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Loblaw (TSX:L) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 4.15 (As of May. 23, 2024)


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What is Loblaw Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-05-23), Loblaw's current share price is C$156.25. Loblaw's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was C$37.62. Loblaw's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 4.15.

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

TSX:L' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.45   Med: 2.21   Max: 4.19
Current: 4.14

During the past years, Loblaw's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 4.19. The lowest was 1.45. And the median was 2.21.

TSX:L's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
81.28% of 219 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 1.58 vs TSX:L: 4.14

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 C$35.575. 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 C$37.62 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
=156.25/37.62
=4.15

* 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)
=35.575/126.2576*126.2576
=35.575

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 126.2576.

Loblaw Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201403 24.856 98.604 31.827
201406 30.596 99.473 38.834
201409 30.533 99.394 38.785
201412 31.023 98.367 39.819
201503 31.077 99.789 39.320
201506 31.276 100.500 39.292
201509 31.724 100.421 39.886
201512 31.490 99.947 39.779
201603 31.162 101.054 38.934
201606 31.107 102.002 38.504
201609 31.807 101.765 39.462
201612 31.975 101.449 39.794
201703 32.496 102.634 39.976
201706 32.671 103.029 40.037
201709 34.134 103.345 41.702
201712 33.324 103.345 40.712
201803 33.610 105.004 40.413
201806 33.269 105.557 39.793
201809 32.879 105.636 39.297
201812 32.002 105.399 38.335
201903 30.124 106.979 35.553
201906 30.240 107.690 35.454
201909 30.383 107.611 35.648
201912 30.586 107.769 35.833
202003 30.697 107.927 35.911
202009 30.829 108.164 35.986
202012 30.997 108.559 36.050
202103 31.291 110.298 35.819
202106 31.920 111.720 36.074
202109 32.450 112.905 36.288
202112 34.036 113.774 37.771
202203 34.275 117.646 36.784
202206 33.403 120.806 34.910
202209 34.211 120.648 35.802
202212 34.314 120.964 35.816
202303 35.045 122.702 36.060
202306 35.063 124.203 35.643
202309 36.248 125.230 36.545
202312 36.355 125.072 36.700
202403 35.575 126.258 35.575

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  (TSX:L) 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 (TSX:L) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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.
Executives
Jeffrey Francis Leger Senior Officer
Mark William Henry Wilson Senior Officer
Frank Gambioli Senior Officer
Nicholas Henn Senior Officer
Kieran Barry Columb Senior Officer

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