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AZZ (STU:AI7) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 3.01 (As of May. 24, 2024)


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What is AZZ Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-05-24), AZZ's current share price is €77.00. AZZ's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was €25.57. AZZ's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 3.01.

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

STU:AI7' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.39   Med: 2.89   Max: 6.09
Current: 3.02

During the past years, AZZ's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 6.09. The lowest was 1.39. And the median was 2.89.

STU:AI7's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
71.3% of 662 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 1.58 vs STU:AI7: 3.02

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.

AZZ's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was €25.879. 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 €25.57 for the trailing ten years ended in Feb. 2024.

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AZZ Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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

AZZ Annual Data
Trend Feb15 Feb16 Feb17 Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23 Feb24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.03 2.58 2.17 1.60 2.62

AZZ Quarterly Data
May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
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 1.60 1.33 1.83 1.80 2.62

Competitive Comparison of AZZ's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, AZZ'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.


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

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

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



AZZ 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=77.00/25.57
=3.01

* 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.

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

For example, AZZ's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Feb. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Feb. 2024)
=25.879/130.9299*130.9299
=25.879

Current CPI (Feb. 2024) = 130.9299.

AZZ Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201405 11.124 100.373 14.511
201408 11.790 100.352 15.382
201411 12.958 99.635 17.028
201502 14.382 99.032 19.014
201505 15.186 100.333 19.817
201508 15.583 100.548 20.292
201511 16.902 100.135 22.100
201602 16.886 100.040 22.100
201605 17.143 101.355 22.145
201608 17.520 101.617 22.574
201611 18.548 101.829 23.849
201702 19.281 102.779 24.562
201705 18.675 103.256 23.680
201708 17.791 103.587 22.487
201711 17.851 104.072 22.458
201802 17.636 105.052 21.980
201805 18.736 106.148 23.110
201808 19.478 106.383 23.972
201811 20.101 106.338 24.750
201902 20.367 106.649 25.004
201905 21.169 108.048 25.652
201908 21.758 108.245 26.318
201911 22.530 108.519 27.183
202002 22.247 109.139 26.689
202005 22.252 108.175 26.933
202008 20.465 109.662 24.434
202011 20.762 109.793 24.759
202102 20.530 110.968 24.223
202105 20.924 113.576 24.121
202108 21.846 115.421 24.781
202111 22.990 117.269 25.668
202202 23.815 119.703 26.049
202205 26.346 123.323 27.971
202208 34.117 124.958 35.748
202211 33.610 125.607 35.034
202302 23.226 126.928 23.958
202305 32.041 128.314 32.694
202308 32.832 129.538 33.185
202311 33.932 129.548 34.294
202402 25.879 130.930 25.879

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.


AZZ  (STU:AI7) 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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AZZ (STU:AI7) Business Description

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3100 West 7th Street, Suite 500, One Museum Place, Fort Worth, TX, USA, 76107
AZZ Inc is a provider of galvanizing and a variety of metal coating solutions and coil coating solutions to a broad range of end markets in North America. In its Metal Coatings segment, the company offers metal finishing services to protect against corrosion, such as hot dip galvanizing, spin galvanizing, powder coating, anodizing, and plating. The Precoat Metals Segment offers aesthetic and corrosion-resistant coatings for steel and aluminum coils.

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