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General Dynamics (FRA:GDX) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 5.09 (As of Apr. 29, 2024)


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What is General Dynamics Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-29), General Dynamics's current share price is €265.05. General Dynamics's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €52.11. General Dynamics's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 5.09.

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

FRA:GDX' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.52   Med: 4.31   Max: 6.13
Current: 5.06

During the past years, General Dynamics's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 6.13. The lowest was 2.52. And the median was 4.31.

FRA:GDX's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
78.22% of 202 companies
in the Aerospace & Defense industry
Industry Median: 2.445 vs FRA:GDX: 5.06

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.

General Dynamics's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €71.792. 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 €52.11 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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General Dynamics Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for General Dynamics'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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General Dynamics Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

General Dynamics Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.32 3.52 4.49 4.84 4.67

General Dynamics Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 4.33 3.98 4.01 4.67 5.03

Competitive Comparison of General Dynamics's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, General Dynamics'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.


General Dynamics's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Aerospace & Defense Industry

For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, General Dynamics's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



General Dynamics 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.

General Dynamics's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=265.05/52.11
=5.09

* 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.

General Dynamics's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, General Dynamics's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Mar. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2024)
=71.792/129.4194*129.4194
=71.792

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 129.4194.

General Dynamics Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 28.882 100.560 37.171
201409 30.465 100.428 39.260
201412 28.881 99.070 37.729
201503 32.380 99.621 42.065
201506 31.131 100.684 40.016
201509 30.254 100.392 39.002
201512 31.495 99.792 40.845
201603 31.090 100.470 40.048
201606 32.054 101.688 40.795
201609 33.113 101.861 42.072
201612 32.291 101.863 41.027
201703 32.799 102.862 41.267
201706 32.549 103.349 40.760
201709 32.494 104.136 40.383
201712 32.545 104.011 40.495
201803 32.147 105.290 39.514
201806 34.652 106.317 42.182
201809 36.910 106.507 44.850
201812 35.720 105.998 43.613
201903 37.481 107.251 45.228
201906 39.454 108.070 47.248
201909 42.411 108.329 50.668
201912 43.438 108.420 51.851
202003 41.643 108.902 49.489
202006 42.987 108.767 51.149
202009 43.537 109.815 51.309
202012 44.937 109.897 52.920
202103 45.597 111.754 52.805
202106 45.490 114.631 51.358
202109 47.857 115.734 53.516
202112 56.236 117.630 61.872
202203 58.900 121.301 62.842
202206 59.955 125.017 62.066
202209 64.934 125.227 67.108
202212 63.876 125.222 66.017
202303 64.983 127.348 66.040
202306 65.844 128.729 66.197
202309 68.523 129.860 68.291
202312 71.386 129.419 71.386
202403 71.792 129.419 71.792

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.


General Dynamics  (FRA:GDX) 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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General Dynamics (FRA:GDX) Business Description

Address
11011 Sunset Hills Road, Reston, VA, USA, 20190
General Dynamics is a defense contractor and business jet manufacturer. The firm's segments include aerospace, marine, combat systems, and technologies. General Dynamics' aerospace segment creates Gulfstream business jets and operates a global aircraft servicing operation. Combat systems produces land-based combat vehicles such as the M1 Abrams tank and Stryker armored personnel carrier, as well as munitions. The marine segment creates and services nuclear-powered submarines, destroyers, and other ships. The technologies segment contains two main units, an IT business that primarily serves the government market and a mission systems business that focuses on products that provide command, control, computing, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities to the military.

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