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Metro (MTRAF) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 3.17 (As of May. 15, 2024)


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What is Metro Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-05-15), Metro's current share price is $53.86. Metro's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $16.99. Metro's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 3.17.

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

MTRAF' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.96   Med: 4   Max: 5.39
Current: 3.21

During the past years, Metro's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 5.39. The lowest was 2.96. And the median was 4.00.

MTRAF's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
73.39% of 218 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 1.61 vs MTRAF: 3.21

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.

Metro's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $22.434. 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 $16.99 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Metro Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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

Metro Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.50 4.46 3.72 3.54 3.20

Metro 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 3.58 3.49 3.20 3.05 3.17

Competitive Comparison of Metro's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Grocery Stores subindustry, Metro'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.


Metro's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Metro's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Metro 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=53.86/16.99
=3.17

* 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.

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

For example, Metro'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)
=22.434/125.4675*125.4675
=22.434

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 125.4675.

Metro Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 9.604 99.473 12.114
201409 9.562 99.394 12.070
201412 9.235 98.367 11.779
201503 8.635 99.789 10.857
201506 8.873 100.500 11.077
201509 8.250 100.421 10.308
201512 7.986 99.947 10.025
201603 8.435 101.054 10.473
201606 8.848 102.002 10.884
201609 8.745 101.765 10.782
201612 8.819 101.449 10.907
201703 8.813 102.634 10.774
201706 9.104 103.029 11.087
201709 10.438 103.345 12.672
201712 14.454 103.345 17.548
201803 14.476 105.004 17.297
201806 16.388 105.557 19.479
201809 16.934 105.636 20.113
201812 16.756 105.399 19.946
201903 16.959 106.979 19.890
201906 17.413 107.690 20.287
201909 17.716 107.611 20.656
201912 17.651 107.769 20.550
202003 0.000 107.927 0.000
202006 17.827 108.401 20.634
202009 18.552 108.164 21.520
202012 19.492 108.559 22.528
202103 20.151 110.298 22.922
202106 21.304 111.720 23.926
202109 20.790 112.905 23.103
202112 20.852 113.774 22.995
202203 21.362 117.646 22.782
202206 21.620 120.806 22.454
202209 20.927 120.648 21.763
202212 20.935 120.964 21.714
202303 20.874 122.702 21.344
202306 21.999 124.203 22.223
202309 21.983 125.230 22.025
202312 22.428 125.468 22.428
202403 22.434 125.468 22.434

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.


Metro  (OTCPK:MTRAF) 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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Metro (MTRAF) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
11011 Maurice-Duplessis, Finances, Montreal, Montreal, QC, CAN, H1C 1V6
Metro is the third-largest grocery retailer in Canada (behind Loblaw and Sobeys) and also owns the top pharmacy chain in Quebec, Jean Coutu, following the 2018 acquisition. Its grocery banners include supermarket chain Metro, discounters Super C and Food Basics, and ethnic food grocer Adonis, while its pharmacies primarily operate under the Jean Coutu and Brunet trademarks. Metro operates both as a food retailer and a franchisor, licensing its trademarks and supplying merchandise to registered pharmacists. The firm also acts as a wholesaler and distributor to serve smaller, neighborhood grocery stores. Unlike peers Loblaw and Sobeys that operate chain stores across Canada, Metro's operations are concentrated in the provinces of Quebec and Ontario, with no presence in western Canada.

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