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Cabot (CBT) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 3.89 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Cabot Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-27), Cabot's current share price is $93.59. Cabot's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $24.05. Cabot's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 3.89.

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

CBT' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.83   Med: 2.12   Max: 3.89
Current: 3.89

During the past years, Cabot's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 3.89. The lowest was 0.83. And the median was 2.12.

CBT's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
80.92% of 1048 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 1.57 vs CBT: 3.89

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.

Cabot's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $23.978. 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 $24.05 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

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Cabot Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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

Cabot Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.79 1.44 1.98 2.51 2.82

Cabot 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 2.68 3.07 2.70 2.82 3.47

Competitive Comparison of Cabot's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Cabot'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.


Cabot's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

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

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



Cabot 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.

Cabot's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=93.59/24.05
=3.89

* 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.

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

For example, Cabot'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)
=23.978/129.4194*129.4194
=23.978

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 129.4194.

Cabot Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201403 31.487 99.695 40.875
201406 32.316 100.560 41.590
201409 30.164 100.428 38.872
201412 29.097 99.070 38.011
201503 27.203 99.621 35.340
201506 20.091 100.684 25.825
201509 19.757 100.392 25.470
201512 18.588 99.792 24.107
201603 20.193 100.470 26.011
201606 20.678 101.688 26.317
201609 20.479 101.861 26.020
201612 19.073 101.863 24.233
201703 20.890 102.862 26.283
201706 22.064 103.349 27.630
201709 24.303 104.136 30.204
201712 21.813 104.011 27.142
201803 19.670 105.290 24.178
201806 18.828 106.317 22.919
201809 19.117 106.507 23.230
201812 19.207 105.998 23.451
201903 18.888 107.251 22.792
201906 18.906 108.070 22.641
201909 17.484 108.329 20.888
201912 18.127 108.420 21.638
202003 16.388 108.902 19.476
202006 16.472 108.767 19.600
202009 12.237 109.815 14.422
202012 14.539 109.897 17.122
202103 14.323 111.754 16.587
202106 16.836 114.631 19.008
202109 16.694 115.734 18.668
202112 14.033 117.630 15.440
202203 16.268 121.301 17.357
202206 15.897 125.017 16.457
202209 15.965 125.227 16.500
202212 17.917 125.222 18.518
202303 19.574 127.348 19.892
202306 20.219 128.729 20.327
202309 22.880 129.860 22.802
202312 23.978 129.419 23.978

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.


Cabot  (NYSE:CBT) 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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Cabot (CBT) Business Description

Industry
Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Two Seaport Lane, Suite 1400, Boston, MA, USA, 02210
Cabot Corp manufactures and sells a variety of chemicals, materials, and chemical-based products. The company organizes itself into two segments based on the product type. The reinforcement materials segment, which generates more revenue than any other segment, sells rubber-grade carbon black products used in hoses and belts in automobiles. The performance chemicals segment sells ink-jet colorants and metal oxides used in the automotive and construction industries.
Executives
Erica Mclaughlin officer: Senior Vice President, CFO C/O CABOT CORPORATION, TWO SEAPORT LANE, SUITE 1300, BOSTON MA 02210
Karen A Kalita officer: SVP and General Counsel C/O CABOT CORPORATION, TWO SEAPORT LANE, SUITE 1300, BOSTON MA 02210
Hobart Kalkstein officer: Senior Vice President C/O CABOT CORPORATION, TWO SEAPORT LANE, SUITE 1300, BOSTON MA 02210
Michelle Elizabeth Williams director 6555 WEST GOOD HOPE ROAD, MILWAUKEE WI 53223
Sean D Keohane officer: Vice President C/O CABOT CORPORATION, TWO SEAPORT LANE, SUITE 1300, BOSTON MA 02210
Raffiq Nathoo director C/O CABOT CORPORATION, TWO SEAPORT LANE, SUITE 1400, BOSTON MA 02210
Douglas G Delgrosso director
Lisa M Dumont officer: Controller C/O CABOT CORPORATION, TWO SEAPORT LANE, SUITE 1300, BOSTON MA 02210
Jeff Ji Zhu officer: Senior Vice President C/O CABOT CORPORATION, TWO SEAPORT LANE, SUITE 1300, BOSTON MA 02210
Christine Y Yan director C/O CABOT CORPORATION, TWO SEAPORT LANE, SUITE 1300, BOSTON MA 02210
John R Doubman officer: Senior Vice President C/O CABOT CORPORATION, TWO SEAPORT LANE, SUITE 1300, BOSTON MA 02210
Frank Anders Wilson director C/O CABOT CORPORATION, TWO SEAPORT LANE, SUITE 1300, BOSTON MA 02210
Patrick M. Prevost director, officer: President and CEO C/O SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY COMPANY, 10000 ENERGY DRIVE, SPRING TX 77389-4954
Nicholas S. Cross officer: Executive Vice President C/O CABOT CORPORATION, TWO SEAPORT LANE, SUITE 1300, BOSTON MA 02210
Brian A Berube officer: Vice President,General Counsel C/O CABOT CORPORATION, TWO SEAPORT LANE, SUITE 1300, BOSTON MA 02210