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American States Water Co (American States Water Co) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 3.76 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is American States Water Co Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-27), American States Water Co's current share price is $69.91. American States Water Co's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $18.59. American States Water Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 3.76.

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

AWR' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.57   Med: 4.46   Max: 6.88
Current: 3.76

During the past years, American States Water Co's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 6.88. The lowest was 2.57. And the median was 4.46.

AWR's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
87.5% of 440 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 1.39 vs AWR: 3.76

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.

American States Water Co's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $20.987. 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 $18.59 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

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American States Water Co Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for American States Water Co'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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American States Water Co Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

American States Water Co 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 6.27 5.48 6.43 5.27 4.33

American States Water Co 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 5.27 4.95 4.76 4.24 4.33

Competitive Comparison of American States Water Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Utilities - Regulated Water subindustry, American States Water Co'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.


American States Water Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, American States Water Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where American States Water Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.



American States Water Co 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.

American States Water Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=69.91/18.59
=3.76

* 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.

American States Water Co's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

For example, American States Water Co'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)
=20.987/129.4194*129.4194
=20.987

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 129.4194.

American States Water Co Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201403 12.786 99.695 16.598
201406 12.792 100.560 16.463
201409 13.289 100.428 17.125
201412 13.237 99.070 17.292
201503 13.096 99.621 17.013
201506 12.824 100.684 16.484
201509 12.797 100.392 16.497
201512 12.765 99.792 16.555
201603 12.787 100.470 16.471
201606 13.039 101.688 16.595
201609 13.421 101.861 17.052
201612 13.516 101.863 17.172
201703 13.599 102.862 17.110
201706 14.000 103.349 17.532
201709 14.335 104.136 17.815
201712 14.447 104.011 17.976
201803 14.470 105.290 17.786
201806 14.679 106.317 17.869
201809 15.081 106.507 18.325
201812 15.187 105.998 18.543
201903 15.260 107.251 18.414
201906 15.714 108.070 18.818
201909 16.177 108.329 19.326
201912 16.325 108.420 19.487
202003 16.392 108.902 19.480
202006 16.790 108.767 19.978
202009 17.182 109.815 20.249
202012 17.395 109.897 20.485
202103 17.593 111.754 20.374
202106 17.983 114.631 20.303
202109 18.381 115.734 20.554
202112 18.571 117.630 20.432
202203 18.601 121.301 19.846
202206 18.785 125.017 19.447
202209 19.088 125.227 19.727
202212 19.197 125.222 19.841
202303 19.765 127.348 20.087
202306 20.420 128.729 20.530
202309 20.858 129.860 20.787
202312 20.987 129.419 20.987

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.


American States Water Co  (NYSE:AWR) 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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American States Water Co (American States Water Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
630 E. Foothill Boulevard, San Dimas, CA, USA, 91773-1212
American States Water Co is water and utilities holding company based in California. The segments of the firm include water, electric, and contracted services. Within these segments, American States Water conducts water and electric operations through Golden State Water Company and contracted services through American States Utility Services and its subsidiaries. Golden State Water conducts its operations across various counties in California and is regulated by the California Public Utilities Commission. American States Utility Services has contracted with the U.S. government to provide water services to various military installations. The majority of the company's revenue is derived from water services from commercial and residential customers.
Executives
Anne M Holloway director
Steven D Davis director
Thomas A. Eichelberger director 630 E FOOTHILL BLVD, SAN DIMAS CA 91773
Roger M Ervin director 630 E FOOTHILL BLVD, SAN DIMAS CA 91773
Sarah J Anderson director 3633 E. INLAND EMPIRE BLVD., SUITE 480, ONTARIO CA 91764
Hodges Granville R Jr officer: Vice President 2712 HARTFORD AVENUE, FULLERTON CA 92835
David R Schickling officer: Vice President Water Operation 630 E FOOTHILL BLVD, SAN DIMAS CA 91773
Susan P. Miller officer: Vice President 630 E. FOOTHILL BLVD., SAN DIMAS CA 91773
Bryan K Switzer officer: Vice President 630 EAST FOOTHILL BOULEVARD, SAN DIMAS CA 91773
Christopher H Connor officer: SVP of ASUS 630 E FOOTHILL BLVD, SAN DIMAS CA 91773
Jon Pierotti officer: Vice President Reg Affairs 630 E FOOTHILL BLVD, SAN DIMAS CA 91773
John R Fielder director SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON CO, P O BOX 800, ROSEMEAD CA 91770
James L Anderson director 8828 N. STEMMONS FREEWAY, SUITE 106, DALLAS TX 75247
Diana M Bonta director 1056 ALVIRA STREET, LOS ANGELES CA 90035
Eva G Tang officer: Vice President 1544 MANOR GATE DRIVE, HACIENDA HEIGHTS CA 91745-3833