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Empire Co (TSX:EMP.A) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 1.63 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is Empire Co Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-28), Empire Co's current share price is C$32.00. Empire Co's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was C$19.69. Empire Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 1.63.

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

TSX:EMP.A' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.86   Med: 1.74   Max: 2.45
Current: 1.62

During the past years, Empire Co's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 2.45. The lowest was 0.86. And the median was 1.74.

TSX:EMP.A's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
53% of 217 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 1.58 vs TSX:EMP.A: 1.62

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.

Empire Co's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was C$21.715. 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$19.69 for the trailing ten years ended in Jan. 2024.

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Empire Co Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Empire Co'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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Empire Co Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Empire Co Annual Data
Trend Apr14 Apr15 Apr16 Apr17 Apr18 Apr19 Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Apr23
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.63 1.70 2.15 2.23 1.85

Empire Co Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
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 1.97 1.85 1.81 1.92 1.77

Competitive Comparison of Empire Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Grocery Stores subindustry, Empire Co'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.


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

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

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



Empire Co 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.

Empire Co's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=32.00/19.69
=1.63

* 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.

Empire Co's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as:

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

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Jan. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Jan. 2024)
=21.715/125.4675*125.4675
=21.715

Current CPI (Jan. 2024) = 125.4675.

Empire Co Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201404 20.585 98.920 26.109
201407 20.855 99.315 26.347
201410 21.204 99.473 26.745
201501 21.375 98.209 27.308
201504 21.602 99.710 27.182
201507 21.943 100.579 27.373
201510 21.664 100.500 27.046
201601 16.983 100.184 21.269
201604 13.339 101.370 16.510
201607 13.479 101.844 16.606
201610 13.410 102.002 16.495
201701 13.550 102.318 16.616
201704 13.414 103.029 16.335
201707 13.558 103.029 16.511
201710 13.401 103.424 16.257
201801 13.497 104.056 16.274
201804 13.629 105.320 16.236
201807 13.900 106.110 16.436
201810 14.169 105.952 16.779
201901 14.209 105.557 16.889
201904 14.729 107.453 17.198
201907 13.330 108.243 15.451
201910 13.785 107.927 16.025
202001 14.014 108.085 16.268
202004 14.584 107.216 17.067
202007 15.108 108.401 17.487
202010 15.594 108.638 18.010
202101 16.018 109.192 18.406
202104 16.472 110.851 18.644
202107 17.282 112.431 19.286
202110 17.759 113.695 19.598
202201 18.221 114.801 19.914
202204 19.003 118.357 20.145
202207 19.354 120.964 20.075
202210 19.958 121.517 20.607
202301 20.094 121.596 20.734
202304 20.532 123.571 20.847
202307 21.190 124.914 21.284
202310 21.668 125.310 21.695
202401 21.715 125.468 21.715

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.


Empire Co  (TSX:EMP.A) 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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Empire Co (TSX:EMP.A) Business Description

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Address
115 King Street, Stellarton, NS, CAN, B0K 1S0
Empire Co Ltd key businesses are food retailing, investments, and other operations. The food retailing division operates through Empire's subsidiary Sobeys and represents nearly all of the company's income. This segment owns, affiliates, or franchises more than 1,500 stores in 10 provinces, under retail banners including Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Lawton's Drug Stores, and multiple retail fuel locations. The company's investment and other operations segment include the investment in Crombie REIT, which is an open-ended Canadian real estate investment trust, as well as the Genstar Development Partnership.

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