BONTQ (The Bon-Ton Stores) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio: (As of Aug. 06, 2026)

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What is The Bon-Ton Stores Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

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The Bon-Ton Stores  (OTCPK:BONTQ) 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.


The Bon-Ton Stores Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Related Terms


The Bon-Ton Stores Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for The Bon-Ton Stores's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio can be seen below:

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* 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.

The Bon-Ton Stores Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

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BONTQ vs DBHSF: Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Comparison

For the Department Stores subindustry, The Bon-Ton Stores'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.


The Bon-Ton Stores Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio vs Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, The Bon-Ton Stores's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where The Bon-Ton Stores's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.



The Bon-Ton Stores 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.

The Bon-Ton Stores's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2017 is calculated as:

For example, The Bon-Ton Stores's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Oct. 2017 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Oct. 2017 (Change)*Current CPI (Oct. 2017)
=-7.495/246.6630*246.6630
=-7.495

Current CPI (Oct. 2017) = 246.6630.

The Bon-Ton Stores Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
200801 21.074 211.080 24.627
200804 18.694 214.823 21.465
200807 16.811 219.964 18.852
200810 16.062 216.573 18.294
200901 7.359 211.143 8.597
200904 4.863 213.240 5.625
200907 3.115 215.351 3.568
200910 3.004 216.177 3.428
201001 7.639 216.687 8.696
201004 6.174 218.009 6.985
201007 4.601 218.011 5.206
201010 4.488 218.711 5.062
201101 9.582 220.223 10.732
201104 7.383 224.906 8.097
201107 5.667 225.922 6.187
201110 4.593 226.421 5.004
201201 6.682 226.665 7.272
201204 4.573 230.085 4.902
201207 2.412 229.104 2.597
201210 2.010 231.317 2.143
201301 5.501 230.280 5.892
201304 4.156 232.531 4.409
201307 2.426 233.596 2.562
201310 2.387 233.546 2.521
201401 6.254 233.916 6.595
201404 4.698 237.072 4.888
201407 2.902 238.250 3.004
201410 2.384 237.433 2.477
201501 4.290 233.707 4.528
201504 2.599 236.599 2.710
201507 0.741 238.654 0.766
201510 -0.849 237.838 -0.881
201601 1.651 236.916 1.719
201604 -0.058 239.261 -0.060
201607 -1.786 240.628 -1.831
201610 -3.130 241.729 -3.194
201701 -1.055 242.839 -1.072
201704 -3.678 244.524 -3.710
201707 -5.154 244.786 -5.194
201710 -7.495 246.663 -7.495

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.


The Bon-Ton Stores Business Description

Address 2801 East Market Street, York, PA, USA, 17402
The Bon-Ton Stores Inc operates is a department store operator in the United States. It offers a range of brand-name fashion apparel and accessories for women, men, and children, through stores in the United States. Its nationally distributed brand assortment includes a range of labels in the apparel, accessories, footwear, cosmetics and home furnishings industries, such as Anne Klein, Calvin Klein, Carters, Chaps, Clarks, Clinique, Coach, Estee Lauder and Others.