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Lifeloc Technologies (Lifeloc Technologies) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 1.15 (As of Apr. 30, 2024)


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What is Lifeloc Technologies Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-30), Lifeloc Technologies's current share price is $3.30. Lifeloc Technologies's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $2.87. Lifeloc Technologies's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 1.15.

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

LCTC' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.57   Med: 1.22   Max: 3.01
Current: 1.29

During the past years, Lifeloc Technologies's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 3.01. The lowest was 0.57. And the median was 1.22.

LCTC's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked better than
59.27% of 1839 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 1.59 vs LCTC: 1.29

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.

Lifeloc Technologies's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $2.592. 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 $2.87 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

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Lifeloc Technologies Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lifeloc Technologies'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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Lifeloc Technologies Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Lifeloc Technologies 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 - 0.95 1.81 0.78 0.77

Lifeloc Technologies Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 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 0.78 0.66 0.77 1.06 0.77

Competitive Comparison of Lifeloc Technologies's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Lifeloc Technologies'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.


Lifeloc Technologies's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Lifeloc Technologies's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Lifeloc Technologies 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.

Lifeloc Technologies's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=3.30/2.87
=1.15

* 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.

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

For example, Lifeloc Technologies'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)
=2.592/129.4194*129.4194
=2.592

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 129.4194.

Lifeloc Technologies Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201403 1.851 99.695 2.403
201406 1.915 100.560 2.465
201409 2.003 100.428 2.581
201412 2.097 99.070 2.739
201503 2.082 99.621 2.705
201506 2.113 100.684 2.716
201509 2.191 100.392 2.825
201512 2.213 99.792 2.870
201603 2.279 100.470 2.936
201606 2.348 101.688 2.988
201609 2.387 101.861 3.033
201612 2.400 101.863 3.049
201703 2.434 102.862 3.062
201706 2.464 103.349 3.086
201709 2.466 104.136 3.065
201712 2.415 104.011 3.005
201803 2.422 105.290 2.977
201806 2.455 106.317 2.988
201809 2.480 106.507 3.014
201812 2.510 105.998 3.065
201903 2.524 107.251 3.046
201906 2.614 108.070 3.130
201909 2.676 108.329 3.197
201912 2.768 108.420 3.304
202003 2.713 108.902 3.224
202006 2.571 108.767 3.059
202009 2.484 109.815 2.927
202012 2.405 109.897 2.832
202103 2.576 111.754 2.983
202106 2.531 114.631 2.858
202109 2.744 115.734 3.068
202112 2.687 117.630 2.956
202203 2.635 121.301 2.811
202206 2.553 125.017 2.643
202209 2.517 125.227 2.601
202212 2.508 125.222 2.592
202303 2.486 127.348 2.526
202306 2.509 128.729 2.522
202309 2.553 129.860 2.544
202312 2.592 129.419 2.592

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.


Lifeloc Technologies  (OTCPK:LCTC) 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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Lifeloc Technologies (Lifeloc Technologies) Business Description

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Address
12441 West 49th Avenue, Wheat Ridge, CO, USA, 80033
Lifeloc Technologies Inc is a Colorado-based developer, manufacturer, and marketer of portable hand-held and fixed station breathalyzers and related accessories, supplies and education. It offers fuel-cell based breath alcohol testing equipment. In addition, it also offers a line of supplies, accessories, services, and training to support customers' alcohol testing programs. The company operates through two segments: Product Sales and Rentals. The Product Sales segment is a key revenue driver, includes the sale of physical products, including portable hand-held breathalyzers and related accessories and the Rentals segment includes rental of a portion of the company's building.
Executives
Wayne Willkomm director 12441 W 49TH AVENUE, UNIT #4, WHEAT RIDGE CO 80033
Donald E. Siecke director 12441 W 49TH AVE., UNIT 4, WHEAT RIDGE CO 80033
Michael Kornelsen director 700 N. WASHINGTON STREET, #1007, DENVER CO 80203
Gurumurthi Ravishankar director, officer: Executive Vice President 12441 W. 49TH STREET, SUITE 4, WHEAT RIDGE CO 80033
Vern D Kornelsen director, 10 percent owner, officer: Secretary and CFO 4605 S. DENICE DR, ENGLEWOOD CO 80111
Partners Lllp Edco 10 percent owner 4605 S DENICE DR, ENGLEWOOD CO 80111
Robert D Greenlee director 2060 BROADWAY, BOULDER CO 80302
Kristie L. Larose officer: Vice President, Finance 12441 W. 49TH AVE., STE 4, WHEAT RIDGE CO 80033
Barry R. Knott director, officer: President, CEO and Treasurer 12441 W. 49TH AVE., STE 4, WHEAT RIDGE CO 80033
Mark A. Lary officer: Vice President, Operations 12441 W. 49TH AVE., STE 4, WHEAT RIDGE CO 80033
Robert H. Summers director 5816 S LUPINE DR, LITTLETON CO 80123
Alan C. Castrodale director 12441 . 49TH AVE., STE 4, WHEAT RIDGE CO 80033

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