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Driver Group (LSE:DRV) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 0.57 (As of Jun. 07, 2024)


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What is Driver Group Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-06-07), Driver Group's current share price is £0.24. Driver Group's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Sep23 was £0.42. Driver Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 0.57.

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

LSE:DRV' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.52   Med: 1.69   Max: 5.74
Current: 0.52

During the past 13 years, Driver Group's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 5.74. The lowest was 0.52. And the median was 1.69.

LSE:DRV's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked better than
84.05% of 677 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 1.6 vs LSE:DRV: 0.52

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.

Driver Group's adjusted book value per share data of for the fiscal year that ended in Sep23 was £0.304. 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 £0.42 for the trailing ten years ended in Sep23.

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Driver Group Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Driver Group'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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Driver Group Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Driver Group 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 1.50 1.37 1.34 0.76 0.62

Driver Group Semi-Annual Data
Mar14 Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
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 1.34 - 0.76 - 0.62

Competitive Comparison of Driver Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Consulting Services subindustry, Driver Group'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.


Driver Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Business Services Industry

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

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



Driver Group 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.

Driver Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=0.24/0.42
=0.57

* 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.

Driver Group's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Sep23 is calculated as:

For example, Driver Group's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the fiscal year that ended in Sep23 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Sep23 (Change)*Current CPI (Sep23)
=0.304/130.1000*130.1000
=0.304

Current CPI (Sep23) = 130.1000.

Driver Group Annual Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201409 0.435 100.000 0.566
201509 0.388 100.200 0.504
201609 0.239 101.500 0.306
201709 0.300 104.300 0.374
201809 0.361 106.600 0.441
201909 0.373 108.400 0.448
202009 0.391 109.200 0.466
202109 0.408 112.400 0.472
202209 0.313 122.300 0.333
202309 0.304 130.100 0.304

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.


Driver Group  (LSE:DRV) 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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Driver Group (LSE:DRV) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
125 Old Broad Street, Suite 706-708, Floor 7, London, GBR, EC2N 1AR
Driver Group PLC provides consultancy services to the engineering and construction industries. The business activity of the group is primarily operated through divisions such as Europe and the Americas; Asia Pacific; Middle East. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from the United Kingdom and can be seen across the region of Oman, France, Qatar, Germany, Kuwait, China, the US, Canada, and others. It offers quantity surveying, quantum and planning experts, litigation support, contract administration, and commercial advice/management services; and capital investment consultancy services, including development, project, and contracting management services.

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