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Laboratory of America Holdings (FRA:LAB) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 2.39 (As of May. 20, 2024)


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What is Laboratory of America Holdings Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-05-20), Laboratory of America Holdings's current share price is €192.50. Laboratory of America Holdings's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €80.70. Laboratory of America Holdings's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 2.39.

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

FRA:LAB' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.96   Med: 3.76   Max: 4.7
Current: 2.38

During the past years, Laboratory of America Holdings's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 4.70. The lowest was 1.96. And the median was 3.76.

FRA:LAB's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
60.15% of 133 companies
in the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry
Industry Median: 1.98 vs FRA:LAB: 2.38

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.

Laboratory of America Holdings's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €86.866. 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 €80.70 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Laboratory of America Holdings Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Laboratory of America Holdings'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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Laboratory of America Holdings Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Laboratory of America Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
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Laboratory of America Holdings 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 2.46 2.51 2.38 2.65 2.47

Competitive Comparison of Laboratory of America Holdings's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Diagnostics & Research subindustry, Laboratory of America Holdings'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.


Laboratory of America Holdings's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Medical Diagnostics & Research Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Laboratory of America Holdings's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.



Laboratory of America Holdings 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.

Laboratory of America Holdings's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=192.50/80.7
=2.39

* 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.

Laboratory of America Holdings's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, Laboratory of America Holdings'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)
=86.866/131.7762*131.7762
=86.866

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

Laboratory of America Holdings Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 23.028 100.560 30.177
201409 25.326 100.428 33.231
201412 27.038 99.070 35.964
201503 41.535 99.621 54.941
201506 42.161 100.684 55.181
201509 43.260 100.392 56.784
201512 44.813 99.792 59.176
201603 45.441 100.470 59.600
201606 46.268 101.688 59.958
201609 47.873 101.861 61.933
201612 50.823 101.863 65.748
201703 51.495 102.862 65.970
201706 51.289 103.349 65.397
201709 50.339 104.136 63.700
201712 56.423 104.011 71.485
201803 55.475 105.290 69.430
201806 59.061 106.317 73.204
201809 61.259 106.507 75.793
201812 61.960 105.998 77.028
201903 63.764 107.251 78.345
201906 64.650 108.070 78.832
201909 67.411 108.329 82.001
201912 70.065 108.420 85.159
202003 65.429 108.902 79.172
202006 67.104 108.767 81.299
202009 71.817 109.815 86.179
202012 79.558 109.897 95.397
202103 86.074 111.754 101.495
202106 87.936 114.631 101.088
202109 93.380 115.734 106.323
202112 97.658 117.630 109.403
202203 104.788 121.301 113.837
202206 108.122 125.017 113.968
202209 113.763 125.227 119.713
202212 108.063 125.222 113.719
202303 109.018 127.348 112.809
202306 91.416 128.729 93.580
202309 86.892 129.860 88.175
202312 86.071 129.419 87.638
202403 86.866 131.776 86.866

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.


Laboratory of America Holdings  (FRA:LAB) 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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Laboratory of America Holdings (FRA:LAB) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
358 South Main Street, Burlington, NC, USA, 27215
Laboratory Corp. of America is one of the nation's two largest independent clinical laboratories, with roughly 20% of the independent lab market. The company operates approximately 2,000 patient-service centers, offering a broad range of 5,000 clinical lab tests, ranging from routine blood and urine screens to complex oncology and genomic testing.