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LRCX (Lam Research) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 15.43 (As of May. 13, 2025)


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What is Lam Research Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2025-05-13), Lam Research's current share price is $82.25. Lam Research's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $5.33. Lam Research's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 15.43.

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

LRCX' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.09   Med: 8.84   Max: 21.58
Current: 14.15

During the past years, Lam Research's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 21.58. The lowest was 3.09. And the median was 8.84.

LRCX's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
95.72% of 701 companies
in the Semiconductors industry
Industry Median: 1.96 vs LRCX: 14.15

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.

Lam Research's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $7.413. 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 $5.33 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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Lam Research Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lam Research'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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Lam Research Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Lam Research Annual Data
Trend Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 9.43 17.12 9.88 13.75 21.13

Lam Research Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 19.61 21.13 15.95 13.93 13.65

Competitive Comparison of Lam Research's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials subindustry, Lam Research'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.


Lam Research's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Lam Research's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Lam Research 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.

Lam Research's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=82.25/5.33
=15.43

* 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.

Lam Research's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, Lam Research's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=7.413/134.9266*134.9266
=7.413

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

Lam Research Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201506 3.372 100.684 4.519
201509 3.502 100.392 4.707
201512 3.614 99.792 4.886
201603 3.685 100.470 4.949
201606 3.809 101.688 5.054
201609 3.950 101.861 5.232
201612 4.061 101.863 5.379
201703 4.221 102.862 5.537
201706 4.321 103.349 5.641
201709 4.569 104.136 5.920
201712 3.934 104.011 5.103
201803 4.195 105.290 5.376
201806 4.194 106.317 5.323
201809 3.509 106.507 4.445
201812 3.794 105.998 4.829
201903 3.563 107.251 4.482
201906 3.270 108.070 4.083
201909 3.437 108.329 4.281
201912 3.101 108.420 3.859
202003 3.134 108.902 3.883
202006 3.567 108.767 4.425
202009 3.752 109.815 4.610
202012 3.847 109.897 4.723
202103 3.769 111.754 4.550
202106 4.230 114.631 4.979
202109 4.133 115.734 4.818
202112 4.616 117.630 5.295
202203 4.345 121.301 4.833
202206 4.584 125.017 4.947
202209 5.435 125.227 5.856
202212 6.133 125.222 6.608
202303 6.242 127.348 6.613
202306 6.159 128.729 6.456
202309 6.093 129.860 6.331
202312 6.263 129.419 6.530
202403 6.136 131.776 6.283
202406 6.550 132.554 6.667
202409 6.557 133.029 6.651
202412 6.855 133.157 6.946
202503 7.413 134.927 7.413

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.


Lam Research  (NAS:LRCX) 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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Lam Research Business Description

Address
4650 Cushing Parkway, Fremont, CA, USA, 94538
Lam Research is one of the largest semiconductor wafer fabrication equipment manufacturers in the world. It specializes in deposition and etch, which entail the buildup of layers on a semiconductor and the subsequent selective removal of patterns from each layer. Lam holds the top market share in etch and holds the clear second share in deposition. It is more exposed to memory chipmakers for DRAM and NAND chips. It counts as top customers the largest chipmakers in the world, including TSMC, Samsung, Intel, and Micron.
Executives
Seshasayee Varadarajan officer: Group Vice President LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION, 4650 CUSHING PARKWAY, FREMONT CA 94538
Bethany Mayer director C/O IXIA, 26601 W. AGOURA ROAD, CALABASAS CA 91302
Christina Corrreia officer: CVP , Chief Accounting Officer 4650 CUSHING PKWY, FREMONT CA 94538
Neil J Fernandes officer: Senior Vice President 4650 CUSHING PKWY, FREMONT CA 94538
Timothy Archer officer: Chief Operating Officer 4650 CUSHING PARKWAY, FREMONT CA 94538
Patrick J Lord officer: Group Vice President C/O LAM RESEARCH CORP, 4650 CUSHING PARKWAY, FREMONT CA 94538
Abhijit Y Talwalkar director ONE AMD PLACE, PO BOX 3453, SUNNYVALE CA 94088
Ava Hahn officer: Chief Legal Officer & SVP 4650 CUSHING PARKWAY, C/O LAM RESEARCH, FREMONT CA 94538
John M. Dineen director MERRIMACK PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., ONE KENDALL SQUARE, SUITE B7201, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
Douglas R Bettinger officer: EVP, Chief Financial Officer C/O LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION, 4650 CUSHING PARKWAY, FREMONT CA 94538
Vahid Vahedi officer: Group Vice President LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION, 4650 CUSHING PARKWAY, FREMONT CA 94538
Ho Kyu Kang director 4650 CUSHING PKWY, FREMONT CA 94538
Richard A Gottscho officer: Executive Vice President 4650 CUSHING PARKWAY, FREMONT CA 94538
Sohail U Ahmed director 4650 CUSHING PARKWAY, FREMONT CA 94538
Scott Gerald Meikle officer: Senior Vice President 1007 N. 17TH STREET, BOISE ID 83702