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Aware (AWRE) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 0.65 (As of Apr. 29, 2024)


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What is Aware Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-29), Aware's current share price is $1.86. Aware's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $2.86. Aware's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 0.65.

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

AWRE' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.36   Med: 1.21   Max: 2.33
Current: 0.6

During the past years, Aware's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 2.33. The lowest was 0.36. And the median was 1.21.

AWRE's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked better than
85.76% of 1299 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 2.56 vs AWRE: 0.60

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.

Aware's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.632. 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 $2.86 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

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Aware Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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

Aware 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 1.08 1.13 0.98 0.56 0.58

Aware 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 0.56 0.56 0.53 0.47 0.58

Competitive Comparison of Aware's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Software - Application subindustry, Aware'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.


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

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

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



Aware 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=1.86/2.86
=0.65

* 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.

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

For example, Aware'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)
=1.632/129.4194*129.4194
=1.632

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 129.4194.

Aware Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201403 3.830 99.695 4.972
201406 2.123 100.560 2.732
201409 2.281 100.428 2.939
201412 2.297 99.070 3.001
201503 2.326 99.621 3.022
201506 2.347 100.684 3.017
201509 2.354 100.392 3.035
201512 2.449 99.792 3.176
201603 2.487 100.470 3.204
201606 2.553 101.688 3.249
201609 2.591 101.861 3.292
201612 2.586 101.863 3.286
201703 2.755 102.862 3.466
201706 2.759 103.349 3.455
201709 2.803 104.136 3.484
201712 2.816 104.011 3.504
201803 2.785 105.290 3.423
201806 2.783 106.317 3.388
201809 2.840 106.507 3.451
201812 2.877 105.998 3.513
201903 2.877 107.251 3.472
201906 2.840 108.070 3.401
201909 2.829 108.329 3.380
201912 2.492 108.420 2.975
202003 2.435 108.902 2.894
202006 2.293 108.767 2.728
202009 2.204 109.815 2.597
202012 2.136 109.897 2.515
202103 2.064 111.754 2.390
202106 2.013 114.631 2.273
202109 1.956 115.734 2.187
202112 1.921 117.630 2.114
202203 1.879 121.301 2.005
202206 1.838 125.017 1.903
202209 1.967 125.227 2.033
202212 1.906 125.222 1.970
202303 1.850 127.348 1.880
202306 1.736 128.729 1.745
202309 1.802 129.860 1.796
202312 1.632 129.419 1.632

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.


Aware  (NAS:AWRE) 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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Aware (AWRE) Business Description

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Address
76 Blanchard Road, Burlington, MA, USA, 01803
Aware Inc is a provider of software and services to the biometrics industry. The company's software products are used in government and commercial biometrics systems to identify or authenticate people. The government applications of biometrics systems include border control, visitor screening, law enforcement, national defense, intelligence, secure credentialing, access control, and background checks. Its commercial applications include user authentication for login to mobile devices, computers, networks, and software programs, user authentication for financial transactions and purchases. Its geographical segments include the United States, Brazil, the United Kingdom, and the Rest of the world.
Executives
Robert A Eckel director, officer: CEO and President C/O AWARE, INC., 40 MIDDLESEX TURNPIKE, BEDFORD MA 01730
David K Traverse officer: Principal Financial Officer 108 ADAMS STREET, DUNSTABLE MA 01827
Stafford John S Iii director, 10 percent owner 230 SOUTH LASALLE STREET 400, CHICAGO IL 60604
David Brian Barcelo officer: Chief Financial Officer 15 DAWN CIRCLE, ANDOVER MA 01810
Ronin Trading, Llc 10 percent owner 350 N. ORLEANS STREET, 2N, CHICAGO IL 60654
Craig A Herman officer: Chief Revenue Officer 15 ABBOT STREET, MARBLEHEAD MA 01945
Mohamed Lazzouni officer: Chief Technology Officer C/O VIISAGE TECHNOLOGY, INC., 296 CONCORD ROAD, BILLIERCA MA 01821
Gary Evee director 36 CONCETTA SASS DRIVE, RANDOLPH MA 02368
Peter R. Faubert director 50 NAGOG PARK, ACTON MA 01720
Ronin Capital, Llc 10 percent owner 350 N. ORLEANS, SUITE 2N, CHICAGO IL 60654
Brian D Connolly director 40 MIDDLESEX TURNPIKE, BEDFORD MA 01730
Brent P Johnstone director 40 MIDDLESEX TURNPIKE, BEDFORD MA 01730
Richard P Moberg director C/O AWARE INC, 40 MIDDLESEX TURNPIKE, BEDFORD MA 01730
David J Martin officer: Chief Financial Officer
Adrian F Kruse director C/O AWARE INC, 40 MIDDLESEX TURNPIKE, BEDFORD MA 01730