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FirstEnergy (FirstEnergy) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 1.72 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is FirstEnergy Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-27), FirstEnergy's current share price is $38.13. FirstEnergy's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $22.11. FirstEnergy's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 1.72.

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

FE' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.91   Med: 1.23   Max: 1.95
Current: 1.72

During the past years, FirstEnergy's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 1.95. The lowest was 0.91. And the median was 1.23.

FE's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
60.91% of 440 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 1.4 vs FE: 1.72

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.

FirstEnergy's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $21.541. 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 $22.11 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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FirstEnergy Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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

FirstEnergy 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 1.81 1.21 1.69 1.75 1.63

FirstEnergy 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 1.69 1.66 1.48 1.63 1.75

Competitive Comparison of FirstEnergy's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, FirstEnergy'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.


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

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

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



FirstEnergy 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=38.13/22.11
=1.72

* 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.

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

For example, FirstEnergy'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)
=21.541/129.4194*129.4194
=21.541

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 129.4194.

FirstEnergy Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 30.178 100.560 38.839
201409 30.190 100.428 38.905
201412 29.494 99.070 38.529
201503 29.259 99.621 38.011
201506 29.660 100.684 38.125
201509 29.848 100.392 38.478
201512 29.325 99.792 38.031
201603 29.345 100.470 37.800
201606 26.828 101.688 34.144
201609 27.019 101.861 34.329
201612 14.109 101.863 17.926
201703 13.835 102.862 17.407
201706 14.224 103.349 17.812
201709 14.402 104.136 17.899
201712 8.814 104.011 10.967
201803 15.124 105.290 18.590
201806 15.784 106.317 19.214
201809 13.302 106.507 16.164
201812 13.172 105.998 16.083
201903 13.004 107.251 15.692
201906 13.622 108.070 16.313
201909 13.459 108.329 16.079
201912 12.901 108.420 15.400
202003 12.578 108.902 14.948
202006 13.176 108.767 15.678
202009 13.248 109.815 15.613
202012 13.325 109.897 15.692
202103 13.532 111.754 15.671
202106 13.653 114.631 15.414
202109 13.738 115.734 15.362
202112 15.212 117.630 16.737
202203 15.335 121.301 16.361
202206 19.003 125.017 19.672
202209 18.844 125.227 19.475
202212 17.769 125.222 18.365
202303 17.899 127.348 18.190
202306 18.330 128.729 18.428
202309 18.253 129.860 18.191
202312 18.172 129.419 18.172
202403 21.541 129.419 21.541

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.


FirstEnergy  (NYSE:FE) 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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FirstEnergy (FirstEnergy) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
76 South Main Street, Akron, OH, USA, 44308
FirstEnergy is an investor-owned holding company with 10 regulated distribution utilities across six mid-Atlantic and Midwestern states. FirstEnergy also owns and operates one of the nation's largest electric transmission systems.
Executives
Christine Walker officer: VP, Human Resources 76 SOUTH MAIN STREET, AKRON OH 44308
Brian X Tierney director, officer: President and CEO 76 S. MAIN ST., AKRON OH 44308
Jana T Croom director 1205 KIMBALL BLVD., JASPER IN 47546
Sean Klimczak director C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP, 345 PARK AVE., NEW YORK NY 10154
Paul J Kaleta director P O BOX 30150, RENO NV 89520
Lisa Winston Hicks director 76 S. MAIN ST, AKRON OH 44308
Melvin D. Williams director 76 SOUTH MAIN STREET, AKRON OH 44308
Jesse Lynn director C/O ICAHN ENTERPRISES L.P., 16690 COLLINS AVE., PH, SUNNY ISLES FL 33160
Andrew Teno director C/O FIR TREE INC., 55 WEST 46TH STREET, 29TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
Somerhalder John W Ii director, officer: Vice Chair & Exec Director 76 SOUTH MAIN STREET, AKRON OH 44308
Hyun Park officer: SVP & CLO 76 SOUTH MAIN STREET, AKRON OH 44308
Christopher D Pappas director C/O 76 SOUTH MAIN STREET, AKRON OH 44308
Leila L Vespoli officer: Sr. Vice Pres & Gen. Counsel C/O FIRSTENERGY CORP, 76 SOUTH MAIN STREET, AKRON OH 44308
James F Pearson officer: Treasurer 76 SOUTH MAIN STREET, AKRON OH 44308
Leslie M Turner director THE HERSHEY COMPANY, 100 CRYSTAL A DRIVE, HERSHEY PA 17036