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AZZ (AZZ) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 2.60 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is AZZ Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-28), AZZ's current share price is $71.49. AZZ's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was $27.47. AZZ's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 2.60.

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

AZZ' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.39   Med: 2.92   Max: 6.09
Current: 2.6

During the past years, AZZ's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 6.09. The lowest was 1.39. And the median was 2.92.

AZZ's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
67.8% of 646 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 1.53 vs AZZ: 2.60

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 $27.917. 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 $27.47 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 2.65

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 2.65

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
=71.49/27.47
=2.60

* 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)
=27.917/129.4194*129.4194
=27.917

Current CPI (Feb. 2024) = 129.4194.

AZZ Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201405 15.280 100.373 19.702
201408 15.699 100.352 20.246
201411 16.157 99.635 20.987
201502 16.324 99.032 21.333
201505 16.967 100.333 21.886
201508 17.353 100.548 22.336
201511 18.136 100.135 23.440
201602 18.720 100.040 24.218
201605 19.393 101.355 24.763
201608 19.641 101.617 25.015
201611 20.009 101.829 25.430
201702 20.534 102.779 25.857
201705 20.635 103.256 25.864
201708 21.005 103.587 26.243
201711 20.952 104.072 26.055
201802 21.773 105.052 26.823
201805 22.147 106.148 27.002
201808 22.492 106.383 27.362
201811 22.842 106.338 27.800
201902 23.118 106.649 28.054
201905 23.679 108.048 28.363
201908 24.202 108.245 28.936
201911 24.895 108.519 29.690
202002 24.261 109.139 28.769
202005 24.266 108.175 29.031
202008 24.219 109.662 28.582
202011 24.541 109.793 28.928
202102 24.824 110.968 28.952
202105 25.424 113.576 28.970
202108 25.702 115.421 28.819
202111 26.244 117.269 28.963
202202 27.032 119.703 29.226
202205 27.850 123.323 29.227
202208 34.566 124.958 35.800
202211 34.261 125.607 35.301
202302 24.867 126.928 25.355
202305 34.827 128.314 35.127
202308 35.803 129.538 35.770
202311 36.723 129.548 36.687
202402 27.917 129.419 27.917

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  (NYSE:AZZ) 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.


AZZ Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Related Terms

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AZZ (AZZ) Business Description

Industry
Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
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.
Executives
Tiffany Moseley officer: Chief Accounting Officer ONE MUSEUM PLACE, 3100 WEST 7TH STREET, SUITE 500, FORT WORTH TX 76107
Ken Lavelle officer: President & GM - Electrical ONE MUSEUM PLACE, 3100 W. 7TH STREET, SUITE 500, FORT WORTH TX 76107
Kurt L. Russell officer: COO - Precoat Metals ONE MUSEUM PLACE, 3100 WEST 7TH STREET, SUITE 500, FORT WORTH TX 76107
Philip A Schlom officer: VP, Chief Accounting Officer C/O PARKER DRILLING COMPANY, 5 GREENWAY PLAZA, SUITE 100, HOUSTON TX 77046
Thomas E Ferguson director, officer: President and CEO ONE MUSEUM PLACE, SUITE 500, 3100 WEST 7TH STREET, FORT WORTH TX 76107
David Kaden director C/O BLACKSTONE INC., 345 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10154
Tara D Mackey officer: VP Chief Legal Officer ONE MUSEUM PLACE, SUITE 500, 3100 WEST 7TH STREET, FORT WORTH TX 76116
Bryan Lee Stovall officer: SVP - Metal Coatings ONE MUSEUM PLACE, SUITE 500, 3100 WEST 7TH STREET, FORT WORTH TX 76107
Clive A Grannum director OLIN CORPORATION, 190 CARONDELET PLAZA, SUITE 1530, CLAYTON MO 63105
Carol R Jackson director 777 E. WISCONSIN AVENUE, MILWAUKEE WI 53202
Gary L. Hill officer: President & GM-Industrial ONE MUSEUM PLACE, 3100 W. 7TH STREET, SUITE 500, FORT WORTH TX 76107
Michael Doucet officer: SVP - Alternative Coatings ONE MUSEUM PLACE, 3100 W. 7TH STREET, SUITE 500, FORT WORTH TX 76107
Kevern R Joyce director ONE MUSEUM PLACE, SUITE 500, 3100 WEST 7TH STREET, FORT WORTH TX 76107
Paul Wesley Fehlman other: Finance ONE MUSEUM PLACE, SUITE 500, 3100 WEST 7TH STREET, FORT WORTH TX 76107
Matthew Varley Emery officer: VP CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER ONE MUSEUM PLACE, SUITE 500, 3100 WEST 7TH STREET, FORT WORTH TX 76107