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ERIC (Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 2.20 (As of Jul. 03, 2025)


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What is Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2025-07-03), Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson's current share price is $8.54. Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $3.88. Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 2.20.

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

ERIC' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1   Med: 1.83   Max: 3.09
Current: 2.11

During the past years, Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 3.09. The lowest was 1.00. And the median was 1.83.

ERIC's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
56.73% of 1946 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 1.695 vs ERIC: 2.11

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.

Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $2.548. 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 $3.88 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson'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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Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.48 2.57 1.45 1.51 2.29

Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 1.39 1.62 1.93 2.29 2.00

Competitive Comparison of Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson'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.


Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.


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Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson 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.

Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=8.54/3.88
=2.20

* 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.

Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=2.548/132.8245*132.8245
=2.548

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 132.8245.

Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201506 5.050 99.995 6.708
201509 5.039 100.228 6.678
201512 5.299 100.276 7.019
201603 5.324 100.751 7.019
201606 5.011 101.019 6.589
201609 4.780 101.138 6.278
201612 4.472 102.022 5.822
201703 4.322 102.022 5.627
201706 4.328 102.752 5.595
201709 4.380 103.279 5.633
201712 3.464 103.793 4.433
201803 3.422 103.962 4.372
201806 3.159 104.875 4.001
201809 3.190 105.679 4.009
201812 2.889 105.912 3.623
201903 2.758 105.886 3.460
201906 2.717 106.742 3.381
201909 2.434 107.214 3.015
201912 2.641 107.766 3.255
202003 2.444 106.563 3.046
202006 2.553 107.498 3.154
202009 2.811 107.635 3.469
202012 3.114 108.296 3.819
202103 3.158 108.360 3.871
202106 3.338 108.928 4.070
202109 3.381 110.338 4.070
202112 3.594 112.486 4.244
202203 3.507 114.825 4.057
202206 3.879 118.384 4.352
202209 3.815 122.296 4.143
202212 3.901 126.365 4.100
202303 3.652 127.042 3.818
202306 3.733 129.407 3.832
202309 2.893 130.224 2.951
202312 2.889 131.912 2.909
202403 3.146 132.205 3.161
202406 2.399 132.716 2.401
202409 2.541 132.304 2.551
202412 2.575 132.987 2.572
202503 2.548 132.825 2.548

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.


Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson  (NAS:ERIC) 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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Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson Business Description

Address
Torshamnsgatan 21, Kista, Stockholm, SWE, SE-164 83
Ericsson provides telecom equipment and services that are primarily used to build and operate mobile networks. The firm divides its business into three segments: networks, cloud and software services, and enterprise. Wireless carriers have traditionally been the firm's primary customers, but it is pushing to cater more to enterprises as well, as both try to take advantage of 5G capabilities and utilize "as-a-service" communications platforms. The company also licenses its patents to handset manufacturers.