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athenahealth (athenahealth) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is athenahealth Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

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athenahealth Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for athenahealth's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio can be seen below:

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Competitive Comparison of athenahealth's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Health Information Services subindustry, athenahealth'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.


athenahealth's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, athenahealth's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



athenahealth 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.

athenahealth's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 is calculated as:

For example, athenahealth's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Sep. 2018 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Sep. 2018 (Change)*Current CPI (Sep. 2018)
=26.303/106.5067*106.5067
=26.303

Current CPI (Sep. 2018) = 106.5067.

athenahealth Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
200812 3.166 88.697 3.802
200903 3.604 89.744 4.277
200906 3.786 91.003 4.431
200909 3.932 91.120 4.596
200912 3.757 91.111 4.392
201003 3.921 91.821 4.548
201006 4.106 91.962 4.755
201009 4.485 92.162 5.183
201012 4.945 92.474 5.695
201103 5.234 94.283 5.913
201106 5.664 95.235 6.334
201109 6.229 95.727 6.930
201112 6.680 95.213 7.472
201203 7.092 96.783 7.805
201206 7.478 96.819 8.226
201209 8.130 97.633 8.869
201212 8.587 96.871 9.441
201303 9.162 98.209 9.936
201306 9.093 98.518 9.830
201309 9.648 98.790 10.402
201312 10.485 98.326 11.357
201403 11.385 99.695 12.163
201406 11.319 100.560 11.988
201409 11.540 100.428 12.239
201412 12.463 99.070 13.399
201503 12.049 99.621 12.882
201506 12.438 100.684 13.157
201509 13.196 100.392 14.000
201512 13.955 99.792 14.894
201603 13.905 100.470 14.740
201606 14.387 101.688 15.069
201609 15.219 101.861 15.913
201612 16.033 101.863 16.764
201703 17.271 102.862 17.883
201706 17.970 103.349 18.519
201709 18.628 104.136 19.052
201712 19.738 104.011 20.212
201803 24.094 105.290 24.373
201806 25.281 106.317 25.326
201809 26.303 106.507 26.303

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.


athenahealth  (NAS:ATHN) 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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athenahealth (athenahealth) Business Description

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Athenahealth provides healthcare IT (HCIT) services through cloud-based and mobile application products largely for smaller to midsize medical groups and health systems. Their services include revenue cycle and practice management, electronic health records, patient engagement, population health management, and care coordination. The business services segment generates 96% of revenue, which provides cloud-based solutions and support to healthcare providers. Athenahealth is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts.
Executives
Brian P Mckeon director IDEXX LABORATORIES, ONE IDEXX DRIVE, WESTBROOK ME 04092
John A Kane director C/O MERCHANTS BANCSHARES, INC., 275 KENNEDY DRIVE, SOUTH BURLINGTON VT 05403
Dev Ittycheria director C/O MONGO DB, INC., 1633 BROADWAY, 38TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Ed Park director 311 ARSENAL STREET WATERTOWN MA 02472
Brandon H Hull director 221 NASSAU STREET, PRINCETON NJ 08542
Thomas J Szkutak director P O BOX 81226, SEATTLE WA 98108-1226
Jeffrey R Immelt director, other: Executive Chairman GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, 41 FARNSWORTH STREET, BOSTON MA 02210
Marc A Levine officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O ATHENAHEALTH, INC., 311 ARSENAL STREET, WATERTOWN MA 02472
Jacqueline B Kosecoff director 5960 HEISLEY ROAD, MENTOR OH 44060
Amy Abernethy director 311 ARSENAL STREET, WATERTOWN MA 02472
Kristi Ann Matus officer: EVP and CFAO C/O EQUITABLE HOLDINGS, INC., 1290 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10104
Daniel H. Orenstein officer: SVP, GC, and Secretary 311 ARSENAL STREET, WATERTOWN MA 02472
Jeremy Delinsky officer: SVP, Chief Product Officer C/O WAYFAIR INC., 4 COPLEY PLACE, 7TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116
Timothy M Adams officer: CFO & SVP 311 ARSENAL STREET, WATERTOWN MA 02472
Bryan E Roberts director C/O VENROCK ASSOCIATES, 2494 SAND HILL ROAD STE 200, MENLO PARK CA 94025

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