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Holcim (Holcim) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 1.40 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is Holcim Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-28), Holcim's current share price is $83.01. Holcim's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec23 was $59.20. Holcim's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 1.40.

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

HCMLF' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.65   Med: 1.06   Max: 1.64
Current: 1.59

During the past 13 years, Holcim's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 1.64. The lowest was 0.65. And the median was 1.06.

HCMLF's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
68.42% of 285 companies
in the Building Materials industry
Industry Median: 1.04 vs HCMLF: 1.59

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.

Holcim's adjusted book value per share data of for the fiscal year that ended in Dec23 was $53.507. 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 $59.20 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec23.

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Holcim Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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

Holcim 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 1.09 1.02 0.97 0.97 1.32

Holcim Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 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 0.97 - 0.97 - 1.32

Competitive Comparison of Holcim's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Building Materials subindustry, Holcim'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.


Holcim's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Building Materials Industry

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

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



Holcim 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=83.01/59.2
=1.40

* 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.

Holcim's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec23 is calculated as:

For example, Holcim's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the fiscal year that ended in Dec23 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Dec23 (Change)*Current CPI (Dec23)
=53.507/106.4611*106.4611
=53.507

Current CPI (Dec23) = 106.4611.

Holcim Annual Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201412 52.231 100.704 55.217
201512 52.049 99.386 55.754
201612 49.913 99.380 53.470
201712 47.141 100.213 50.080
201812 45.532 100.906 48.039
201912 47.372 101.063 49.902
202012 47.974 100.241 50.951
202112 49.440 101.776 51.716
202212 52.296 104.666 53.193
202312 53.507 106.461 53.507

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.


Holcim  (OTCPK:HCMLF) 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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Holcim (Holcim) Business Description

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Grafenauweg 10, Zug, CHE, CH-6300
Holcim is a global manufacturer of construction materials such as cement, aggregates, and concrete. The company is the result of a merger between Lafarge and Holcim, completed in 2015, which created a leader in the building materials sector. Holcim has a global presence, operating in over 70 countries with 72,000 employees.

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