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Fortinet (BSP:F1TN34) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 66.88 (As of Jun. 05, 2024)


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What is Fortinet Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-06-05), Fortinet's current share price is R$155.17. Fortinet's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was R$2.32. Fortinet's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 66.88.

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

BSP:F1TN34' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 12.7   Med: 34.55   Max: 79.72
Current: 63.82

During the past years, Fortinet's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 79.72. The lowest was 12.70. And the median was 34.55.

BSP:F1TN34's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
99% of 1395 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 2.58 vs BSP:F1TN34: 63.82

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.

Fortinet's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was R$-0.449. 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 R$2.32 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Fortinet Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Fortinet'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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Fortinet Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Fortinet Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 25.48 33.03 69.31 49.11 62.70

Fortinet 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 67.07 76.43 60.13 62.70 74.15

Competitive Comparison of Fortinet's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Fortinet'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.


Fortinet's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Fortinet's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Fortinet 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.

Fortinet's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=155.17/2.32
=66.88

* 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.

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

For example, Fortinet'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)
=-0.449/131.7762*131.7762
=-0.449

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

Fortinet Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 0.855 100.560 1.120
201409 0.920 100.428 1.207
201412 1.073 99.070 1.427
201503 1.336 99.621 1.767
201506 1.371 100.684 1.794
201509 1.801 100.392 2.364
201512 1.710 99.792 2.258
201603 1.600 100.470 2.099
201606 1.597 101.688 2.070
201609 1.543 101.861 1.996
201612 1.623 101.863 2.100
201703 1.601 102.862 2.051
201706 1.729 103.349 2.205
201709 1.618 104.136 2.047
201712 1.157 104.011 1.466
201803 1.354 105.290 1.695
201806 1.741 106.317 2.158
201809 2.151 106.507 2.661
201812 2.310 105.998 2.872
201903 2.381 107.251 2.925
201906 2.531 108.070 3.086
201909 2.887 108.329 3.512
201912 3.209 108.420 3.900
202003 1.612 108.902 1.951
202006 1.744 108.767 2.113
202009 2.373 109.815 2.848
202012 2.710 109.897 3.250
202103 3.385 111.754 3.991
202106 3.234 114.631 3.718
202109 3.612 115.734 4.113
202112 2.729 117.630 3.057
202203 0.676 121.301 0.734
202206 -1.258 125.017 -1.326
202209 -2.133 125.227 -2.245
202212 -0.945 125.222 -0.994
202303 0.038 127.348 0.039
202306 0.992 128.729 1.015
202309 0.236 129.860 0.239
202312 -1.492 129.419 -1.519
202403 -0.449 131.776 -0.449

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.


Fortinet  (BSP:F1TN34) 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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Fortinet (BSP:F1TN34) Business Description

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Fortinet is a platform-based cybersecurity vendor with product offerings covering network security, cloud security, zero-trust access, and security operations. The firm derives a majority of its revenue through sales of its subscriptions and support-based business. The California-based firm has more than 700,000 customers across the world.

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