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Comcast (Comcast) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 2.07 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Comcast Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-27), Comcast's current share price is $38.57. Comcast's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $18.61. Comcast's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 2.07.

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

CMCSA' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.72   Med: 3.09   Max: 4.21
Current: 2.07

During the past years, Comcast's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 4.21. The lowest was 1.72. And the median was 3.09.

CMCSA's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
60.73% of 275 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 1.43 vs CMCSA: 2.07

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.

Comcast's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $20.679. 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 $18.61 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Comcast Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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

Comcast 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 3.56 3.85 3.25 2.03 2.38

Comcast 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 2.15 2.31 2.42 2.38 2.33

Competitive Comparison of Comcast's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Comcast'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.


Comcast's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Comcast's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Comcast 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=38.57/18.61
=2.07

* 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.

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

For example, Comcast'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)
=20.679/129.4194*129.4194
=20.679

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 129.4194.

Comcast Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 10.970 100.560 14.118
201409 11.276 100.428 14.531
201412 11.282 99.070 14.738
201503 11.252 99.621 14.618
201506 11.373 100.684 14.619
201509 11.347 100.392 14.628
201512 10.721 99.792 13.904
201603 10.865 100.470 13.996
201606 11.029 101.688 14.037
201609 11.197 101.861 14.226
201612 10.600 101.863 13.468
201703 11.609 102.862 14.606
201706 11.670 103.349 14.614
201709 11.859 104.136 14.738
201712 14.774 104.011 18.383
201803 15.049 105.290 18.498
201806 15.429 106.317 18.782
201809 15.721 106.507 19.103
201812 15.823 105.998 19.319
201903 16.516 107.251 19.930
201906 16.909 108.070 20.249
201909 17.177 108.329 20.521
201912 18.169 108.420 21.688
202003 17.858 108.902 21.223
202006 18.304 108.767 21.779
202009 18.835 109.815 22.197
202012 19.718 109.897 23.221
202103 20.151 111.754 23.336
202106 20.684 114.631 23.352
202109 20.964 115.734 23.443
202112 21.197 117.630 23.322
202203 21.131 121.301 22.545
202206 20.716 125.017 21.446
202209 18.572 125.227 19.194
202212 19.180 125.222 19.823
202303 19.721 127.348 20.042
202306 20.357 128.729 20.466
202309 20.358 129.860 20.289
202312 20.786 129.419 20.786
202403 20.679 129.419 20.679

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.


Comcast  (NAS:CMCSA) 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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Comcast (Comcast) Business Description

Address
One Comcast Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 19103-2838
Comcast is made up of three parts. The core cable business owns networks capable of providing television, internet access, and phone services to 62 million U.S. homes and businesses, or nearly half of the country. About 55% of the homes in this territory subscribe to at least one Comcast service. Comcast acquired NBCUniversal from General Electric in 2011. NBCU owns several cable networks, including CNBC, MSNBC, and USA, the NBC broadcast network, the Peacock streaming platform, several local NBC affiliates, Universal Studios, and several theme parks. Sky, acquired in 2018, is the dominant television provider in the U.K. and has invested heavily in proprietary content to build this position. Sky is also the largest pay-television provider in Italy and has a presence in Germany and Austria.
Executives
Jason Armstrong officer: CFO & Treasurer C/O COMCAST CORP, ONE COMCAST CENTER, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Louise F. Brady director 22 SYLVAN WAY, PARSIPPANY NY 07054
Baltimore Thomas J Jr director PARK HOTELS & RESORTS INC., 1775 TYSONS BLVD, 7TH FLOOR, TYSONS VA 22102
Jennifer Khoury officer: Chief Communications Officer C/O COMCAST CORP, ONE COMCAST CENTER, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Kenneth J Bacon director 5404 WISCONSIN AVENUE, SUITE 410, CHEVY CHASE MD 20815
Daniel C. Murdock officer: SVP & Chief Accounting Officer 1500 MARKET STREET, PHILADELPHIA PA 19102
David N Watson officer: Sr. EVP 1100 CASSATT ROAD, BERWYN PA 19312
Brian L Roberts director, officer: Chairman of Board, Pres. & CEO COMCAST CORP, ONE COMCAST CENTER, 1701 JFK BOULEVARD, PHILIDELPHIA PA 19103
Maritza Gomez Montiel director C/O APTARGROUP, INC., 265 EXCHANGE DRIVE, SUITE 100, CRYSTAL LAKE IL 60014
Adam Louis Miller officer: Sr. EVP ONE COMCAST CENTER, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103-2838
Dana Strong officer: CEO - Sky C/O COMCAST CORPORATION, ONE COMCAST CENTER, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103-2838
Jeff Shell officer: CEO - NBCUniversal C/O COMCAST CORPORATION, ONE COMCAST CENTER, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Naomi M. Bergman director 210 E. EARLL DRIVE, PHOENIX AZ 85012
Sheldon M Bonovitz director
David L Cohen officer: Executive Vice President