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SThree (LSE:STEM) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 4.14 (As of May. 23, 2024)


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What is SThree Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-05-23), SThree's current share price is £4.305. SThree's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Nov23 was £1.04. SThree's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 4.14.

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

LSE:STEM' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.08   Med: 5.05   Max: 8.99
Current: 4.16

During the past 13 years, SThree's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 8.99. The lowest was 3.08. And the median was 5.05.

LSE:STEM's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
79.46% of 662 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 1.58 vs LSE:STEM: 4.16

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.

SThree's adjusted book value per share data of for the fiscal year that ended in Nov23 was £1.676. 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 £1.04 for the trailing ten years ended in Nov23.

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SThree Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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

SThree Annual Data
Trend Nov14 Nov15 Nov16 Nov17 Nov18 Nov19 Nov20 Nov21 Nov22 Nov23
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.24 4.50 7.06 4.56 3.89

SThree Semi-Annual Data
May14 Nov14 May15 Nov15 May16 Nov16 May17 Nov17 May18 Nov18 May19 Nov19 May20 Nov20 May21 Nov21 May22 Nov22 May23 Nov23
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 7.06 - 4.56 - 3.89

Competitive Comparison of SThree's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Staffing & Employment Services subindustry, SThree'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.


SThree's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, SThree's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



SThree 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=4.305/1.04
=4.14

* 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.

SThree's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Nov23 is calculated as:

For example, SThree's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the fiscal year that ended in Nov23 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Nov23 (Change)*Current CPI (Nov23)
=1.676/130.0000*130.0000
=1.676

Current CPI (Nov23) = 130.0000.

SThree Annual Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201411 0.406 99.900 0.528
201511 0.460 100.300 0.596
201611 0.586 101.800 0.748
201711 0.630 104.700 0.782
201811 0.777 106.900 0.945
201911 0.882 108.500 1.057
202011 0.967 109.100 1.152
202111 1.184 114.100 1.349
202211 1.490 124.800 1.552
202311 1.676 130.000 1.676

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.


SThree  (LSE:STEM) 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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SThree (LSE:STEM) Business Description

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75 King William Street, 1st Floor, London, GBR, EC4N 7BE
SThree PLC is involved in the staffing business. It provides contract and permanent recruitment services. The company operates in information and communication, engineering, energy, life sciences, banking, and finance sectors. It provides its service through various brands such as computer future, progressive, Huxley, real, orgtel, jpgray, Newington international and enterprise partners. The company operates in the UK, Ireland, Continental Europe, America, Asia Pacific and the Middle east.

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