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Lam Research (Lam Research) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 19.01 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Lam Research Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-27), Lam Research's current share price is $925.37. Lam Research's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $48.68. Lam Research's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 19.01.

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

LRCX' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.03   Med: 6.3   Max: 20.39
Current: 19.01

During the past years, Lam Research's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 20.39. The lowest was 3.03. And the median was 6.30.

LRCX's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
96.56% of 668 companies
in the Semiconductors industry
Industry Median: 2.38 vs LRCX: 19.01

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.

Lam Research's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $61.361. 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 $48.68 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Lam Research Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lam Research'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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Lam Research Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Lam Research Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.81 9.43 17.12 9.88 13.75

Lam Research 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 11.61 13.75 13.13 16.27 19.96

Competitive Comparison of Lam Research's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials subindustry, Lam Research'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.


Lam Research's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Lam Research's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Lam Research 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.

Lam Research's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=925.37/48.68
=19.01

* 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.

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

For example, Lam Research'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)
=61.361/129.4194*129.4194
=61.361

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 129.4194.

Lam Research Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 32.110 100.560 41.325
201409 31.829 100.428 41.017
201412 32.531 99.070 42.497
201503 33.300 99.621 43.261
201506 33.716 100.684 43.339
201509 35.021 100.392 45.147
201512 36.136 99.792 46.864
201603 36.851 100.470 47.469
201606 38.090 101.688 48.478
201609 39.500 101.861 50.187
201612 40.608 101.863 51.594
201703 42.211 102.862 53.109
201706 43.205 103.349 54.104
201709 45.689 104.136 56.782
201712 39.345 104.011 48.956
201803 41.950 105.290 51.564
201806 41.940 106.317 51.054
201809 35.086 106.507 42.634
201812 37.941 105.998 46.325
201903 35.634 107.251 43.000
201906 32.702 108.070 39.163
201909 34.368 108.329 41.059
201912 31.010 108.420 37.016
202003 31.340 108.902 37.245
202006 35.667 108.767 42.439
202009 37.523 109.815 44.222
202012 38.466 109.897 45.299
202103 37.690 111.754 43.648
202106 42.296 114.631 47.752
202109 41.332 115.734 46.219
202112 46.165 117.630 50.792
202203 43.448 121.301 46.356
202206 45.836 125.017 47.450
202209 54.355 125.227 56.175
202212 61.333 125.222 63.389
202303 62.419 127.348 63.434
202306 61.593 128.729 61.923
202309 60.931 129.860 60.725
202312 62.634 129.419 62.634
202403 61.361 129.419 61.361

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.


Lam Research  (NAS:LRCX) 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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Lam Research (Lam Research) Business Description

Address
4650 Cushing Parkway, Fremont, CA, USA, 94538
Lam Research is one of the largest semiconductor wafer fabrication equipment, or WFE, manufacturers in the world. It specializes in the market segments of deposition and etch, which entail the buildup of layers on a semiconductor and the subsequent selective removal of patterns from each layer. Lam holds the top market share in etch and holds the clear cut second share in deposition. It is more exposed to memory chipmakers for DRAM and NAND chips. It counts as top customers the largest chipmakers in the world, including TSMC, Samsung, Intel, and Micron.
Executives
Timothy Archer officer: Chief Operating Officer 4650 CUSHING PARKWAY, FREMONT CA 94538
Ava Hahn officer: Chief Legal Officer & SVP 4650 CUSHING PARKWAY, C/O LAM RESEARCH, FREMONT CA 94538
Abhijit Y Talwalkar director ONE AMD PLACE, PO BOX 3453, SUNNYVALE CA 94088
Christina Corrreia officer: CVP , Chief Accounting Officer 4650 CUSHING PKWY, FREMONT CA 94538
Patrick J Lord officer: Group Vice President C/O LAM RESEARCH CORP, 4650 CUSHING PARKWAY, FREMONT CA 94538
John M. Dineen director MERRIMACK PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., ONE KENDALL SQUARE, SUITE B7201, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
Douglas R Bettinger officer: EVP, Chief Financial Officer C/O LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION, 4650 CUSHING PARKWAY, FREMONT CA 94538
Vahid Vahedi officer: Group Vice President LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION, 4650 CUSHING PARKWAY, FREMONT CA 94538
Neil J Fernandes officer: Senior Vice President 4650 CUSHING PKWY, FREMONT CA 94538
Ho Kyu Kang director 4650 CUSHING PKWY, FREMONT CA 94538
Richard A Gottscho officer: Executive Vice President 4650 CUSHING PARKWAY, FREMONT CA 94538
Sohail U Ahmed director 4650 CUSHING PARKWAY, FREMONT CA 94538
Scott Gerald Meikle officer: Senior Vice President 1007 N. 17TH STREET, BOISE ID 83702
Catherine P Lego director C/O GUIDEWIRE SOFTWARE, INC., 970 PARK PL, SUITE 200, SAN MATEO CA 94403
Seshasayee Varadarajan officer: Group Vice President LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION, 4650 CUSHING PARKWAY, FREMONT CA 94538