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K-Bro Linen (TSX:KBL) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 1.77 (As of May. 23, 2025)


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What is K-Bro Linen Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2025-05-23), K-Bro Linen's current share price is C$34.88. K-Bro Linen's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was C$19.70. K-Bro Linen's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 1.77.

The historical rank and industry rank for K-Bro Linen's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

TSX:KBL' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.54   Med: 2.67   Max: 4.91
Current: 1.77

During the past years, K-Bro Linen's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 4.91. The lowest was 1.54. And the median was 2.67.

TSX:KBL's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
54.98% of 673 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 1.52 vs TSX:KBL: 1.77

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.

K-Bro Linen's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was C$18.212. 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 C$19.70 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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K-Bro Linen Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for K-Bro Linen'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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K-Bro Linen Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

K-Bro Linen Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.63 2.11 1.54 1.76 1.95

K-Bro Linen 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 1.85 1.67 1.78 1.95 1.75

Competitive Comparison of K-Bro Linen's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, K-Bro Linen'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.


K-Bro Linen's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, K-Bro Linen's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where K-Bro Linen's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.


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K-Bro Linen 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.

K-Bro Linen's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=34.88/19.70
=1.77

* 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.

K-Bro Linen's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, K-Bro Linen'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)
=18.212/129.1809*129.1809
=18.212

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 129.1809.

K-Bro Linen Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201506 13.999 100.500 17.994
201509 14.177 100.421 18.237
201512 14.180 99.947 18.328
201603 14.257 101.054 18.225
201606 14.421 102.002 18.264
201609 14.522 101.765 18.434
201612 14.542 101.449 18.517
201703 12.150 102.634 15.293
201706 17.904 103.029 22.449
201709 17.989 103.345 22.486
201712 19.182 103.345 23.978
201803 19.403 105.004 23.870
201806 19.133 105.557 23.415
201809 18.779 105.636 22.965
201812 18.813 105.399 23.058
201903 18.439 106.979 22.266
201906 18.232 107.690 21.870
201909 18.218 107.611 21.870
201912 18.488 107.769 22.161
202003 18.058 107.927 21.614
202006 17.664 108.401 21.050
202009 17.756 108.164 21.206
202012 17.749 108.559 21.121
202103 17.636 110.298 20.655
202106 17.632 111.720 20.388
202109 17.507 112.905 20.031
202112 17.388 113.774 19.743
202203 16.885 117.646 18.541
202206 16.554 120.806 17.702
202209 16.245 120.648 17.394
202212 16.387 120.964 17.500
202303 16.443 122.702 17.311
202306 16.315 124.203 16.969
202309 16.459 125.230 16.978
202312 16.520 125.072 17.063
202403 16.643 126.258 17.028
202406 17.003 127.522 17.224
202409 18.000 127.285 18.268
202412 18.037 127.364 18.294
202503 18.212 129.181 18.212

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.


K-Bro Linen  (TSX:KBL) 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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K-Bro Linen Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
14903-137 Avenue N.W., Edmonton, AB, CAN, T5V 1R9
K-Bro Linen Inc is a healthcare and hospitality laundry and linen processor in Canada. It operates in cities across Canada, and has two distribution centers, providing management services and laundry processing of hospitality, healthcare, and specialty linens. The company provides vital products and services that help people heal, travel, live, and play. It helps hospitals and extended care centers care for the young, old, and vulnerable in environmentally responsible ways. It operates through two divisions, which are the Canadian division and the United Kingdom division.
Executives
Sean Philip Curtis Senior Officer
Linda Jane Mccurdy Director, Senior Officer
Ryo Utahara Senior Officer
K-bro Linen Inc. Issuer
Michael William Jones Senior Officer
Michael Barrett Percy Director
Jeffrey Ronald Gannon Senior Officer
Jerzy Marek Ostrzyzek Senior Officer
Steven Emanuel Matyas Director

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