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Brown-Forman (Brown-Forman) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 9.72 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is Brown-Forman Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-28), Brown-Forman's current share price is $48.13. Brown-Forman's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $4.95. Brown-Forman's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 9.72.

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

BF.B' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 8.12   Med: 13.23   Max: 21.68
Current: 9.73

During the past years, Brown-Forman's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 21.68. The lowest was 8.12. And the median was 13.23.

BF.B's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
90.57% of 159 companies
in the Beverages - Alcoholic industry
Industry Median: 1.83 vs BF.B: 9.73

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.

Brown-Forman's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $6.867. 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 $4.95 for the trailing ten years ended in Jan. 2024.

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Brown-Forman Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Brown-Forman'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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Brown-Forman Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Brown-Forman Annual Data
Trend Apr14 Apr15 Apr16 Apr17 Apr18 Apr19 Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Apr23
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 14.61 17.01 19.60 15.64 13.84

Brown-Forman Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
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 14.58 13.84 14.68 11.44 11.10

Competitive Comparison of Brown-Forman's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries subindustry, Brown-Forman'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.


Brown-Forman's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Beverages - Alcoholic Industry

For the Beverages - Alcoholic industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Brown-Forman's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Brown-Forman 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.

Brown-Forman's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=48.13/4.95
=9.72

* 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.

Brown-Forman's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, Brown-Forman's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Jan. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Jan. 2024)
=6.867/129.4194*129.4194
=6.867

Current CPI (Jan. 2024) = 129.4194.

Brown-Forman Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201404 3.808 100.023 4.927
201407 3.848 100.520 4.954
201410 3.888 100.176 5.023
201501 3.874 98.604 5.085
201504 3.651 99.824 4.733
201507 3.307 100.691 4.251
201510 2.783 100.346 3.589
201601 2.818 99.957 3.649
201604 3.160 100.947 4.051
201607 2.718 101.524 3.465
201610 2.668 101.988 3.386
201701 2.467 102.456 3.116
201704 2.854 103.167 3.580
201707 2.956 103.278 3.704
201710 3.428 104.070 4.263
201801 2.498 104.578 3.091
201804 2.736 105.708 3.350
201807 2.843 106.324 3.461
201810 3.128 106.695 3.794
201901 3.130 106.200 3.814
201904 3.452 107.818 4.144
201907 3.482 108.250 4.163
201910 4.064 108.577 4.844
202001 4.194 108.841 4.987
202004 4.130 108.173 4.941
202007 4.494 109.318 5.320
202010 5.021 109.861 5.915
202101 5.161 110.364 6.052
202104 5.548 112.673 6.373
202107 5.603 115.183 6.296
202110 6.104 116.696 6.770
202201 5.260 118.619 5.739
202204 5.714 121.978 6.063
202207 5.859 125.002 6.066
202210 6.345 125.734 6.531
202301 6.340 126.223 6.501
202304 6.818 127.992 6.894
202307 6.963 128.974 6.987
202310 7.206 129.810 7.184
202401 6.867 129.419 6.867

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.


Brown-Forman  (NYSE:BF.B) 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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Brown-Forman (Brown-Forman) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
850 Dixie Highway, Louisville, KY, USA, 40210
Brown-Forman is a U.S.-based manufacturer of premium distilled spirits that generates close to 70% of revenues in the whiskey category, under well-known Tennessee whiskey brand Jack Daniel's and bourbon brands Woodford Reserve and Old Forester. It also manufactures and distributes tequila, vodka, rum, gin, and premium wines. The company generates 47% of sales from its home market, while the bulk of international revenues come from Europe, Australia, and Latin America. The Brown family controls over 50% of the economic interests and a 67% voting power of the company.
Executives
Elizabeth M Brown director 850 DIXIE HIGHWAY, LOUISVILLE KY 40210
Elizabeth A Smith director 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10105
Mark A. Clouse director C/O MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL, INC., THREE LAKES DRIVE, NORTHFIELD IL 60093
Jeremy J Shepherd officer: VP, Pres, USA & Canada 850 DIXIE HIGHWAY, LOUISVILLE KY 40210
Crystal L Peterson officer: SVP, Chief Inclusion Officer 850 DIXIE HIGHWAY, LOUISVILLE KY 40210
Jan Singer director 2 PARK AVENUE, 12TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10016
Timothy M Nall officer: SVP CIO 850 DIXIE HIGHWAY, LOUISVILLE KY 40210
Leanne D Cunningham officer: SVP, Chief Fin Officer 850 DIXIE HIGHWAY, LOUISVILLE KY 40210
Matias Bentel officer: SVP, Chief Brands Officer 850 DIXIE HWY, LOUISVILLE KY 40210
Kelli Nelson officer: SVP, Chief Accounting Officer 850 DIXIE HIGHWAY, LOUISVILLE KY 40210
Mike J. Keyes officer: SVP, Chief Corporate Affairs 850 DIXIE HWY, LOUISVILLE KY 40210
Tracy L Skeans director 1441 GARDINER LANE, LOUISVILLE KY 40213
John V. Hayes officer: SVP, Chief Marketing Officer 850 DIXIE HIGHWAY, LOUISVILLE KY 40210
Michael Andrew Masick officer: VP DIR CORP STRATEGY 850 DIXIE HIGHWAY, LOUISVILLE KY 40210
Kathleen M. Gutmann director 55 GLENLAKE PARKWAY, NE, ATLANTA GA 30328

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