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Loblaw (FRA:L8G) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 4.27 (As of Jun. 08, 2024)


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What is Loblaw Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-06-08), Loblaw's current share price is €108.00. Loblaw's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €25.31. Loblaw's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 4.27.

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

FRA:L8G' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.45   Med: 2.21   Max: 4.28
Current: 4.28

During the past years, Loblaw's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 4.28. The lowest was 1.45. And the median was 2.21.

FRA:L8G's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
79.74% of 227 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 1.62 vs FRA:L8G: 4.28

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.

Loblaw's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €24.179. 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 €25.31 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Loblaw Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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

Loblaw 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 2.24 2.06 3.17 3.38 3.45

Loblaw Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 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 3.41 3.31 3.11 3.45 3.99

Competitive Comparison of Loblaw's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Grocery Stores subindustry, Loblaw'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.


Loblaw's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Loblaw's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Loblaw 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=108.00/25.31
=4.27

* 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.

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

For example, Loblaw'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)
=24.179/126.2576*126.2576
=24.179

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 126.2576.

Loblaw Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201403 16.180 98.604 20.718
201406 20.793 99.473 26.392
201409 21.518 99.394 27.334
201412 21.817 98.367 28.003
201503 22.758 99.789 28.794
201506 22.537 100.500 28.313
201509 21.307 100.421 26.789
201512 21.080 99.947 26.629
201603 21.158 101.054 26.435
201606 21.471 102.002 26.577
201609 21.620 101.765 26.824
201612 22.724 101.449 28.281
201703 22.697 102.634 27.921
201706 21.871 103.029 26.802
201709 23.323 103.345 28.494
201712 22.053 103.345 26.942
201803 21.076 105.004 25.342
201806 21.698 105.557 25.953
201809 21.618 105.636 25.838
201812 20.936 105.399 25.079
201903 19.938 106.979 23.531
201906 20.139 107.690 23.611
201909 20.835 107.611 24.445
201912 20.903 107.769 24.489
202003 19.900 107.927 23.280
202009 19.784 108.164 23.093
202012 19.892 108.559 23.135
202103 20.912 110.298 23.938
202106 21.681 111.720 24.502
202109 21.768 112.905 24.342
202112 23.533 113.774 26.115
202203 24.583 117.646 26.383
202206 24.679 120.806 25.793
202209 25.904 120.648 27.108
202212 23.844 120.964 24.887
202303 23.921 122.702 24.614
202306 24.359 124.203 24.762
202309 25.101 125.230 25.307
202312 24.849 125.072 25.084
202403 24.179 126.258 24.179

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.


Loblaw  (FRA:L8G) 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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Loblaw (FRA:L8G) Business Description

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Address
1 President’s Choice Circle, Brampton, ON, CAN, L6Y 5S5
Loblaw is Canada's largest retailer, operating 2,500 food retail and pharmacy stores across the country. Its main grocery banners include Loblaw, No Frills, and Maxi, and its pharmacy stores are mostly under the Shoppers Drug Mart banner, which it acquired in 2014. In addition to brand-name offerings, Loblaw offers private-label products under the President's Choice and No Name brands. Beyond retail, Loblaw runs the PC Optimum loyalty program and also offers credit cards and insurance brokerage, which are collectively referred to as financial services. George Weston is Loblaw's controlling shareholder with a 53% stake.

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