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LAZ (Lazard) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 5.72 (As of Jan. 19, 2025)


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What is Lazard Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2025-01-19), Lazard's current share price is $51.15. Lazard's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $8.95. Lazard's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 5.72.

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

LAZ' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.05   Med: 5.59   Max: 386.87
Current: 5.71

During the past years, Lazard's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 386.87. The lowest was 3.05. And the median was 5.59.

LAZ's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
86% of 600 companies
in the Capital Markets industry
Industry Median: 1.405 vs LAZ: 5.71

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.

Lazard's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was $6.900. 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 $8.95 for the trailing ten years ended in Sep. 2024.

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Lazard Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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

Lazard 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 5.52 5.68 5.41 4.05 3.99

Lazard Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 3.53 3.99 4.73 4.29 5.63

Competitive Comparison of Lazard's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Capital Markets subindustry, Lazard'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.


Lazard's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Capital Markets Industry

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, Lazard's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Lazard 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=51.15/8.95
=5.72

* 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.

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

For example, Lazard's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Sep. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Sep. 2024)
=6.9/133.0289*133.0289
=6.900

Current CPI (Sep. 2024) = 133.0289.

Lazard Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201412 5.778 99.070 7.759
201503 3.754 99.621 5.013
201506 6.426 100.684 8.490
201509 9.200 100.392 12.191
201512 10.465 99.792 13.950
201603 9.193 100.470 12.172
201606 9.202 101.688 12.038
201609 10.027 101.861 13.095
201612 10.120 101.863 13.216
201703 9.383 102.862 12.135
201706 10.222 103.349 13.158
201709 10.888 104.136 13.909
201712 10.081 104.011 12.893
201803 8.277 105.290 10.458
201806 8.790 106.317 10.998
201809 9.007 106.507 11.250
201812 8.172 105.998 10.256
201903 6.265 107.251 7.771
201906 5.729 108.070 7.052
201909 5.797 108.329 7.119
201912 5.851 108.420 7.179
202003 4.653 108.902 5.684
202006 5.721 108.767 6.997
202009 6.607 109.815 8.004
202012 8.680 109.897 10.507
202103 7.211 111.754 8.584
202106 7.946 114.631 9.221
202109 8.495 115.734 9.764
202112 9.682 117.630 10.950
202203 8.465 121.301 9.283
202206 7.571 125.017 8.056
202209 6.347 125.227 6.742
202212 6.474 125.222 6.878
202303 5.209 127.348 5.441
202306 4.144 128.729 4.282
202309 4.134 129.860 4.235
202312 4.847 129.419 4.982
202403 4.339 131.776 4.380
202406 5.087 132.554 5.105
202409 6.900 133.029 6.900

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.


Lazard  (NYSE:LAZ) 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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Lazard Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
30 Rockefeller Plaza, County of New Castle, New York, NY, USA, 10112
Lazard has a storied history that can be traced back to 1848. The company's revenue is nearly equally split between financial advisory, such as acquisition and restructuring advisory, and asset management. The company's asset management business is primarily equities (over 80% of assets under management), has an international focus, and is geared toward institutional clients. By geography, the company earns approximately 60% of revenue in the Americas, 35% in EMEA, and 5% in Asia-Pacific. Lazard has offices across more than 20 countries and over 3,000 employees.
Executives
Kenneth M Jacobs director, officer: Chairman and CEO C/O LAZARD LTD, 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10020
Evan L Russo officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O LAZARD LTD, 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10112
Michael Gathy officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O LAZARD LTD, 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10112
Christian A. Weideman officer: General Counsel C/O APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT, INC., 9 WEST 57TH STREET, 43RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Alexander F. Stern officer: Chief Operating Officer C/O LAZARD LTD, 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10020
Mary Ann Betsch officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O LAZARD LTD, 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10112
Lewis William M Jr director 9 WEST 57TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019
Scott D Hoffman officer: General Counsel C/O LAZARD LLC, 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10020
Dominick Ragone officer: Chief Accounting Officer 767 5TH AVENUE, SUITE 4700, NEW YORK NY 10153
Ann-kristin Achleitner director THE PRIESTLEY CENTRE, 10 PRIESTLEY RD, SURREY RESEARCH PARK, GUILDFORD, SURREY X0 GU2 7XY
Ashish Bhutani director, officer: CEO of Lazard Asset Management
Peter Richard Orszag officer: CEO of Financial Advisory 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, LAZARD, NEW YORK NY 10112
Alexandra Soto officer: Exec Human Capital & Workplace C/O LAZARD LTD, 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10112
Iris Knobloch director ONE TIME WARNER CENTER, NEW YORK NY 10019
Michelle Jarrard director C/O LAZARD LTD, 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10112