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Frontline (Frontline) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 3.13 (As of Jun. 08, 2024)


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What is Frontline Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-06-08), Frontline's current share price is $26.25. Frontline's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $8.40. Frontline's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 3.13.

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

FRO' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.16   Med: 0.45   Max: 3.4
Current: 3.12

During the past years, Frontline's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 3.40. The lowest was 0.16. And the median was 0.45.

FRO's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
88.01% of 826 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 1.025 vs FRO: 3.12

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.

Frontline's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $10.677. 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 $8.40 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Frontline Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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

Frontline 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 0.88 0.65 1.05 1.80 2.51

Frontline 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 2.40 1.99 2.44 2.51 2.78

Competitive Comparison of Frontline's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Oil & Gas Midstream subindustry, Frontline'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.


Frontline's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Frontline's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Frontline 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=26.25/8.4
=3.13

* 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.

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

For example, Frontline'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)
=10.677/131.7762*131.7762
=10.677

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

Frontline Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 -3.403 100.560 -4.459
201409 -6.229 100.428 -8.173
201412 -3.159 99.070 -4.202
201503 -0.016 99.621 -0.021
201506 5.424 100.684 7.099
201509 5.670 100.392 7.443
201512 9.248 99.792 12.212
201603 9.381 100.470 12.304
201606 9.090 101.688 11.780
201609 8.935 101.861 11.559
201612 8.831 101.863 11.424
201703 8.880 102.862 11.376
201706 8.595 103.349 10.959
201709 8.460 104.136 10.706
201712 6.992 104.011 8.858
201803 6.817 105.290 8.532
201806 6.688 106.317 8.290
201809 6.702 106.507 8.292
201812 6.853 105.998 8.520
201903 7.090 107.251 8.711
201906 7.105 108.070 8.664
201909 7.163 108.329 8.713
201912 7.669 108.420 9.321
202003 8.114 108.902 9.818
202006 8.425 108.767 10.207
202009 8.201 109.815 9.841
202012 8.154 109.897 9.777
202103 8.300 111.754 9.787
202106 8.164 114.631 9.385
202109 7.992 115.734 9.100
202112 8.070 117.630 9.041
202203 8.275 121.301 8.990
202206 9.369 125.017 9.876
202209 9.110 125.227 9.586
202212 10.153 125.222 10.684
202303 9.980 127.348 10.327
202306 10.317 128.729 10.561
202309 10.001 129.860 10.149
202312 10.232 129.419 10.418
202403 10.677 131.776 10.677

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.


Frontline  (NYSE:FRO) 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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Frontline (Frontline) Business Description

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8, John Kennedy Street, 7th floor, Iris House, Office 740B, Limassol, CYP, 3106
Frontline Plc is an international shipping company engaged in the seaborne transportation of crude oil and oil products. Group operates through the tankers segment. The tankers segment includes crude oil tankers and product tankers. Its geographical area of operation includes Arabian Gulf, West African, the North Sea, and the Caribbean. Frontline earns revenue through voyage charters, time charters, and a finance lease. It is also involved in the charter, purchase, and sale of vessels.

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