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FirstService (FirstService) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 12.54 (As of Jun. 10, 2024)


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What is FirstService Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-06-10), FirstService's current share price is $149.50. FirstService's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $11.92. FirstService's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 12.54.

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

FSV' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 12.16   Med: 14.43   Max: 26.47
Current: 12.78

During the past years, FirstService's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 26.47. The lowest was 12.16. And the median was 14.43.

FSV's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
98.78% of 1397 companies
in the Real Estate industry
Industry Median: 0.7 vs FSV: 12.78

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.

FirstService's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $23.322. 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 $11.92 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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FirstService Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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

FirstService 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 - - 24.12 12.67 13.93

FirstService 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 13.93 14.34 13.26 13.93 13.91

Competitive Comparison of FirstService's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Real Estate Services subindustry, FirstService'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.


FirstService's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Real Estate Industry

For the Real Estate industry and Real Estate sector, FirstService's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



FirstService 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=149.50/11.92
=12.54

* 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.

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

For example, FirstService'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)
=23.322/126.2576*126.2576
=23.322

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 126.2576.

FirstService Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 6.612 99.473 8.392
201409 6.497 99.394 8.253
201412 4.413 98.367 5.664
201503 5.795 99.789 7.332
201506 4.203 100.500 5.280
201509 4.738 100.421 5.957
201512 4.647 99.947 5.870
201603 4.568 101.054 5.707
201606 4.810 102.002 5.954
201609 5.147 101.765 6.386
201612 5.051 101.449 6.286
201703 4.961 102.634 6.103
201706 5.414 103.029 6.635
201709 5.435 103.345 6.640
201712 5.354 103.345 6.541
201803 5.327 105.004 6.405
201806 5.861 105.557 7.010
201809 6.505 105.636 7.775
201812 6.565 105.399 7.864
201903 6.645 106.979 7.842
201906 5.451 107.690 6.391
201909 5.855 107.611 6.870
201912 10.263 107.769 12.024
202003 10.234 107.927 11.972
202006 13.866 108.401 16.150
202009 14.640 108.164 17.089
202012 15.151 108.559 17.621
202103 15.712 110.298 17.986
202106 16.498 111.720 18.645
202109 17.485 112.905 19.553
202112 18.170 113.774 20.164
202203 18.607 117.646 19.969
202206 19.197 120.806 20.063
202209 19.718 120.648 20.635
202212 20.519 120.964 21.417
202303 21.151 122.702 21.764
202306 22.154 124.203 22.520
202309 22.799 125.230 22.986
202312 22.921 125.072 23.138
202403 23.322 126.258 23.322

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.


FirstService  (NAS:FSV) 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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FirstService (FirstService) Business Description

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Address
1255 Bay Street, Suite 600, Toronto, ON, CAN, M5R 2A9
FirstService Corp operates in two business divisions: FirstService Residential and FirstService Brands. FirstService Residential has service contracts to manage thousands of residential communities, including high-, medium-, and low-rise condominiums and co-operatives. FirstService Brands generates most of the company's revenue and provides property services to residential and commercial customers through the following brands: California Closets; Paul Davis Restoration; CertPro Painters; Pillar to Post; Floor Coverings International; College Pro Painters; and Service America. The company earns the majority of its revenue in the United States, with the remaining revenue generated in Canada.