Livestock Improvement (NZSE:LIC) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio: (As of Sep. 20, 2026)

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NZSE:LIC Livestock Improvement Corp Ltd NZSE:LIC
77 GF Score
Price NZ$1.12
GF Value NZ$1.14
Valuation Fairly Valued
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What is Livestock Improvement Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

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Livestock Improvement  (NZSE:LIC) 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.


Livestock Improvement Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Related Terms


Livestock Improvement Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Livestock Improvement'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.

Livestock Improvement Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Livestock Improvement Annual Data
Trend May17 May18 May19 May20 May21 May22 May23 May24 May25 May26
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.73 0.49 0.52 0.40 0.50

Livestock Improvement Semi-Annual Data
Nov16 May17 Nov17 May18 Nov18 May19 Nov19 May20 Nov20 May21 Nov21 May22 Nov22 May23 Nov23 May24 Nov24 May25 Nov25 May26
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 0.50 0.39 0.38 0.40 0.48

NZSE:LIC vs ADM, BG, TSN: Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Comparison

For the Farm Products subindustry, Livestock Improvement'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.


Livestock Improvement Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Livestock Improvement's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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


NZSE:LIC
77GF Score
Livestock Improvement Corp Ltd NZSE:LIC
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Livestock Improvement 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.

Livestock Improvement's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the fiscal year that ended in May26 is calculated as:

For example, Livestock Improvement's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the fiscal year that ended in May26 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of May26 (Change)*Current CPI (May26)
=2.138/136.8867*136.8867
=2.138

Current CPI (May26) = 136.8867.

Livestock Improvement Annual Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201705 1.976 102.231 2.646
201805 2.147 103.764 2.832
201905 2.047 105.502 2.656
202005 2.039 107.035 2.608
202105 2.060 110.614 2.549
202205 2.059 118.690 2.375
202305 2.090 125.846 2.273
202405 1.931 130.037 2.033
202505 2.096 133.513 2.149
202605 2.138 136.887 2.138

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.

Is Livestock Improvement (NZSE:LIC) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Livestock Improvement stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of NZ$1.12 is trading 1.8% below its estimated GF Value™ of NZ$1.14. GuruFocus considers Livestock Improvement to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for NZSE:LIC:

  • Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio:
  • GF Value™: NZ$1.14 vs. price of NZ$1.12 (1.8% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 77/100 with 4 warning signs

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


Livestock Improvement Business Description

Address 605 Ruakura Road, Newstead, Hamilton, NTL, NZL, 3286
Livestock Improvement Corp Ltd is an agri-tech and herd improvement company. The company's operating segments include NZ market genetics; Herd testing; Farm software and international. It generates maximum revenue from the NZ market genetics segment. The NZ market genetics segment provides bovine genetic breeding material and related services, predominately to dairy farmers. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from New Zealand.
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NZ$1.12
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