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Loblaw (Loblaw) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 3.96 (As of Apr. 29, 2024)


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What is Loblaw Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-29), Loblaw's current share price is $111.52. Loblaw's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $28.13. Loblaw's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 3.96.

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

LBLCF' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.45   Med: 2.21   Max: 4.09
Current: 4.08

During the past years, Loblaw's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 4.09. The lowest was 1.45. And the median was 2.21.

LBLCF's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
79.91% of 219 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 1.59 vs LBLCF: 4.08

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.

Loblaw's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $27.098. 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 $28.13 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

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Loblaw Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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

Loblaw 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 2.24 2.06 3.17 3.38 3.44

Loblaw Quarterly Data
Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 3.38 3.41 3.31 3.11 3.44

Competitive Comparison of Loblaw's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Grocery Stores subindustry, Loblaw'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.


Loblaw's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

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

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



Loblaw 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=111.52/28.13
=3.96

* 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.

Loblaw's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

For example, Loblaw's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Dec. 2023 (Change)*Current CPI (Dec. 2023)
=27.098/125.4675*125.4675
=27.098

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 125.4675.

Loblaw Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201312 23.306 96.945 30.163
201403 22.379 98.604 28.476
201406 28.251 99.473 35.634
201409 27.730 99.394 35.004
201412 26.901 98.367 34.312
201503 24.629 99.789 30.967
201506 25.294 100.500 31.578
201509 23.914 100.421 29.878
201512 22.963 99.947 28.826
201603 23.561 101.054 29.253
201606 24.125 102.002 29.675
201609 24.265 101.765 29.917
201612 23.971 101.449 29.646
201703 24.275 102.634 29.676
201706 24.574 103.029 29.926
201709 27.798 103.345 33.749
201712 26.098 103.345 31.685
201803 25.987 105.004 31.051
201806 25.348 105.557 30.129
201809 25.226 105.636 29.962
201812 23.818 105.399 28.353
201903 22.529 106.979 26.422
201906 22.756 107.690 26.512
201909 22.946 107.611 26.753
201912 23.226 107.769 27.040
202003 21.989 107.927 25.563
202009 23.302 108.164 27.030
202012 24.199 108.559 27.968
202103 24.895 110.298 28.319
202106 26.122 111.720 29.336
202109 25.609 112.905 28.458
202112 26.591 113.774 29.324
202203 27.074 117.646 28.874
202206 26.088 120.806 27.095
202209 25.648 120.648 26.673
202212 25.259 120.964 26.199
202303 25.612 122.702 26.189
202306 26.391 124.203 26.660
202309 26.789 125.230 26.840
202312 27.098 125.468 27.098

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.


Loblaw  (OTCPK:LBLCF) 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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Loblaw (Loblaw) Business Description

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Address
1 President’s Choice Circle, Brampton, ON, CAN, L6Y 5S5
Loblaw is Canada's largest retailer, operating 2,500 food retail and pharmacy stores across the country. Its main grocery banners include Loblaw, No Frills, and Maxi, and its pharmacy stores are mostly under the Shoppers Drug Mart banner, which it acquired in 2014. In addition to brand-name offerings, Loblaw offers private-label products under the President's Choice and No Name brands. Beyond retail, Loblaw runs the PC Optimum loyalty program and also offers credit cards and insurance brokerage, which are collectively referred to as financial services. George Weston is Loblaw's controlling shareholder with a 53% stake.

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