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FMC (FMC) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 2.49 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is FMC Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-27), FMC's current share price is $58.46. FMC's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $23.47. FMC's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 2.49.

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

FMC' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.2   Med: 5.83   Max: 8.19
Current: 2.46

During the past years, FMC's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 8.19. The lowest was 2.20. And the median was 5.83.

FMC's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
71.78% of 163 companies
in the Agriculture industry
Industry Median: 1.37 vs FMC: 2.46

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.

FMC's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $35.355. 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 $23.47 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

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FMC Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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

FMC 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 6.72 7.05 5.85 5.87 2.69

FMC 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 5.87 5.56 4.64 2.91 2.69

Competitive Comparison of FMC's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Agricultural Inputs subindustry, FMC'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.


FMC's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Agriculture Industry

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

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



FMC 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=58.46/23.47
=2.49

* 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.

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

For example, FMC'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)
=35.355/129.4194*129.4194
=35.355

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 129.4194.

FMC Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201403 12.263 99.695 15.919
201406 12.838 100.560 16.522
201409 12.930 100.428 16.663
201412 11.480 99.070 14.997
201503 10.746 99.621 13.960
201506 16.239 100.684 20.874
201509 15.818 100.392 20.392
201512 13.959 99.792 18.103
201603 14.655 100.470 18.878
201606 14.925 101.688 18.995
201609 15.573 101.861 19.786
201612 14.644 101.863 18.606
201703 14.009 102.862 17.626
201706 15.000 103.349 18.784
201709 15.792 104.136 19.626
201712 19.964 104.011 24.841
201803 22.203 105.290 27.291
201806 22.255 106.317 27.091
201809 22.623 106.507 27.490
201812 23.594 105.998 28.807
201903 20.971 107.251 25.306
201906 21.188 108.070 25.374
201909 20.439 108.329 24.418
201912 19.611 108.420 23.409
202003 20.668 108.902 24.562
202006 21.782 108.767 25.918
202009 22.692 109.815 26.743
202012 22.897 109.897 26.965
202103 23.345 111.754 27.035
202106 24.170 114.631 27.288
202109 23.916 115.734 26.744
202112 24.855 117.630 27.346
202203 24.290 121.301 25.916
202206 24.679 125.017 25.548
202209 25.310 125.227 26.157
202212 26.999 125.222 27.904
202303 27.757 127.348 28.209
202306 26.881 128.729 27.025
202309 26.378 129.860 26.289
202312 35.355 129.419 35.355

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.


FMC  (NYSE:FMC) 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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FMC (FMC) Business Description

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Address
2929 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 19104
FMC is a pure-play global crop protection company with a fairly balanced product portfolio across geographies and crop exposure. Through acquisitions, FMC is now one of the five largest patented crop protection companies and focuses on the development of new products, including biologicals, through its research and development pipeline.
Executives
Robert C Pallash director 17000 ROTUNDA DRIVE, DEARBORN MI 48120
Jacqueline Scanlan officer: Executive VP & Chief HRO HAEMONETICS CORPORATION, 400 WOOD ROAD, BRAINTREE MA 02184
Ronaldo Pereira officer: EVP, President, FMC Americas 1620 MONK RD, GLADWYNE PA 19035
Nicholas Pfeiffer officer: Corporate Controller 1735 MARKET STREET, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Patricia Verduin director ONE CONAGRA DRIVE, OMAHA NE 68102
Mark Douglas officer: Pres., Agricultural Solutions ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY, 100 INDEPENDENCE MALL WEST, PHILADELPHIA PA 19106
Vsevolod Rostovtsev officer: VP & Chief Technology Officer 909 TWYCKENHAM ROAD, MEDIA PA 19063
Andrew D Sandifer officer: EVP and CFO FMC CORPORATION, 2929 WALNUT STREET, PHILADELPHIA PA 19104
Michael Finian Reilly officer: EVP, General Counsel & Sec. FMC CORPORATION, 2929 WALNUT STREET, PHILADELPHIA PA 19104
Kathy Lynn Fortmann director INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC., 521 WEST 57TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019
Kathleen Shelton officer: EVP, Chief Technology Officer 630 UNIVERSITY PLACE, SWARTHMORE PA 19081
Diane Allemang officer: EVP & Chief Marketing Officer 1615 NORTH CLEVELAND STREET, ARLINGTON VA 22201
Carol Anthony Davidson director
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