376 125.017 0.396
202209 0.284 125.227 0.299
202212 0.205 125.222 0.216
202303 0.641 127.348 0.663
202306 0.572 128.729 0.586
202309 0.536 129.860 0.544
202312 0.455 129.419 0.463
202403 0.586 131.776 0.586

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.


Geron  (NAS:GERN) 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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Geron (GERN) Business Description

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Address
919 East Hillsdale Boulevard, Suite 250, Foster City, CA, USA, 94404
Geron Corp is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the research and development of cancer treatments. The company's leading drug in development, Imelstat, is being tested for the treatment of myelodysplastic syndromes, which are disorders of the blood, and myelofibrosis, which is a rare blood cancer affecting bone marrow. The company earns revenue through collaboration agreements, milestones, royalties, and licensing arrangements. Geron possesses global rights to this drug. the company operates as a single segment, the development of therapeutic products for oncology.
Executives
Michelle Robertson officer: EVP, Chief Financial Officer C/O MOMENTA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 301 BINNEY STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Elizabeth G. O'farrell director 932 SOUTHWOOD BLVD., INCLINE VILLAGE NV 89451
Scott Alan Samuels officer: EVP, Chief Legal Officer 919 E. HILLSDALE BLVD., SUITE 250, FOSTER CITY CA 94404
V Bryan Lawlis director
Susan Molineaux director C/O CALITHERA BIOSCIENCES, INC., 343 OYSTER POINT BLVD., SUITE 200, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
John A Scarlett director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O GERON CORPORATION, 230 CONSTITUTION DRIVE, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Andrew J Grethlein officer: EVP, Technical Operations 651 GATEWAY BLVD STE 950, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Olivia Kyusuk Bloom officer: Controller, Chief Acctg Off C/O GERON CORP, 230 CONSTITUTION DRIVE, MENLO PARK CA 94025
John F Mcdonald director C/O GERON CORPORATION, 919 EAST HILLSDALE BLVD., SUITE 250, FOSTER CITY CA 94404
Faye Feller officer: EVP, Chief Medical Officer 919 EAST HILLSDALE BOULEVARD, SUITE 250, FOSTER CITY CA 94404
Anil Kapur officer: EVP, Corp Strategy & CCO 275 MADISON AVE, SUITE 702, NEW YORK NY 10016
Melissa Kelly officer: VP, Oncology 230 CONSTITUTION DRIVE, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Dawn Carter Bir director C/O REATA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 2801 GATEWAY DRIVE, SUITE 150, IRVING TX 75063
Aleksandra Rizo officer: EVP, Chief Medical Officer C/O GERON CORPORATION, 149 COMMONWEALTH DRIVE, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Robert J. Spiegel director C/O GERON CORPORATION, 230 CONSTITUTION DRIVE, MENLO PARK CA 94025