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Western Forest Products (TSX:WEF) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 0.29 (As of Jun. 08, 2024)


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What is Western Forest Products Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-06-08), Western Forest Products's current share price is C$0.50. Western Forest Products's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was C$1.70. Western Forest Products's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 0.29.

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

TSX:WEF' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.29   Med: 1.41   Max: 2.63
Current: 0.29

During the past years, Western Forest Products's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 2.63. The lowest was 0.29. And the median was 1.41.

TSX:WEF's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked better than
84.55% of 246 companies
in the Forest Products industry
Industry Median: 0.92 vs TSX:WEF: 0.29

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.

Western Forest Products's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was C$1.826. 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 C$1.70 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Western Forest Products Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Western Forest Products'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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Western Forest Products Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Western Forest Products 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 1.07 1.07 1.57 0.75 0.43

Western Forest Products 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 0.70 0.64 0.49 0.43 0.37

Competitive Comparison of Western Forest Products's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Lumber & Wood Production subindustry, Western Forest Products'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.


Western Forest Products's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Forest Products Industry

For the Forest Products industry and Basic Materials sector, Western Forest Products's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Western Forest Products 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.

Western Forest Products's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=0.50/1.7
=0.29

* 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.

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

For example, Western Forest Products'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)
=1.826/126.2576*126.2576
=1.826

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 126.2576.

Western Forest Products Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 1.061 99.473 1.347
201409 1.048 99.394 1.331
201412 1.034 98.367 1.327
201503 1.078 99.789 1.364
201506 1.111 100.500 1.396
201509 1.128 100.421 1.418
201512 1.153 99.947 1.457
201603 1.180 101.054 1.474
201606 1.213 102.002 1.501
201609 1.234 101.765 1.531
201612 1.321 101.449 1.644
201703 1.342 102.634 1.651
201706 1.384 103.029 1.696
201709 1.403 103.345 1.714
201712 1.425 103.345 1.741
201803 1.455 105.004 1.750
201806 1.498 105.557 1.792
201809 1.509 105.636 1.804
201812 1.493 105.399 1.788
201903 1.485 106.979 1.753
201906 1.452 107.690 1.702
201909 1.384 107.611 1.624
201912 1.284 107.769 1.504
202003 1.225 107.927 1.433
202006 1.230 108.401 1.433
202009 1.256 108.164 1.466
202012 1.345 108.559 1.564
202103 1.477 110.298 1.691
202106 1.700 111.720 1.921
202109 1.794 112.905 2.006
202112 1.862 113.774 2.066
202203 1.969 117.646 2.113
202206 2.081 120.806 2.175
202209 2.119 120.648 2.218
202212 2.043 120.964 2.132
202303 1.978 122.702 2.035
202306 1.893 124.203 1.924
202309 1.832 125.230 1.847
202312 1.784 125.072 1.801
202403 1.826 126.258 1.826

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.


Western Forest Products  (TSX:WEF) 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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Western Forest Products (TSX:WEF) Business Description

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Address
1055 West Georgia Street, Suite 800, P.O. Box 11122, Royal Centre Building, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6E 3P3
Western Forest Products Inc is a Canada-based softwood forest products company. The company's principal business activities include timber harvesting, reforestation, forest management, sawmilling logs into lumber and wood chips, and value-added lumber remanufacturing. Its operating business segment comprises Timber harvesting, Log sales, and Lumber manufacturing and sales. The firm purchases and harvests logs which are then manufactured into lumber products at its sawmills, or sold. Canada and the United States, represent the company's large markets and contribute the vast majority of its total revenue.
Executives
Glen Douglas Nontell Senior Officer

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