Dolby Laboratories (Dolby Laboratories) GF Value Rank

: 6 (As of Today)

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Dolby Laboratories has the GF Value Rank of 6.

The GF Value Rank is determined by the price-to-GF-Value (P/GF Value) ratio, a proprietary metric calculated based on historical multiples along with an adjustment factor based on a company's past returns and growth and future estimates of the business' performance.

GuruFocus found that for valuation, we cannot simply give stocks a better GF Value rank simply because they have a lower P/GF Value ratio. Backtesting shows that over the long term, the two worst-performing groups are the most expensive group (with the highest P/GF Value ratio) and the least expensive group (with the lowest P/GF Value ratio).

We can understand why the most expensive group underperforms. We were initially puzzled by the underperformance of the least expensive group, but we realized there is a reason why some stocks are super cheap. If they look too undervalued, it is often because the businesses behind them are poor quality. The market realized this and gave them low valuations. In a way, the market is efficient.

After multiple backtesting analyses, we granted the stocks in third-cheapest percentile the highest GF Value rank, as they have performed the best over a full market cycle. Stock performance is actually not as sensitive to valuation as it is to growth and profitability. On average, the companies in the 20%-50% valuation groups have similar performances. Therefore, we should avoid the most expensive and the least expensive stocks. We can be more tolerant of valuation.

Please click GF Score to see more details on the GF Score's 5 Key Aspects of Analysis.

Competitive Comparison

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Dolby Laboratories's GF Value Rank, along with its competitors' market caps and GF Value Rank 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 GF Value Rank Distribution

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Dolby Laboratories's GF Value Rank distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Dolby Laboratories's GF Value Rank falls into.

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Dolby Laboratories (Dolby Laboratories) Business Description

Industry

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Address

1275 Market Street, San Francisco, CA, USA, 94103-1410

Website

https://www.dolby.com

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