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Synchrony Financial (Synchrony Financial) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 1.86 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Synchrony Financial Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-27), Synchrony Financial's current share price is $44.67. Synchrony Financial's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $24.02. Synchrony Financial's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 1.86.

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

SYF' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.23   Med: 1.54   Max: 1.92
Current: 1.86

During the past years, Synchrony Financial's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 1.92. The lowest was 1.23. And the median was 1.54.

SYF's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
73.64% of 258 companies
in the Credit Services industry
Industry Median: 0.875 vs SYF: 1.86

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.

Synchrony Financial's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $35.027. 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 $24.02 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Synchrony Financial Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Synchrony Financial'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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Synchrony Financial Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Synchrony Financial Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
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Synchrony Financial 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 1.32 1.51 1.34 1.63 1.80

Competitive Comparison of Synchrony Financial's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Credit Services subindustry, Synchrony Financial'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.


Synchrony Financial's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Credit Services Industry

For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, Synchrony Financial's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Synchrony Financial 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.

Synchrony Financial's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=44.67/24.02
=1.86

* 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.

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

For example, Synchrony Financial'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)
=35.027/129.4194*129.4194
=35.027

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 129.4194.

Synchrony Financial Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 7.700 100.560 9.910
201409 11.923 100.428 15.365
201412 12.567 99.070 16.417
201503 13.236 99.621 17.195
201506 13.886 100.684 17.849
201509 14.581 100.392 18.797
201512 15.116 99.792 19.604
201603 15.835 100.470 20.398
201606 16.446 101.688 20.931
201609 16.937 101.861 21.519
201612 17.368 101.863 22.067
201703 17.714 102.862 22.287
201706 18.020 103.349 22.566
201709 18.403 104.136 22.871
201712 18.473 104.011 22.986
201803 18.883 105.290 23.211
201806 19.365 106.317 23.573
201809 19.474 106.507 23.663
201812 20.423 105.998 24.936
201903 21.353 107.251 25.767
201906 22.027 108.070 26.379
201909 23.131 108.329 27.634
201912 23.305 108.420 27.819
202003 19.265 108.902 22.895
202006 19.128 108.767 22.760
202009 19.468 109.815 22.943
202012 20.491 109.897 24.131
202103 21.863 111.754 25.319
202106 23.479 114.631 26.508
202109 24.125 115.734 26.978
202112 24.526 117.630 26.984
202203 25.056 121.301 26.733
202206 25.950 125.017 26.864
202209 26.755 125.227 27.651
202212 27.701 125.222 28.630
202303 29.079 127.348 29.552
202306 30.246 128.729 30.408
202309 31.497 129.860 31.390
202312 32.366 129.419 32.366
202403 35.027 129.419 35.027

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.


Synchrony Financial  (NYSE:SYF) 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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Synchrony Financial (Synchrony Financial) Business Description

Address
777 Long Ridge Road, Stamford, CT, USA, 06902
Synchrony Financial, originally a spinoff of GE Capital's retail financing business, is the largest provider of private-label credit cards in the United States by both outstanding receivables and purchasing volume. Synchrony partners with other firms to market its credit products in their physical stores as well as on their websites and mobile applications. Synchrony operates through three segments: retail card (private-label and co-branded general-purpose credit cards), payment solutions (promotional financing for large ticket purchases), and CareCredit (financing for elective healthcare procedures).
Executives
Carol Juel officer: See remarks 777 LONG RIDGE ROAD, C/O CORPORATE SECRETARY, STAMFORD CT 06902
Bart Schaller officer: See remarks 777 LONG RIDGE ROAD, C/O CORPORATE SECRETARY, STAMFORD CT 06902
David P Melito officer: See Remarks 777 LONG RIDGE ROAD, SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL C/O CORP. SECRETARY, STAMFORD CT 06902
Brian D Doubles officer: See Remarks 777 LONG RIDGE ROAD, SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL C/O CORP. SECRETARY, STAMFORD CT 06902
Jonathan S Mothner officer: See Remarks 777 LONG RIDGE ROAD, SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL C/O CORP. SECRETARY, STAMFORD CT 06902
Maran Nalluswami officer: See remarks 777 LONG RIDGE ROAD, C/O CORPORATE SECRETARY, STAMFORD CT 06902
Wenzel Brian J. Sr. officer: See remarks 777 LONG RIDGE ROAD, C/O CORPORATE SECRETARY, STAMFORD CT 06902
Alberto Casellas officer: See remarks 777 LONG RIDGE ROAD, C/O CORPORATE SECRETARY, STAMFORD CT 06902
Margaret M Keane director, officer: President and CEO 777 LONG RIDGE ROAD, SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL C/O CORP. SECRETARY, STAMFORD CT 06902
Kamila K Chytil director 2828 N. HARWOOD STREET, 15TH FLOOR, DALLAS TX 75201
Curtis Howse officer: See remarks 777 LONG RIDGE ROAD, C/O CORPORATE SECRETARY, STAMFORD CT 06902
Paul Whynott officer: See remarks 777 LONG RIDGE ROAD, SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL C/O CORP. SECRETARY, STAMFORD CT 06902
Thomas M Quindlen officer: See Remarks 777 LONG RIDGE ROAD, SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL C/O CORP. SECRETARY, STAMFORD CT 06902
Henry F Greig officer: See Remarks 777 LONG RIDGE ROAD, SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL C/O CORP. SECRETARY, STAMFORD CT 06902
P.w. Parker director U.S. BANCORP, 800 NICOLLET MALL, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402