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Dolby Laboratories (Dolby Laboratories) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 3.07 (As of Jun. 05, 2024)


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What is Dolby Laboratories Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-06-05), Dolby Laboratories's current share price is $80.59. Dolby Laboratories's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $26.21. Dolby Laboratories's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 3.07.

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

DLB' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.33   Med: 3.43   Max: 4.93
Current: 3.08

During the past years, Dolby Laboratories's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 4.93. The lowest was 2.33. And the median was 3.43.

DLB's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
72.54% of 670 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 1.6 vs DLB: 3.08

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.

Dolby Laboratories's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $25.264. 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 $26.21 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Dolby Laboratories Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Dolby Laboratories'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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Dolby Laboratories Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Dolby Laboratories 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 3.44 3.33 4.03 2.71 3.09

Dolby Laboratories 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 3.44 3.31 3.09 3.36 3.20

Competitive Comparison of Dolby Laboratories's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Dolby Laboratories'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.


Dolby Laboratories's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Dolby Laboratories's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Dolby Laboratories 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.

Dolby Laboratories's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=80.59/26.21
=3.07

* 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.

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

For example, Dolby Laboratories'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)
=25.264/131.7762*131.7762
=25.264

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

Dolby Laboratories Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 16.303 100.560 21.364
201409 16.721 100.428 21.940
201412 16.916 99.070 22.501
201503 17.398 99.621 23.014
201506 17.759 100.684 23.243
201509 17.886 100.392 23.478
201512 17.897 99.792 23.633
201603 18.443 100.470 24.190
201606 19.152 101.688 24.819
201609 19.426 101.861 25.131
201612 19.575 101.863 25.323
201703 20.011 102.862 25.636
201706 20.749 103.349 26.456
201709 20.917 104.136 26.469
201712 19.847 104.011 25.145
201803 20.629 105.290 25.818
201806 21.059 106.317 26.102
201809 22.897 106.507 28.329
201812 22.861 105.998 28.421
201903 23.097 107.251 28.379
201906 22.991 108.070 28.034
201909 23.041 108.329 28.028
201912 23.130 108.420 28.113
202003 23.489 108.902 28.423
202006 24.178 108.767 29.293
202009 24.255 109.815 29.106
202012 25.250 109.897 30.277
202103 25.544 111.754 30.120
202106 25.870 114.631 29.739
202109 25.704 115.734 29.267
202112 25.933 117.630 29.052
202203 25.772 121.301 27.998
202206 24.876 125.017 26.221
202209 23.426 125.227 24.651
202212 23.807 125.222 25.053
202303 24.549 127.348 25.403
202306 24.703 128.729 25.288
202309 24.594 129.860 24.957
202312 24.474 129.419 24.920
202403 25.264 131.776 25.264

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.


Dolby Laboratories  (NYSE:DLB) 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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Dolby Laboratories (Dolby Laboratories) Business Description

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Address
1275 Market Street, San Francisco, CA, USA, 94103-1410
Dolby Laboratories Inc develops audio and surround sound for cinema, broadcast, home audio systems, in-car entertainment systems, DVD players, games, televisions, and personal computers. The company generates three fourths of its revenue from licensing its technology to consumer electronics manufacturers around the world. The rest of revenue comes from equipment sales to professional producers and audio engineering services.
Executives
Kevin J Yeaman officer: VP, Chief Financial Officer C/O DOLBY LABORATORIES, INC., 1275 MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Mark Andrew Sherman officer: EVP, GEN. COUN. & SECRTY DOLBY LABORATORIES, INC., 1275 MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
John D Couling officer: SVP, Entertainment C/O DOLBY LABORATORIES, INC., 1275 MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Todd Pendleton officer: SVP, Chief Marketing Officer 1275 MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Emily Rollins director C/O DOLBY LABORATORIES, INC., 1275 MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Anjali Sud director C/O VIMEO INC., 555 WEST 18TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10011
Simon Segars director C/O DOLBY LABORATORIES, INC., 1275 MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Avadis Tevanian director DOLBY LABORATORIES INC, 1275 MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Peter C Gotcher director
Ryan Nicholson officer: VP, Corporate Controller C/O DOLBY LABORATORIES INC., 1275 MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Shriram Revankar officer: SVP, Advanced Technology Group C/O DOLBY LABORATORIES, INC., 1275 MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Tony A Prophet director 9 BERNICE STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Robert J Park officer: SVP & Chief Financial Officer C/O DOLBY LABORATORIES, INC., 1275 MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Steven E Forshay officer: Sr. Vice President, Research 1275 MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Lewis Chew officer: EVP, Chief Financial Officer DOLBY LABORATORIES, INC., 1275 MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103