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Lifecare ASA (OSL:LIFE) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 3.07 (As of May. 25, 2025)


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What is Lifecare ASA Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2025-05-25), Lifecare ASA's current share price is kr8.40. Lifecare ASA's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec24 was kr2.74. Lifecare ASA's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 3.07.

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

OSL:LIFE' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.06   Med: 4.42   Max: 4.98
Current: 3.06

During the past 10 years, Lifecare ASA's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 4.98. The lowest was 3.06. And the median was 4.42.

OSL:LIFE's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
67.88% of 495 companies
in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry
Industry Median: 1.83 vs OSL:LIFE: 3.06

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.

Lifecare ASA's adjusted book value per share data of for the fiscal year that ended in Dec24 was kr4.674. 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 kr2.74 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec24.

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Lifecare ASA Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lifecare ASA'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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Lifecare ASA Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Lifecare ASA Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
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Lifecare ASA Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Lifecare ASA's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Medical Devices subindustry, Lifecare ASA'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.


Lifecare ASA's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Lifecare ASA's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Lifecare ASA 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.

Lifecare ASA's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=8.40/2.74
=3.07

* 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.

Lifecare ASA's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec24 is calculated as:

For example, Lifecare ASA's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the fiscal year that ended in Dec24 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Dec24 (Change)*Current CPI (Dec24)
=4.674/134.8000*134.8000
=4.674

Current CPI (Dec24) = 134.8000.

Lifecare ASA Annual Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201512 0.335 100.900 0.448
201612 0.168 104.400 0.217
201712 -0.467 106.100 -0.593
201812 3.022 109.800 3.710
201912 2.137 111.300 2.588
202012 1.802 112.900 2.152
202112 2.720 118.900 3.084
202212 5.263 125.900 5.635
202312 5.412 131.900 5.531
202412 4.674 134.800 4.674

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.


Lifecare ASA  (OSL:LIFE) 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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Lifecare ASA Business Description

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Ytrebygdsvegen 215, Blomsterdalen, Bergen, NOR, 5258
Lifecare ASA focuses on the research, development, and commercialization of sensor technology for continuous monitoring of body analytes. Lifecare develops and licenses nanotechnology for medical use to facilitate the production and sale of medical devices. Its miniaturized sensor technology measures changes by reading osmotic pressure variations in a small chamber, and can, e.g., measure glucose and lactate levels by applying different chemical compositions. The company operates as a single segment focused on research and development (R&D) of its osmotic pressure sensor and related components.

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