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CarMax (FRA:XA4) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 2.68 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is CarMax Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-28), CarMax's current share price is €64.38. CarMax's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was €24.03. CarMax's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 2.68.

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

FRA:XA4' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.29   Med: 5.23   Max: 7.8
Current: 2.58

During the past years, CarMax's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 7.80. The lowest was 2.29. And the median was 5.23.

FRA:XA4's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
74.58% of 901 companies
in the Vehicles & Parts industry
Industry Median: 1.23 vs FRA:XA4: 2.58

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.

CarMax's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was €35.723. 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 €24.03 for the trailing ten years ended in Feb. 2024.

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CarMax Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for CarMax'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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CarMax Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

CarMax Annual Data
Trend Feb15 Feb16 Feb17 Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23 Feb24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.25 6.54 5.10 2.81 2.93

CarMax Quarterly Data
May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
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 2.81 2.86 3.14 2.41 2.93

Competitive Comparison of CarMax's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Auto & Truck Dealerships subindustry, CarMax'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.


CarMax's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, CarMax's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



CarMax 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.

CarMax's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=64.38/24.03
=2.68

* 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.

CarMax's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as:

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

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Feb. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Feb. 2024)
=35.723/129.4194*129.4194
=35.723

Current CPI (Feb. 2024) = 129.4194.

CarMax Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201405 11.094 100.373 14.305
201408 11.637 100.352 15.008
201411 12.100 99.635 15.717
201502 13.315 99.032 17.401
201505 14.044 100.333 18.115
201508 14.070 100.548 18.110
201511 13.736 100.135 17.753
201602 13.456 100.040 17.408
201605 13.650 101.355 17.430
201608 14.296 101.617 18.207
201611 14.920 101.829 18.962
201702 15.647 102.779 19.703
201705 15.514 103.256 19.445
201708 14.905 103.587 18.622
201711 15.495 104.072 19.269
201802 14.947 105.052 18.414
201805 16.199 106.148 19.750
201808 17.203 106.383 20.928
201811 17.597 106.338 21.417
201902 17.659 106.649 21.429
201905 18.663 108.048 22.354
201908 19.691 108.245 23.543
201911 20.432 108.519 24.367
202002 21.192 109.139 25.130
202005 20.161 108.175 24.120
202008 20.500 109.662 24.193
202011 21.423 109.793 25.252
202102 22.121 110.968 25.799
202105 23.777 113.576 27.094
202108 25.715 115.421 28.834
202111 27.653 117.269 30.518
202202 28.639 119.703 30.964
202205 32.008 123.323 33.590
202208 33.812 124.958 35.019
202211 34.067 125.607 35.101
202302 33.165 126.928 33.816
202305 33.862 128.314 34.154
202308 34.712 129.538 34.680
202311 35.343 129.548 35.308
202402 35.723 129.419 35.723

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.


CarMax  (FRA:XA4) 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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CarMax (FRA:XA4) Business Description

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Address
12800 Tuckahoe Creek Parkway, Richmond, VA, USA, 23238
CarMax sells, finances, and services used and new cars through a chain of about 240 used retail stores. It was formed in 1993 as a unit of Circuit City and spun off into an independent company in late 2002. Used-vehicle sales typically account for about 83% of revenue (78% in fiscal 2023 due to the chip shortage) and wholesale about 13% (20% in fiscal 2023), with the remaining portion composed of extended service plans and repair. In fiscal 2023, the company retailed and wholesaled 807,823, and 585,071 used vehicles, respectively. CarMax is the largest used-vehicle retailer in the U.S. but still estimates that it has only about 4% U.S. market share of vehicles 0-10 years old in 2022. It seeks over 5% share by the end of calendar 2025. CarMax is based in Richmond, Virginia.

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