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Cognex (STU:CGZ) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 5.97 (As of May. 26, 2024)


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What is Cognex Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-05-26), Cognex's current share price is €44.06. Cognex's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €7.38. Cognex's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 5.97.

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

STU:CGZ' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.68   Med: 7.85   Max: 18.05
Current: 5.95

During the past years, Cognex's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 18.05. The lowest was 3.68. And the median was 7.85.

STU:CGZ's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
90.65% of 1871 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 1.66 vs STU:CGZ: 5.95

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.

Cognex's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €7.981. 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 €7.38 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Cognex Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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

Cognex 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 11.20 14.48 12.21 6.59 5.36

Cognex 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 6.72 7.42 5.50 5.36 5.29

Competitive Comparison of Cognex's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Cognex'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.


Cognex's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



Cognex 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=44.06/7.38
=5.97

* 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.

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

For example, Cognex'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)
=7.981/131.7762*131.7762
=7.981

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

Cognex Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 2.896 100.560 3.795
201409 3.272 100.428 4.293
201412 3.451 99.070 4.590
201503 4.067 99.621 5.380
201506 4.057 100.684 5.310
201509 4.268 100.392 5.602
201512 4.466 99.792 5.897
201603 4.491 100.470 5.890
201606 4.636 101.688 6.008
201609 4.909 101.861 6.351
201612 5.309 101.863 6.868
201703 5.456 102.862 6.990
201706 5.407 103.349 6.894
201709 5.492 104.136 6.950
201712 5.336 104.011 6.760
201803 5.051 105.290 6.322
201806 5.370 106.317 6.656
201809 5.721 106.507 7.078
201812 5.842 105.998 7.263
201903 6.134 107.251 7.537
201906 6.180 108.070 7.536
201909 6.584 108.329 8.009
201912 7.076 108.420 8.600
202003 6.997 108.902 8.467
202006 7.063 108.767 8.557
202009 7.321 109.815 8.785
202012 5.902 109.897 7.077
202103 6.454 111.754 7.610
202106 6.714 114.631 7.718
202109 7.178 115.734 8.173
202112 7.212 117.630 8.079
202203 7.101 121.301 7.714
202206 7.583 125.017 7.993
202209 8.114 125.227 8.538
202212 7.866 125.222 8.278
202303 7.827 127.348 8.099
202306 7.931 128.729 8.119
202309 8.103 129.860 8.223
202312 8.041 129.419 8.187
202403 7.981 131.776 7.981

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.


Cognex  (STU:CGZ) 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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Cognex (STU:CGZ) Business Description

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One Vision Drive, Natick, MA, USA, 01760-2059
Cognex Corp provides machine vision products that help automate manufacturing processes. The firm's products include vision software, vision systems, vision sensors, and ID products. Vision software combines vision tools with a customer's own cameras and peripheral equipment and can help with several vision tasks, including part location, identification, measurement, and robotic guidance. Vision systems combine a camera, processor, and vision software into a single package. Vision sensors deliver simple, low-cost solutions for common vision applications, such as checking the size of parts. ID products read codes that have been applied to items during the manufacturing process. Cognex generates the largest proportion of its sales in the United States and Europe.

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