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AppFolio (AppFolio) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 47.88 (As of Apr. 29, 2024)


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What is AppFolio Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-29), AppFolio's current share price is $242.75. AppFolio's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $5.07. AppFolio's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 47.88.

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

APPF' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 32.42   Med: 41.35   Max: 48.67
Current: 47.92

During the past years, AppFolio's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 48.67. The lowest was 32.42. And the median was 41.35.

APPF's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
98.38% of 1299 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 2.56 vs APPF: 47.92

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.

AppFolio's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $8.290. 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 $5.07 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

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AppFolio Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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

AppFolio Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
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AppFolio 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 - - - 38.07 34.20

Competitive Comparison of AppFolio's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Software - Application subindustry, AppFolio'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.


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

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

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



AppFolio 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=242.75/5.07
=47.88

* 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.

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

For example, AppFolio'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)
=8.29/129.4194*129.4194
=8.290

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 129.4194.

AppFolio Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201403 0.000 99.695 0.000
201406 0.000 100.560 0.000
201409 0.000 100.428 0.000
201412 -1.592 99.070 -2.080
201503 0.257 99.621 0.334
201506 2.162 100.684 2.779
201509 2.276 100.392 2.934
201512 2.167 99.792 2.810
201603 2.084 100.470 2.684
201606 2.053 101.688 2.613
201609 2.062 101.861 2.620
201612 2.067 101.863 2.626
201703 2.084 102.862 2.622
201706 2.217 103.349 2.776
201709 2.377 104.136 2.954
201712 2.504 104.011 3.116
201803 2.710 105.290 3.331
201806 2.951 106.317 3.592
201809 3.165 106.507 3.846
201812 2.709 105.998 3.308
201903 2.798 107.251 3.376
201906 3.473 108.070 4.159
201909 3.682 108.329 4.399
201912 3.864 108.420 4.612
202003 3.651 108.902 4.339
202006 4.214 108.767 5.014
202009 8.292 109.815 9.772
202012 8.315 109.897 9.792
202103 8.295 111.754 9.606
202106 8.300 114.631 9.371
202109 8.430 115.734 9.427
202112 8.539 117.630 9.395
202203 8.283 121.301 8.837
202206 7.571 125.017 7.838
202209 7.738 125.227 7.997
202212 7.519 125.222 7.771
202303 6.784 127.348 6.894
202306 6.340 128.729 6.374
202309 7.345 129.860 7.320
202312 8.290 129.419 8.290

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.


AppFolio  (NAS:APPF) 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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AppFolio (AppFolio) Business Description

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Address
70 Castilian Drive, Santa Barbara, CA, USA, 93117
AppFolio Inc is a provider of cloud-based software solutions for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in the property management and legal industries. Its property management software provides small and medium-sized property managers with an end-to-end solution to their business needs. Its products include cloud-based property management software (Appfolio Property Manager); a cloud-based software solution for real estate investment managers that provides tools and services designed to manage investor relationships (Appfolio Investment Management). It also offers value-added services, such as Website design and electronic payment services. The business activity of the firm primarily functions through the United States and it derives revenue from the source of subscription fees.
Executives
William Shane Trigg officer: General Manager, Real Estate 50 CASTILIAN DRIVE, GOLETA CA 93117
Matthew S Mazza officer: Chief Legal Officer 50 CASTILIAN DR, SANTA BARBARA CA 93117
Janet Kerr director 50 CASTILIAN DR, GOLETA CA 93117
Alexander Wolf director C/O IGSB, INC., 1483 EAST VALLEY ROAD, SUITE L, SANTA BARBARA CA 93150
Olivia Nottebohm director C/O DROPBOX. INC., 1800 OWENS STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94158
Maurice J Duca 10 percent owner PO BOX 5609, SANTA BARBARA CA 93150
Timothy K Bliss director, 10 percent owner P O BOX 50440, SANTA BARBARA CA 93150
Jonathan Walker director, officer: Chief Technology Officer 50 CASTILIAN DRIVE, GOLETA CA 93117
Appfolio Inc officer: Chief Legal Officer 70 CASTILIAN DRIVE, SANTA BARBARA CA 93117
Jason Robert Randall officer: SVP, AppFolio Property Manager 4942 LA GAMA WAY, SANTA BARBARA CA 93111
Igsb Internal Venture Fund Iii, Llc 10 percent owner P.O. BOX 5609, SANTA BARBARA CA 93150
Rauth William R Iii director, 10 percent owner PO BOX 5609, SANTA BARBARA CA 93150
Fay Sien Goon officer: Chief Financial Officer 2225 LAWSON LANE, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Ann M Wilson officer: Principal Accounting Officer 1411 E MISSION AVENUE, SPOKANE WA 99202
Ida Kathleen Kane officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O VIMEO, INC., 330 WEST 34TH STREET 5TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10001