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GES (Guess?) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 1.07 (As of May. 25, 2025)


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What is Guess? Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2025-05-25), Guess?'s current share price is $11.04. Guess?'s Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 was $10.33. Guess?'s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 1.07.

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

GES' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.51   Med: 1.78   Max: 2.94
Current: 1.07

During the past years, Guess?'s highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 2.94. The lowest was 0.51. And the median was 1.78.

GES's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked better than
53.59% of 739 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 1.2 vs GES: 1.07

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.

Guess?'s adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Jan. 2025 was $9.770. 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 $10.33 for the trailing ten years ended in Jan. 2025.

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Guess? Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Guess?'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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Guess? Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Guess? Annual Data
Trend Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24 Jan25
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.06 2.07 2.12 2.08 1.25

Guess? Quarterly Data
Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24 Oct24 Jan25
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 2.08 2.50 2.26 1.63 1.25

Competitive Comparison of Guess?'s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Apparel Retail subindustry, Guess?'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.


Guess?'s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Guess?'s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Guess? 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.

Guess?'s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=11.04/10.33
=1.07

* 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.

Guess?'s Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, Guess?'s adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Jan. 2025 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Jan. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Jan. 2025)
=9.77/107.0709*107.0709
=9.770

Current CPI (Jan. 2025) = 107.0709.

Guess? Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201504 12.352 100.157 13.205
201507 12.202 99.846 13.085
201510 11.960 99.868 12.823
201601 12.149 99.000 13.139
201604 11.963 99.804 12.834
201607 12.024 99.644 12.920
201610 11.830 99.656 12.710
201701 11.529 99.346 12.426
201704 11.124 100.241 11.882
201707 11.478 99.972 12.293
201710 11.182 100.314 11.935
201801 11.267 100.081 12.054
201804 10.595 101.046 11.227
201807 10.513 101.202 11.123
201810 10.084 101.425 10.645
201901 10.288 100.642 10.945
201904 7.640 101.762 8.039
201907 7.814 101.517 8.241
201910 8.638 101.168 9.142
202001 9.715 100.845 10.315
202004 6.973 100.680 7.416
202007 6.889 100.583 7.333
202010 7.227 100.591 7.693
202101 8.464 100.296 9.036
202104 8.535 101.010 9.047
202107 9.394 101.266 9.932
202110 9.624 101.840 10.118
202201 9.931 101.950 10.430
202204 6.794 103.584 7.023
202207 7.547 104.743 7.715
202210 7.693 104.891 7.853
202301 9.780 105.296 9.945
202304 8.453 106.241 8.519
202307 9.123 106.424 9.178
202310 9.573 106.667 9.609
202401 12.921 106.643 12.973
202404 10.569 107.694 10.508
202407 9.553 107.798 9.489
202410 8.761 107.332 8.740
202501 9.770 107.071 9.770

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.


Guess?  (NYSE:GES) 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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Guess? Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Strada Regina 44, Bioggio, CHE, CH-6934
Guess? Inc designs, markets distributes, and licenses contemporary apparel and accessories that reflect European fashion sensibilities and American Lifestyle under brands including Guess, Marciano, and G by Guess. The company has five reportable segments: Americas Retail, Americas Wholesale, Europe, Asia, and licensing. Geographically, the company derives maximum revenue from the United States.
Executives
Carlos Alberini director, officer: CEO and Director C/O LUCKY BRAND, LLC, 540 SOUTH SANTA FE AVE., LOS ANGELES CA 90013
Paul Marciano director, 10 percent owner, officer: Co-Chairman and Co-CEO C/O GUESS INC, 1444 S ALAMEDA ST, LOS ANGELES CA 90021
Maurice Marciano director, 10 percent owner, officer: Co-Chairman and Co-CEO 1444 SOUTH ALAMEDA STREET, LOS ANGELES CA 90021
Deborah Weinswig director C/O XCEL BRANDS, INC., 1333 BROADWAY, 10TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10018
Markus Neubrand officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O GUESS?, INC., 1444 SOUTH ALAMEDA ST, LOS ANGELES CA 90021
Thomas Jr Barrack director C/O COLONY NORTHSTAR, INC., 515 S. FLOWER ST., 44TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90071
Fabrice Benarouche officer: SVP Finance and IR, CAO C/O GUESS?, INC., 1444 S. ALAMEDA STREET, LOS ANGELES CA 90021
Anthony Chidoni director C/O GUESS INC, 1444 S ALAMEDA STREET, LOS ANGELES CA 90021
Dennis R Secor officer: Chief Financial Officer 901 S. CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY, RICHARDSON TX 75080
Alex Yemenidjian director, other: Chairman of the Board C/O GUESS?, INC., 1444 SOUTH ALAMEDA STREET, LOS ANGELES CA 90021
Cynthia R Livingston director C/O GUESS, INC, 1444 S. ALAMEDA STREET, LOS ANGELES CA 90021
Laurie Ann Goldman director 3344 PEACHTREE ROAD, SUITE 1700, ATLANTA GA 30326
Kathryn Low Anderson officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O GUESS?, INC., 1444 S. ALAMEDA STREET, LOS ANGELES CA 90021
Gianluca Bolla director C/O GUESS?, INC., 1444 SOUTH ALAMEDA STREET, LOS ANGELES CA 90021
Reddy Sandeep officer: CFO C/O GUESS?, INC., 1444 SOUTH ALAMEDA STREET, LOS ANGELES CA 90021