Local (LOCM) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio: (As of Jul. 15, 2026)

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What is Local Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

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Local  (OTCPK:LOCM) 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.


Local Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Related Terms


Local Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Local'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.

Local Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

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LOCM vs CXKJ, SCGY, LIVC: Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Comparison

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, Local'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.


Local Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio vs Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Local's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Local 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.

Local's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2015 is calculated as:

For example, Local's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2015 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Mar. 2015 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2015)
=0.479/236.1190*236.1190
=0.479

Current CPI (Mar. 2015) = 236.1190.

Local Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
200506 4.066 194.500 4.936
200509 3.721 198.800 4.420
200512 3.359 196.800 4.030
200603 3.050 199.800 3.604
200606 2.750 202.900 3.200
200609 2.500 202.900 2.909
200612 2.215 201.800 2.592
200703 2.655 205.352 3.053
200706 2.375 208.352 2.692
200709 2.465 208.490 2.792
200712 2.319 210.036 2.607
200803 2.170 213.528 2.400
200806 2.078 218.815 2.242
200809 2.001 218.783 2.160
200812 1.893 210.228 2.126
200903 1.724 212.709 1.914
200906 1.737 215.693 1.901
200909 1.770 215.969 1.935
200912 1.580 215.949 1.728
201003 1.654 217.631 1.795
201006 2.073 217.965 2.246
201009 2.373 218.439 2.565
201012 2.375 219.179 2.559
201103 2.694 223.467 2.847
201106 2.483 225.722 2.597
201109 2.385 226.889 2.482
201112 2.251 225.672 2.355
201203 2.141 229.392 2.204
201206 1.749 229.478 1.800
201209 1.609 231.407 1.642
201212 1.282 229.601 1.318
201303 1.149 232.773 1.166
201306 1.014 233.504 1.025
201309 0.945 234.149 0.953
201312 0.881 233.049 0.893
201403 0.761 236.293 0.760
201406 0.710 238.343 0.703
201409 0.663 238.031 0.658
201412 0.670 234.812 0.674
201503 0.479 236.119 0.479

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.


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