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Metro (TSX:MRU) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 3.09 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is Metro Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-28), Metro's current share price is C$70.92. Metro's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was C$22.94. Metro's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 3.09.

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

TSX:MRU' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.96   Med: 4   Max: 5.39
Current: 3.09

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.

TSX:MRU's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
70.97% of 217 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 1.58 vs TSX:MRU: 3.09

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 C$30.366. 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$22.94 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
=70.92/22.94
=3.09

* 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.

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)
=30.366/125.4675*125.4675
=30.366

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 125.4675.

Metro Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 10.402 99.473 13.120
201409 10.528 99.394 13.290
201412 10.649 98.367 13.583
201503 10.896 99.789 13.700
201506 10.972 100.500 13.698
201509 10.944 100.421 13.674
201512 10.951 99.947 13.747
201603 11.156 101.054 13.851
201606 11.408 102.002 14.032
201609 11.463 101.765 14.133
201612 11.764 101.449 14.549
201703 11.798 102.634 14.423
201706 12.103 103.029 14.739
201709 12.816 103.345 15.559
201712 18.456 103.345 22.407
201803 18.721 105.004 22.369
201806 21.509 105.557 25.566
201809 22.072 105.636 26.216
201812 22.514 105.399 26.801
201903 22.675 106.979 26.594
201906 23.140 107.690 26.960
201909 23.458 107.611 27.350
201912 23.245 107.769 27.062
202003 0.000 107.927 0.000
202006 24.160 108.401 27.964
202009 24.545 108.164 28.471
202012 24.968 108.559 28.857
202103 25.328 110.298 28.812
202106 26.033 111.720 29.236
202109 26.343 112.905 29.274
202112 26.691 113.774 29.434
202203 27.045 117.646 28.843
202206 27.683 120.806 28.751
202209 27.915 120.648 29.030
202212 28.440 120.964 29.499
202303 28.561 122.702 29.205
202306 29.228 124.203 29.525
202309 29.745 125.230 29.801
202312 30.089 125.468 30.089
202403 30.366 125.468 30.366

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  (TSX:MRU) 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 (TSX:MRU) Business Description

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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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