LightInTheBox Holding Co (MEX:LITBN) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio: 0.99 (As of Aug. 26, 2026) — 29% Below Median

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MEX:LITBN LightInTheBox Holding Co Ltd MEX:LITBN
45 GF Score
Price MXN38.00
GF Value MXN26.48
! 2 Warning Signs
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What is LightInTheBox Holding Co Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

LightInTheBox Holding Co MEX:LITBN 45 Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 0.99 as of Aug. 26, 2026, which is 29% below its 10-year median of 1.40. GuruFocus rates MEX:LITBN with a GF Score™ of 45/100 and a GF Value™ of MXN26.48. The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review. Among 775 Retail - Cyclical companies, LightInTheBox Holding Co ranks worse than 51.1% on this metric.

As of today (2026-08-26), LightInTheBox Holding Co's current share price is MXN38.00. LightInTheBox Holding Co's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was MXN38.50. LightInTheBox Holding Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 0.99.

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

MEX:LITBN' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.38   Med: 1.4   Max: 2.8
Current: 1.33

During the past years, LightInTheBox Holding Co's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 2.80. The lowest was 0.38. And the median was 1.40.

MEX:LITBN's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
51.1% of 775 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 1.2 vs MEX:LITBN: 1.33

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.

LightInTheBox Holding Co's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was MXN-2.807. 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 MXN38.50 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2026.

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LightInTheBox Holding Co  (MEX:LITBN) 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.


LightInTheBox Holding Co Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Related Terms


LightInTheBox Holding Co Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for LightInTheBox Holding Co'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.

LightInTheBox Holding Co Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

LightInTheBox Holding Co Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.47 1.63 1.77 0.62 0.86

LightInTheBox Holding Co Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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 0.76 0.44 0.81 0.86 0.99

MEX:LITBN vs HOUR, AAQL, MOGU: Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Comparison

For the Internet Retail subindustry, LightInTheBox Holding Co'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.


LightInTheBox Holding Co Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio vs Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, LightInTheBox Holding Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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


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LightInTheBox Holding Co 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.

LightInTheBox Holding Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=38.00/38.50
=0.99

* 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.

LightInTheBox Holding Co's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 is calculated as:

For example, LightInTheBox Holding Co's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Mar. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2026)
=-2.807/330.2130*330.2130
=-2.807

Current CPI (Mar. 2026) = 330.2130.

LightInTheBox Holding Co Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201606 165.445 241.018 226.672
201609 115.282 241.428 157.677
201612 118.184 241.432 161.643
201703 104.578 243.801 141.644
201706 98.006 244.955 132.118
201709 97.169 246.819 130.000
201712 96.365 246.524 129.079
201803 73.006 249.554 96.602
201806 61.955 251.989 81.187
201809 30.247 252.439 39.566
201812 -13.668 251.233 -17.965
201903 -39.012 254.202 -50.677
201906 -50.119 256.143 -64.612
201909 -23.804 256.759 -30.614
201912 38.476 256.974 49.442
202003 39.171 258.115 50.112
202006 49.159 257.797 62.968
202009 57.538 260.280 72.998
202012 52.520 260.474 66.582
202103 55.297 264.877 68.937
202106 64.865 271.696 78.835
202109 60.074 274.310 72.317
202112 69.420 278.802 82.221
202203 61.808 287.504 70.990
202206 58.306 296.311 64.977
202209 56.349 296.808 62.691
202212 4.002 296.797 4.453
202303 0.122 301.836 0.133
202306 -2.873 305.109 -3.109
202309 -3.980 307.789 -4.270
202312 -7.648 306.746 -8.233
202403 -12.167 312.332 -12.864
202406 -13.469 314.175 -14.157
202409 -12.880 315.301 -13.489
202412 -14.939 315.605 -15.630
202503 -14.276 319.799 -14.741
202506 -10.686 322.561 -10.940
202509 -7.683 324.800 -7.811
202512 -3.965 324.054 -4.040
202603 -2.807 330.213 -2.807

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.

