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Quest Diagnostics (FRA:QDI) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 2.93 (As of May. 21, 2024)


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What is Quest Diagnostics Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-05-21), Quest Diagnostics's current share price is €132.45. Quest Diagnostics's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €45.26. Quest Diagnostics's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 2.93.

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

FRA:QDI' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.2   Med: 3.21   Max: 4.41
Current: 2.89

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.

FRA:QDI's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
66.92% of 133 companies
in the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry
Industry Median: 1.98 vs FRA:QDI: 2.89

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 €53.310. 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 €45.26 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 2.67

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
=132.45/45.26
=2.93

* 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)
=53.31/131.7762*131.7762
=53.310

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

Quest Diagnostics Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 20.915 100.560 27.408
201409 22.381 100.428 29.367
201412 24.223 99.070 32.220
201503 27.226 99.621 36.014
201506 26.693 100.684 34.936
201509 28.394 100.392 37.271
201512 30.069 99.792 39.706
201603 29.526 100.470 38.726
201606 29.050 101.688 37.645
201609 29.890 101.861 38.668
201612 32.024 101.863 41.428
201703 31.599 102.862 40.481
201706 30.738 103.349 39.193
201709 29.575 104.136 37.425
201712 30.802 104.011 39.024
201803 29.995 105.290 37.541
201806 32.874 106.317 40.746
201809 33.505 106.507 41.454
201812 33.962 105.998 42.221
201903 34.938 107.251 42.928
201906 35.787 108.070 43.637
201909 37.699 108.329 45.859
201912 38.172 108.420 46.395
202003 38.206 108.902 46.231
202006 38.641 108.767 46.815
202009 40.249 109.815 48.298
202012 41.774 109.897 50.091
202103 43.250 111.754 50.999
202106 40.133 114.631 46.135
202109 44.172 115.734 50.295
202112 47.924 117.630 53.688
202203 49.490 121.301 53.764
202206 51.836 125.017 54.639
202209 55.240 125.227 58.129
202212 50.117 125.222 52.740
202303 50.508 127.348 52.264
202306 51.498 128.729 52.717
202309 53.752 129.860 54.545
202312 51.900 129.419 52.845
202403 53.310 131.776 53.310

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  (FRA:QDI) 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 (FRA:QDI) Business Description

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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.

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