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Palo Alto Networks (FRA:5AP) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 67.86 (As of Jun. 01, 2024)


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What is Palo Alto Networks Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-06-01), Palo Alto Networks's current share price is €270.75. Palo Alto Networks's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2024 was €3.99. Palo Alto Networks's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 67.86.

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

FRA:5AP' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 26.06   Med: 54.83   Max: 96.39
Current: 69.18

During the past years, Palo Alto Networks's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 96.39. The lowest was 26.06. And the median was 54.83.

FRA:5AP's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
99.35% of 1384 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 2.545 vs FRA:5AP: 69.18

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.

Palo Alto Networks's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Apr. 2024 was €12.876. 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 €3.99 for the trailing ten years ended in Apr. 2024.

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Palo Alto Networks Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Palo Alto Networks'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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Palo Alto Networks Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Palo Alto Networks Annual Data
Trend Jul14 Jul15 Jul16 Jul17 Jul18 Jul19 Jul20 Jul21 Jul22 Jul23
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 33.37 45.61 52.62 72.43

Palo Alto Networks Quarterly Data
Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24
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 54.87 72.43 67.46 86.65 68.24

Competitive Comparison of Palo Alto Networks's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Palo Alto Networks'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.


Palo Alto Networks's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



Palo Alto Networks 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.

Palo Alto Networks's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=270.75/3.99
=67.86

* 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.

Palo Alto Networks's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, Palo Alto Networks's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Apr. 2024 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Apr. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Apr. 2024)
=12.876/131.7762*131.7762
=12.876

Current CPI (Apr. 2024) = 131.7762.

Palo Alto Networks Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201407 1.452 100.520 1.903
201410 1.611 100.176 2.119
201501 1.800 98.604 2.406
201504 2.016 99.824 2.661
201507 2.058 100.691 2.693
201510 2.166 100.346 2.844
201601 2.328 99.957 3.069
201604 2.397 100.947 3.129
201607 2.983 101.524 3.872
201610 3.031 101.988 3.916
201701 2.965 102.456 3.813
201704 2.755 103.167 3.519
201707 2.399 103.278 3.061
201710 2.175 104.070 2.754
201801 1.985 104.578 2.501
201804 2.193 105.708 2.734
201807 3.604 106.324 4.467
201810 3.858 106.695 4.765
201901 3.349 106.200 4.156
201904 4.500 107.818 5.500
201907 4.873 108.250 5.932
201910 4.682 108.577 5.682
202001 4.845 108.841 5.866
202004 2.367 108.173 2.883
202007 3.318 109.318 4.000
202010 2.223 109.861 2.666
202101 3.374 110.364 4.029
202104 2.853 112.673 3.337
202107 2.213 115.183 2.532
202110 1.511 116.696 1.706
202201 0.352 118.619 0.391
202204 1.046 121.978 1.130
202207 0.691 125.002 0.728
202210 1.706 125.734 1.788
202301 2.237 126.223 2.335
202304 3.678 127.992 3.787
202307 5.127 128.974 5.238
202310 6.552 129.810 6.651
202401 12.395 130.124 12.552
202404 12.876 131.776 12.876

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.


Palo Alto Networks  (FRA:5AP) 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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Palo Alto Networks (FRA:5AP) Business Description

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Palo Alto Networks is a platform-based cybersecurity vendor with product offerings covering network security, cloud security, and security operations. The California-based firm has more than 85,000 customers across the world, including more than three fourths of the Global 2000.

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