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The AES (The AES) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 3.35 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is The AES Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-27), The AES's current share price is $17.21. The AES's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $5.14. The AES's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 3.35.

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

AES' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.29   Med: 2.37   Max: 5.08
Current: 3.35

During the past years, The AES's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 5.08. The lowest was 1.29. And the median was 2.37.

AES's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
84.55% of 440 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 1.39 vs AES: 3.35

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.

The AES's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $2.464. 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 $5.14 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

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The AES Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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

The AES 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 3.03 3.90 4.22 5.21 3.75

The AES Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 5.21 4.40 3.85 2.87 3.75

Competitive Comparison of The AES's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Utilities - Diversified subindustry, The AES'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.


The AES's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, The AES's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



The AES 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.

The AES's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=17.21/5.14
=3.35

* 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.

The AES's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

For example, The AES's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Dec. 2023 (Change)*Current CPI (Dec. 2023)
=2.464/129.4194*129.4194
=2.464

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 129.4194.

The AES Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201403 5.781 99.695 7.505
201406 5.823 100.560 7.494
201409 6.141 100.428 7.914
201412 6.069 99.070 7.928
201503 5.722 99.621 7.434
201506 5.661 100.684 7.277
201509 5.289 100.392 6.818
201512 4.722 99.792 6.124
201603 4.857 100.470 6.256
201606 4.197 101.688 5.342
201609 4.372 101.861 5.555
201612 4.239 101.863 5.386
201703 4.531 102.862 5.701
201706 4.576 103.349 5.730
201709 4.824 104.136 5.995
201712 3.733 104.011 4.645
201803 4.828 105.290 5.934
201806 5.002 106.317 6.089
201809 4.990 106.507 6.063
201812 4.844 105.998 5.914
201903 4.873 107.251 5.880
201906 4.833 108.070 5.788
201909 4.730 108.329 5.651
201912 4.512 108.420 5.386
202003 3.819 108.902 4.539
202006 3.703 108.767 4.406
202009 3.013 109.815 3.551
202012 3.959 109.897 4.662
202103 3.503 111.754 4.057
202106 3.335 114.631 3.765
202109 3.658 115.734 4.091
202112 2.939 117.630 3.234
202203 3.303 121.301 3.524
202206 3.230 125.017 3.344
202209 3.849 125.227 3.978
202212 2.391 125.222 2.471
202303 2.277 127.348 2.314
202306 2.471 128.729 2.484
202309 2.899 129.860 2.889
202312 2.464 129.419 2.464

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.


The AES  (NYSE:AES) 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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The AES (The AES) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
4300 Wilson Boulevard, 11th Floor, Arlington, VA, USA, 22203
AES is a global power company. Its current generation portfolio as of year-end 2022 consists of over 32 gigawatts of generation including renewable energy (46%), gas (32%), coal (20%), and oil (2%). AES has majority ownership and operates six electric utilities distributing power to 2.6 million customers.
Executives
Tish Mendoza officer: Sr. VP & Chief HR Officer 4300 WILSON BOULEVARD, ARLINGTON VA 22203
Ricardo Manuel Falu officer: SVP & Chief Operating Officer 4300 WILSON BLVD, ARLINGTON VA 22203
Juan Ignacio Rubiolo officer: VP, MCAC SBU President 4300 WILSON BLVD., ARLINGTON VA 22203
Paul L Freedman officer: SVP and General Counsel 4300 WILSON BLVD, ARLINGTON VA 22203
Santos Bernerd Da officer: Sr. VP and COO 4300 WILSON BOULEVARD, ARLINGTON VA 22203
Andres Gluski officer: Executive VP & COO 4300 WILSON BOULEVARD, ARLINGTON VA 22203
Stephen Coughlin officer: EVP and CFO 4300 WILSON BLVD., 11TH FLOOR, ARLINGTON VA 22203
Alain Monie director WORLDWIDE LEGAL DEPT 1600 E ST, SANTA ANA CA 92705
Julia M. Laulis director 210 E. EARLL DRIVE, PHOENIX AZ 85012
Maura Shaughnessy director 4300 WILSON BLVD., ARLINGTON VA 22203
Gerard M Anderson director ONE ENERGY PLAZA, LEGAL DEPARTMENT, DETROIT MI 48226
James H Miller director C/O CROWN HOLDINGS, INC., 770 TOWNSHIP LINE ROAD, YARDLEY PA 19067
Teresa Mosley Sebastian director 1000 DARDEN CENTER DRIVE, ORLANDO FL 32837
Jeffrey W Ubben director, other: See Remarks 1170 GORGAS AVENUE, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129
Tarun Khanna director 4300 WILSON BOULEVARD, ARLINGTON VA 22203

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