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Quest Diagnostics (Quest Diagnostics) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 2.74 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Quest Diagnostics Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-27), Quest Diagnostics's current share price is $134.26. Quest Diagnostics's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $48.98. Quest Diagnostics's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 2.74.

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

DGX' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.2   Med: 3.21   Max: 4.41
Current: 2.76

During the past years, Quest Diagnostics's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 4.41. The lowest was 2.20. And the median was 3.21.

DGX's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
67.18% of 131 companies
in the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry
Industry Median: 1.98 vs DGX: 2.76

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.

Quest Diagnostics's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $57.946. 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 $48.98 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Quest Diagnostics Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Quest Diagnostics'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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Quest Diagnostics Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Quest Diagnostics 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 3.26 3.40 4.32 3.49 2.85

Quest Diagnostics 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 3.07 2.98 2.53 2.85 2.72

Competitive Comparison of Quest Diagnostics's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Diagnostics & Research subindustry, Quest Diagnostics'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.


Quest Diagnostics's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Medical Diagnostics & Research Industry

For the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry and Healthcare sector, Quest Diagnostics's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Quest Diagnostics 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.

Quest Diagnostics's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=134.26/48.98
=2.74

* 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.

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

For example, Quest Diagnostics'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)
=57.946/129.4194*129.4194
=57.946

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 129.4194.

Quest Diagnostics Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 28.417 100.560 36.572
201409 28.841 100.428 37.167
201412 29.868 99.070 39.018
201503 29.465 99.621 38.278
201506 29.958 100.684 38.508
201509 31.868 100.392 41.083
201512 32.755 99.792 42.480
201603 32.879 100.470 42.353
201606 32.640 101.688 41.541
201609 33.547 101.861 42.623
201612 33.781 101.863 42.920
201703 33.796 102.862 42.522
201706 34.537 103.349 43.249
201709 35.250 104.136 43.809
201712 36.452 104.011 45.357
201803 36.985 105.290 45.461
201806 38.404 106.317 46.749
201809 39.096 106.507 47.507
201812 38.637 105.998 47.174
201903 39.478 107.251 47.638
201906 40.437 108.070 48.426
201909 41.519 108.329 49.602
201912 42.414 108.420 50.629
202003 42.216 108.902 50.170
202006 43.515 108.767 51.777
202009 47.407 109.815 55.870
202012 50.820 109.897 59.848
202103 51.489 111.754 59.628
202106 48.352 114.631 54.590
202109 51.967 115.734 58.112
202112 54.151 117.630 59.579
202203 54.504 121.301 58.152
202206 54.795 125.017 56.725
202209 54.693 125.227 56.524
202212 53.090 125.222 54.870
202303 54.077 127.348 54.957
202306 55.795 128.729 56.094
202309 57.366 129.860 57.172
202312 56.598 129.419 56.598
202403 57.946 129.419 57.946

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.


Quest Diagnostics  (NYSE:DGX) 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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Quest Diagnostics (Quest Diagnostics) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
500 Plaza Drive, Secaucus, NJ, USA, 07094
Quest Diagnostics is a leading independent provider of diagnostic testing, information, and services in the U.S. The company generates over 95% of its revenue through clinical testing, anatomic pathology, esoteric testing, and substance abuse testing with specimens collected at its national network of roughly 2,300 patient service centers, as well as multiple doctors offices and hospitals. The firm also runs a much smaller diagnostic solutions segment that provides clinical trials testing, risk assessment services, and information technology solutions.
Executives
Luis Diaz director C/O JOUNCE THERAPEUTICS, INC., 780 MEMORIAL DRIVE, CAMBRIDGE MA 02138
Michael E Prevoznik officer: Corp VP, Legal & Compliance C/O QUEST DIAGNOSTICS, 500 PLAZA DRIVE, SECAUCUS NJ 07094
Catherine T. Doherty officer: SVP, Physician Services Bus. C/O QUEST DIAGNOSTICS, 500 PLAZA DRIVE, SECAUCUS NJ 07094
Timothy M Ring director C/O C.R BARD INC, 730 CENTRAL AVE, MURRAY HILL NJ 07974
Mark E Delaney officer: SVP & Chief Commercial Officer 500 PLAZA DRIVE, C/O QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INC, SECAUCUS NJ 07094
Mark A Gardner officer: SVP of Molecular Gen & Oncol 500 PLAZA DRIVE, C/O QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INC, SECAUCUS NJ 07094
Patrick Plewman officer: SVP for Diagnostic Services 500 PLAZA DRIVE, C/O QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INC, SECAUCUS NJ 07094
Karthik Kuppusamy officer: SVP, Clinical Solutions 500 PLAZA DRIVE, C/O QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INC, SECAUCUS NJ 07094
Michael J Deppe officer: VP, Corp. Controller & CAO 500 PLAZA DRIVE, C/O QUEST DIAGNOSTICS, SECAUCUS NJ 07094
Samer Abdul Samad officer: Executive Vice President & CFO 5200 ILLUMINA WAY, SAN DIEGO CA 92122
Stephen H Rusckowski director, officer: President and CEO C/O QUEST DIAGNOSTICS, 500 PLAZA DRIVE, SECAUCUS NJ 07094
Tracey Doi director C/O QUEST DIAGNOSTICS, 500 PLAZA DRIVE, SECAUCUS NJ 07094
Gail R Wilensky director C/O QUEST DIAGNOSTICS, 500 PLAZA DRIVE, SECAUCUS NJ 07094
Mark Guinan officer: Senior Vice President & CFO C/O QUEST DIAGNOSTICS, 500 PLAZA DRIVE, SECAUCUS NJ 07094
Daniel Stanzione director C/O QUEST DIAGNOSTICS, 500 PLAZA DRIVE, SECAUCUS NJ 07094

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