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Dolby Laboratories (Dolby Laboratories) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 3.09 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Dolby Laboratories Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-27), Dolby Laboratories's current share price is $79.20. Dolby Laboratories's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $25.64. Dolby Laboratories's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 3.09.

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: 3.12

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
72.29% of 646 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 1.53 vs DLB: 3.12

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 Dec. 2023 was $24.474. 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 $25.64 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

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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
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 2.91 3.44 3.31 3.09 3.36

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
=79.20/25.64
=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.

Dolby Laboratories's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

For example, Dolby Laboratories's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Dec. 2023 (Change)*Current CPI (Dec. 2023)
=24.474/129.4194*129.4194
=24.474

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 129.4194.

Dolby Laboratories Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201403 15.925 99.695 20.673
201406 16.303 100.560 20.982
201409 16.721 100.428 21.548
201412 16.916 99.070 22.098
201503 17.398 99.621 22.602
201506 17.759 100.684 22.827
201509 17.886 100.392 23.058
201512 17.897 99.792 23.210
201603 18.443 100.470 23.757
201606 19.152 101.688 24.375
201609 19.426 101.861 24.682
201612 19.575 101.863 24.871
201703 20.011 102.862 25.177
201706 20.749 103.349 25.983
201709 20.917 104.136 25.996
201712 19.847 104.011 24.695
201803 20.629 105.290 25.357
201806 21.059 106.317 25.635
201809 22.897 106.507 27.823
201812 22.861 105.998 27.912
201903 23.097 107.251 27.871
201906 22.991 108.070 27.533
201909 23.041 108.329 27.527
201912 23.130 108.420 27.610
202003 23.489 108.902 27.915
202006 24.178 108.767 28.769
202009 24.255 109.815 28.585
202012 25.250 109.897 29.736
202103 25.544 111.754 29.582
202106 25.870 114.631 29.207
202109 25.704 115.734 28.743
202112 25.933 117.630 28.532
202203 25.772 121.301 27.497
202206 24.876 125.017 25.752
202209 23.426 125.227 24.210
202212 23.807 125.222 24.605
202303 24.549 127.348 24.948
202306 24.703 128.729 24.836
202309 24.594 129.860 24.511
202312 24.474 129.419 24.474

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