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United States Cellular (STU:US7) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 0.95 (As of Jun. 13, 2024)


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What is United States Cellular Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-06-13), United States Cellular's current share price is €48.20. United States Cellular's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €50.97. United States Cellular's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 0.95.

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

STU:US7' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.26   Med: 0.83   Max: 1.29
Current: 0.94

During the past years, United States Cellular's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 1.29. The lowest was 0.26. And the median was 0.83.

STU:US7's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked better than
64.93% of 288 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 1.47 vs STU:US7: 0.94

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.

United States Cellular's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €50.416. 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 €50.97 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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United States Cellular Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for United States Cellular'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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United States Cellular Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

United States Cellular 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 0.78 0.65 0.62 0.39 0.75

United States Cellular 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 0.38 0.32 0.77 0.75 0.64

Competitive Comparison of United States Cellular's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Telecom Services subindustry, United States Cellular'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.


United States Cellular's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, United States Cellular's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



United States Cellular 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.

United States Cellular's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=48.20/50.97
=0.95

* 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.

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

For example, United States Cellular'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)
=50.416/131.7762*131.7762
=50.416

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

United States Cellular Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 29.624 100.560 38.820
201409 30.647 100.428 40.213
201412 31.850 99.070 42.365
201503 38.087 99.621 50.380
201506 36.835 100.684 48.210
201509 37.571 100.392 49.317
201512 38.751 99.792 51.171
201603 38.029 100.470 49.879
201606 37.895 101.688 49.108
201609 38.185 101.861 49.399
201612 40.530 101.863 52.432
201703 40.425 102.862 51.788
201706 38.543 103.349 49.145
201709 33.462 104.136 42.344
201712 36.554 104.011 46.312
201803 37.182 105.290 46.536
201806 39.622 106.317 49.110
201809 40.049 106.507 49.551
201812 41.466 105.998 51.550
201903 42.234 107.251 51.892
201906 42.470 108.070 51.786
201909 43.974 108.329 53.492
201912 43.922 108.420 53.384
202003 45.078 108.902 54.547
202006 44.650 108.767 54.095
202009 43.528 109.815 52.233
202012 42.161 109.897 50.555
202103 43.680 111.754 51.506
202106 43.090 114.631 49.535
202109 44.601 115.734 50.783
202112 46.792 117.630 52.419
202203 48.744 121.301 52.953
202206 50.946 125.017 53.701
202209 54.386 125.227 57.231
202212 50.576 125.222 53.223
202303 50.361 127.348 52.112
202306 49.499 128.729 50.671
202309 50.741 129.860 51.490
202312 49.906 129.419 50.815
202403 50.416 131.776 50.416

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.


United States Cellular  (STU:US7) 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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United States Cellular (STU:US7) Business Description

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Address
8410 West Bryn Mawr, Chicago, IL, USA, 60631
U.S. Cellular is a regional wireless carrier that serves about 5 million customers spread across four major geographic clusters: the Midwest, mid-Atlantic, New England, and the Pacific Northwest. These service territories encompass a total population of about 32 million people. The vast majority of the markets the firm serves are rural or second/third-tier cities, with only the greater Milwaukee and Oklahoma City regions boasting populations greater than 1 million. U.S. Cellular also owns a 5.5% stake in Verizon Wireless' Los Angeles operations and, unlike its wireless carrier peers, owns most of its own towers.

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