What does a Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of 0.99 mean?
LightInTheBox Holding Co (MEX:LITBN) has a Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of 0.99 as of Aug. 26, 2026. Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is the ratio of share price to a company's inflation-adjusted book value per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on LightInTheBox Holding Co and its competitors. This is 29% below median its historical median of 1.40. Over the past decade, LightInTheBox Holding Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio has ranged from 0.38 to 2.80. According to the industry distribution chart, LightInTheBox Holding Co ranks #396 out of 775 companies in the Retail - Cyclical industry, placing it in the top 51.1%.
Is LightInTheBox Holding Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio too high?
LightInTheBox Holding Co's current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of 0.99 is 29% below median its 10-year median of 1.40. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 0.38 to a high of 2.80. The Retail - Cyclical industry median Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 1.20. LightInTheBox Holding Co's value of 0.99 is 17.5% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, LightInTheBox Holding Co ranks #396 out of 775 companies in the Retail - Cyclical industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, LightInTheBox Holding Co has a GF Score™ of 45/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does LightInTheBox Holding Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio compare to HOUR and AAQL?
According to the Retail - Cyclical industry distribution chart, LightInTheBox Holding Co ranks #396 out of 775 companies for Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. This places LightInTheBox Holding Co in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 1.20. LightInTheBox Holding Co's value of 0.99 is 17.5% below this benchmark. Historically, LightInTheBox Holding Co's own Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio has ranged from 0.38 to 2.80 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 1.40 vs. the industry median of 1.20, LightInTheBox Holding Co has consistently been below the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for a Retail - Cyclical company?
The median Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio among Retail - Cyclical companies is 1.20, based on 775 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. LightInTheBox Holding Co's current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of 0.99 is 17.5% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio mean?
A high Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is the ratio of share price to a company's inflation-adjusted book value per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on LightInTheBox Holding Co and its competitors. For the Retail - Cyclical industry, the median Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 1.20 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. LightInTheBox Holding Co's current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 0.99, which is 29% below median its own 10-year median of 1.40. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is LightInTheBox Holding Co stock overvalued right now?
LightInTheBox Holding Co (MEX:LITBN) has a current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of 0.99. The stock's GF Value™ is MXN26.48, compared to a current price of MXN38.00 — trading 43.5% above its estimated fair value. The current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 0.99, which is 29% below median its 10-year median of 1.40 and 17.5% below the Retail - Cyclical industry median of 1.20. LightInTheBox Holding Co's overall GF Score™ is 45/100 with 2 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio calculated?
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is calculated from a company's financial statements. For LightInTheBox Holding Co (MEX:LITBN), the current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 0.99 as of Aug. 26, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is LightInTheBox Holding Co (MEX:LITBN) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, LightInTheBox Holding Co stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of MXN38.00 is trading 43.5% above its estimated GF Value™ of MXN26.48.

Key valuation signals for MEX:LITBN:

  • Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio: 0.99 (29% below median its 10-year median of 1.40)
  • GF Value™: MXN26.48 vs. price of MXN38.00 (43.5% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 45/100 with 2 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 17.5% below the Retail - Cyclical median (#396 of 775)

No single metric tells the full story. See the MEX:LITBN stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


LightInTheBox Holding Co Business Description

Other Exchanges LITB:USA
Address 4 pandan crescent No. 03-03, 03-03, Singapore, SGP, 128475
LightInTheBox Holding Co Ltd is a e-commerce company, providing a diverse range of affordable lifestyle products directly to consumers. Its brands include Ador, a women's fashion brand targeting women aged 35-55; the second is a golf apparel brand focusing on female golfers aged 35 and above; the third is a women's light party dress brand for the age group of 30 and above. It offers customers products through websites and mobile applications. The company operates and reviews its performance in two segments: Product sales which consisted of online retailing of consumer products and sales to third-party sellers, and Services which consisted of the provision of logistic services to companies and individual customers.
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