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Medifast (Medifast) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 2.04 (As of May. 15, 2024)


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What is Medifast Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-05-15), Medifast's current share price is $26.44. Medifast's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $12.93. Medifast's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 2.04.

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

MED' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.93   Med: 8.75   Max: 37.58
Current: 2.04

During the past years, Medifast's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 37.58. The lowest was 1.93. And the median was 8.75.

MED's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
55.36% of 56 companies
in the Personal Services industry
Industry Median: 1.745 vs MED: 2.04

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.

Medifast's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $19.289. 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 $12.93 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Medifast Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Medifast'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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Medifast Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Medifast 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 14.11 23.15 20.60 9.96 5.29

Medifast 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 8.68 7.52 5.97 5.29 2.96

Competitive Comparison of Medifast's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Personal Services subindustry, Medifast'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.


Medifast's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Personal Services Industry

For the Personal Services industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Medifast's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Medifast 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.

Medifast's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=26.44/12.93
=2.04

* 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.

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

For example, Medifast'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)
=19.289/129.4194*129.4194
=19.289

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 129.4194.

Medifast Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 7.667 100.560 9.867
201409 6.846 100.428 8.822
201412 6.664 99.070 8.705
201503 6.996 99.621 9.089
201506 7.336 100.684 9.430
201509 7.218 100.392 9.305
201512 7.509 99.792 9.738
201603 7.592 100.470 9.780
201606 7.703 101.688 9.804
201609 8.012 101.861 10.180
201612 8.088 101.863 10.276
201703 8.315 102.862 10.462
201706 8.732 103.349 10.935
201709 9.070 104.136 11.272
201712 9.070 104.011 11.286
201803 9.420 105.290 11.579
201806 8.607 106.317 10.477
201809 9.338 106.507 11.347
201812 9.193 105.998 11.224
201903 10.260 107.251 12.381
201906 10.624 108.070 12.723
201909 9.576 108.329 11.440
201912 8.911 108.420 10.637
202003 9.401 108.902 11.172
202006 9.930 108.767 11.815
202009 11.898 109.815 14.022
202012 13.358 109.897 15.731
202103 14.868 111.754 17.218
202106 16.596 114.631 18.737
202109 16.894 115.734 18.892
202112 17.465 117.630 19.216
202203 18.700 121.301 19.952
202206 11.751 125.017 12.165
202209 13.774 125.227 14.235
202212 14.260 125.222 14.738
202303 15.698 127.348 15.953
202306 17.041 128.729 17.132
202309 17.723 129.860 17.663
202312 18.491 129.419 18.491
202403 19.289 129.419 19.289

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.


Medifast  (NYSE:MED) 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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Medifast (Medifast) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
100 International Drive, Baltimore, MD, USA, 21202
Medifast Inc is a United states based company that produces, distributes and sells products concerning weight loss, weight management, and healthy living. The company generates its revenue from point of sale transactions executed over an e-commerce platform for weight loss, weight management, and other consumable health and nutritional products.
Executives
Jeffrey J Brown director 19900 MACARTHUR BLVD, SUITE 570, IRVINE CA 92612
Andrea B Thomas director C/O MEDIFAST, INC., 100 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE, BALTIMORE MD 21202
Michael A. Hoer director MEDIFAST, INC., 100 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE, 18TH FLOOR, BALTIMORE MD 21202
Scott Schlackman director 3600 CRONDALL LANE, OWINGS MILLS MD 21117
Hallquist Constance J. director 3600 CRONDALL LANE, OWINGS MILLS MD 21117
Elizabeth A. Geary director C/O MEDIFAST, INC., 100 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE, BALTIMORE MD 21202
Daniel R Chard director, officer: Chief Executive Officer NU SKIN ENTERPRISES, INC., 75 WEST CENTER STREET, PROVO UT 84601
Jonathan Barrett Mackenzie officer: VP, Finance & CAO 100 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE, BALTIMORE MD 21202
Kevin G Byrnes director C/O MEDIFAST, INC., 3600 CRONDALL LANE, OWINGS MILLS MD 21117
Michael C Macdonald director C/O MEDIFAST, INC., 3600 CRONDALL LANE, OWINGS MILLS MD 21117
James P. Maloney officer: Chief Financial Officer 415 HOLIDAY DRIVE, PITTSBURGH PA 15220
Ming Xian director MEDIFAST, INC., 100 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE, 18TH FLOOR, BALTIMORE MD 21202
Carl E Sassano director C/O MEDIFAST, INC., 3600 CRONDALL LANE, OWINGS MILLS MD 21117
Joseph P Kelleman officer: (Interim) CFO 3600 CRONDALL LANE, OWINGS MILLS MD 21117
Timothy G Robinson officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O MEDIFAST, INC., 3600 CRONDALL LANE, OWINGS MILLS MD 21117

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