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Stepan Co (Stepan Co) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 1.93 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Stepan Co Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-27), Stepan Co's current share price is $83.98. Stepan Co's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $43.57. Stepan Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 1.93.

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

SCL' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.47   Med: 3.42   Max: 4.59
Current: 1.91

During the past years, Stepan Co's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 4.59. The lowest was 1.47. And the median was 3.42.

SCL's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
56.97% of 1048 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 1.57 vs SCL: 1.91

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.

Stepan Co's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $54.361. 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 $43.57 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

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Stepan Co Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Stepan Co'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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Stepan Co Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Stepan Co 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 3.66 3.90 3.53 2.67 2.17

Stepan Co 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 2.67 2.50 2.26 1.74 2.17

Competitive Comparison of Stepan Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Stepan Co'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.


Stepan Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

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

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



Stepan Co 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.

Stepan Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=83.98/43.57
=1.93

* 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.

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

For example, Stepan Co'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)
=54.361/129.4194*129.4194
=54.361

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 129.4194.

Stepan Co Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201403 25.169 99.695 32.673
201406 26.222 100.560 33.748
201409 25.783 100.428 33.226
201412 24.063 99.070 31.435
201503 23.747 99.621 30.850
201506 24.688 100.684 31.734
201509 24.779 100.392 31.944
201512 24.998 99.792 32.420
201603 26.686 100.470 34.375
201606 27.724 101.688 35.285
201609 28.495 101.861 36.204
201612 28.299 101.863 35.955
201703 29.963 102.862 37.699
201706 31.388 103.349 39.306
201709 32.633 104.136 40.556
201712 32.880 104.011 40.912
201803 34.204 105.290 42.043
201806 33.799 106.317 41.144
201809 34.543 106.507 41.974
201812 35.877 105.998 43.804
201903 36.767 107.251 44.367
201906 38.023 108.070 45.535
201909 37.956 108.329 45.345
201912 39.611 108.420 47.283
202003 38.582 108.902 45.851
202006 40.055 108.767 47.660
202009 41.769 109.815 49.226
202012 43.906 109.897 51.706
202103 44.513 111.754 51.549
202106 46.685 114.631 52.708
202109 47.174 115.734 52.752
202112 47.912 117.630 52.714
202203 49.935 121.301 53.277
202206 50.469 125.017 52.246
202209 50.788 125.227 52.489
202212 52.443 125.222 54.201
202303 53.283 127.348 54.150
202306 54.365 128.729 54.657
202309 53.788 129.860 53.606
202312 54.361 129.419 54.361

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.


Stepan Co  (NYSE:SCL) 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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Stepan Co (Stepan Co) Business Description

Industry
Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1101 Skokie Boulevard, Suite 500, Northbrook, IL, USA, 60062
Stepan Co manufactures and sells a variety of chemicals and chemical-based products. The company organizes itself into three segments based on product type. The surfactants segment, which generates the majority of revenue, sells cleaning agents used in detergents, shampoos, body wash, fabric softeners, toothpastes, and other personal-care products. Surfactants are chemical agents that affect the interaction between two surfaces. The polymers segment sells polyurethane used to manufacture rigid foam for thermal insulation, as well as phthalic anhydride used to make plastic components for the construction, automotive, and boating industries. The specialty products segment sells chemicals used in food and flavoring. Most of Stepan's revenue comes from the United States.
Executives
Sharon Purnell officer: VP & CHRO 1101 SKOKIE BLVD, SUITE 500, NORTHBROOK IL 60062
Randall S. Dearth director CALGON CARBON CORPORATION, P.O. BOX 717, PITTSBURGH X1 15230
Stepan F Quinn Jr director, officer: President and COO 22 W FRONTAGE ROAD, NORTHFIELD IL 60093
Arthur W Mergner officer: VP & General Manager 22 WEST FRONTAGE ROAD, NORTHFIELD IL 60093
Scott R. Behrens officer: VP/GM Surfactants 22 WEST FRONTAGE ROAD, NORTHFIELD IL 60093
Robert Joseph Haire officer: EVP, Supply Chain 1101 SKOKIE BLVD, SUITE 500, NORTHBROOK IL 60062
Jason Scott Keiper officer: VP & Chief Tech & Sust Officer 22 WEST FRONTAGE ROAD, NORTHFIELD IL 60093
Gregory E Lawton director 4 TESSENEER DR, HIGHLAND HEIGHTS KY 41076
Luis Rojo officer: VP & Chief Financial Officer 22 WEST FRONTAGE ROAD, NORTHFIELD IL 60093
Debra Stefaniak officer: VP, Business Transformation 22 WEST FRONTAGE ROAD, NORTHFIELD IL 60093
Janet Anne Catlett officer: VP, CHRO 22 WEST FRONTAGE ROAD, NORTHFIELD IL 60093
Richard Finn Stepan officer: V.P. and Gen'l. Mgr., Polymers 22 WEST FRONTAGE ROAD, NORTHFIELD IL 60093
Edward J Wehmer director 454 BUENA ROAD, LAKE FOREST IL 60045
Lorinda Burgess director 22 WEST FRONTAG ROAD, NORTHBROOK IL 60093
Sean Thomas Moriarty officer: VP & GM Polymers 22 WEST FRONTAGE ROAD, NORTHFIELD IL 60093

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