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General Dynamics (General Dynamics) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 5.06 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is General Dynamics Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-27), General Dynamics's current share price is $284.41. General Dynamics's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $56.21. General Dynamics's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 5.06.

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

GD' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.52   Med: 4.31   Max: 6.13
Current: 5.07

During the past years, General Dynamics's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 6.13. The lowest was 2.52. And the median was 4.31.

GD's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
78.11% of 201 companies
in the Aerospace & Defense industry
Industry Median: 2.44 vs GD: 5.07

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.

General Dynamics's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $78.035. 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 $56.21 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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General Dynamics Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for General Dynamics'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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General Dynamics Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

General Dynamics 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 4.32 3.52 4.49 4.84 4.67

General Dynamics 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 4.33 3.98 4.01 4.67 5.03

Competitive Comparison of General Dynamics's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, General Dynamics'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.


General Dynamics's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Aerospace & Defense Industry

For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, General Dynamics's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



General Dynamics 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.

General Dynamics's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=284.41/56.21
=5.06

* 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.

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

For example, General Dynamics'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)
=78.035/129.4194*129.4194
=78.035

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 129.4194.

General Dynamics Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 39.241 100.560 50.503
201409 39.259 100.428 50.592
201412 35.612 99.070 46.522
201503 35.044 99.621 45.526
201506 34.940 100.684 44.912
201509 33.955 100.392 43.773
201512 34.308 99.792 44.494
201603 34.622 100.470 44.598
201606 36.016 101.688 45.838
201609 37.163 101.861 47.217
201612 34.062 101.863 43.277
201703 35.080 102.862 44.137
201706 36.572 103.349 45.797
201709 38.730 104.136 48.134
201712 38.515 104.011 47.924
201803 39.639 105.290 48.723
201806 40.482 106.317 49.279
201809 43.069 106.507 52.334
201812 40.638 105.998 49.617
201903 42.351 107.251 51.105
201906 44.581 108.070 53.388
201909 46.708 108.329 55.801
201912 48.265 108.420 57.613
202003 46.015 108.902 54.685
202006 48.409 108.767 57.601
202009 51.280 109.815 60.435
202012 54.667 109.897 64.378
202103 54.282 111.754 62.862
202106 54.808 114.631 61.878
202109 56.303 115.734 62.961
202112 63.543 117.630 69.912
202203 64.867 121.301 69.208
202206 63.377 125.017 65.609
202209 64.291 125.227 66.444
202212 67.665 125.222 69.933
202303 69.575 127.348 70.707
202306 71.337 128.729 71.720
202309 73.130 129.860 72.882
202312 77.847 129.419 77.847
202403 78.035 129.419 78.035

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.


General Dynamics  (NYSE:GD) 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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General Dynamics (General Dynamics) Business Description

Address
11011 Sunset Hills Road, Reston, VA, USA, 20190
General Dynamics is a defense contractor and business jet manufacturer. The firm's segments include aerospace, marine, combat systems, and technologies. General Dynamics' aerospace segment creates Gulfstream business jets and operates a global aircraft servicing operation. Combat systems produces land-based combat vehicles such as the M1 Abrams tank and Stryker armored personnel carrier, as well as munitions. The marine segment creates and services nuclear-powered submarines, destroyers, and other ships. The technologies segment contains two main units, an IT business that primarily serves the government market and a mission systems business that focuses on products that provide command, control, computing, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities to the military.
Executives
Gregory S Gallopoulos officer: Senior VP, Gen. Counsel, Sec. C/O GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION, 2941 FAIRVIEW PARK DRIVE, SUITE 100, FALLS CHURCH VA 22042
Phebe N Novakovic director, officer: Chairman and CEO
Marguerite Amy Gilliland officer: Senior Vice President 2941 FAIRVIEW PARK DRIVE, FALLS CHURCH VA 22042
Charles W Hooper director C/O APA CORPORATION, 2000 POST OAK BLVD STE 100, HOUSTON TX 77056
Mark Malcolm director TOWER INTERNATIONAL, INC., 17672 LAUREL PARK DRIVE N., SUITE 400E, LIVONIA MI 48152
Richard D Clarke director 11011 SUNSET HILLS ROAD, RESTON VA 20190
Mark Lagrand Burns officer: Vice President 2941 FAIRVIEW PARK DRIVE, SUITE 100, FALLS CHURCH VA 22042
Mark C. Roualet officer: Vice President C/O GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION, 2941 FAIRVIEW PARK DRIVE, SUITE 100, FALLS CHURCH VA 22042
William A Moss officer: Vice President and Controller 2941 FAIRVIEW PARK DRIVE, FALLS CHURCH VA 22042
James S Crown director 222 N LASALLE STREET, STE 2000, CHICAGO IL 60601
Robert K Steel director 85 BROAD STREET, NEW YORK NY 10004
William A Osborn director 100 NE ADAMS STREET, PEORIA IL 61629
Danny Deep officer: Vice President 11011 SUNSET HILLS ROAD, RESTON VA 20190
John G Stratton director 1095 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 8TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
Lester L Lyles director C/O MTC TECHNOLOGIES INC, 4032 LINDEN AVENUE, DAYTON OH 45432

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