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ePlus (PLUS) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 3.97 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is ePlus Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-28), ePlus's current share price is $78.19. ePlus's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $19.68. ePlus's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 3.97.

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

PLUS' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.05   Med: 3.42   Max: 5.75
Current: 3.97

During the past years, ePlus's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 5.75. The lowest was 2.05. And the median was 3.42.

PLUS's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
66.07% of 1288 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 2.495 vs PLUS: 3.97

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.

ePlus's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $32.565. 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 $19.68 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

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ePlus Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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

ePlus Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.49 2.83 3.95 3.68 2.75

ePlus 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 2.60 2.75 3.04 3.31 4.06

Competitive Comparison of ePlus's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Software - Application subindustry, ePlus'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.


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

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

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



ePlus 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=78.19/19.68
=3.97

* 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.

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

For example, ePlus'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)
=32.565/129.4194*129.4194
=32.565

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 129.4194.

ePlus Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201403 8.287 99.695 10.758
201406 8.258 100.560 10.628
201409 8.608 100.428 11.093
201412 9.131 99.070 11.928
201503 9.449 99.621 12.275
201506 9.627 100.684 12.375
201509 10.191 100.392 13.138
201512 10.581 99.792 13.722
201603 10.824 100.470 13.943
201606 10.805 101.688 13.752
201609 11.289 101.861 14.343
201612 11.787 101.863 14.976
201703 12.214 102.862 15.367
201706 12.598 103.349 15.776
201709 13.269 104.136 16.491
201712 13.656 104.011 16.992
201803 13.538 105.290 16.641
201806 13.840 106.317 16.847
201809 14.543 106.507 17.672
201812 14.999 105.998 18.313
201903 15.585 107.251 18.806
201906 15.865 108.070 18.999
201909 16.661 108.329 19.905
201912 17.483 108.420 20.869
202003 17.988 108.902 21.377
202006 18.547 108.767 22.069
202009 19.320 109.815 22.769
202012 20.181 109.897 23.766
202103 20.825 111.754 24.117
202106 21.558 114.631 24.339
202109 22.709 115.734 25.394
202112 23.707 117.630 26.083
202203 24.576 121.301 26.221
202206 25.147 125.017 26.033
202209 26.226 125.227 27.104
202212 27.741 125.222 28.671
202303 29.075 127.348 29.548
202306 30.181 128.729 30.343
202309 31.390 129.860 31.284
202312 32.565 129.419 32.565

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.


ePlus  (NAS:PLUS) 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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ePlus (PLUS) Business Description

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Address
13595 Dulles Technology Drive, Herndon, VA, USA, 20171-3413
ePlus Inc is a holding company. ePlus through its subsidiaries provides information technology solutions. The company's technology solutions enable organizations to optimize their IT environment and supply chain processes. It also provides consulting, professional and managed services, and complete lifecycle management services including flexible financing solutions. ePlus focuses on selling to medium and large enterprises in the United States and to customers in select international markets including the United Kingdom, the European Union, India, Singapore, and Israel..
Executives
Darren S Raiguel officer: Chief Operating Officer 25850 YELLOW BIRCH COURT, ALDIE VA 20105
Elaine D Marion officer: Chief Financial Officer 13595 DULLES TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, HERNDON VA 20171-3413
Renee Bergeron director 1347 PANINI DRIVE, HENDERSON NV 89052
John E Callies director 13595 DULLES TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, HERNDON VA 20171
Ira A Hunt director 1051 DEAD RUN DRIVE, MCLEAN VA 22101
Maureen F Morrison director C/O ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, 2905 PREMIERE PKWY, STE 300, DULUTH GA 30097
Ben Xiang director 15 MACARTHUR PLACE, UNIT 1604, SANTA ANA CA 92707
Eric D Hovde 10 percent owner 122 W. WASHINGTON AVENUE, SUITE 350, MADISON WI 53703
Bruce M Bowen director, officer: Executive Vice President C/O EPLUS INC., 13595 DULLES TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, HERNDON VA 20171-3413
Mark P Marron director, officer: Chief Executive Officer
Lawrence S Herman director C/O EPLUS INC, 13595 DULLES TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, HERNDON VA 20171-3413
Faulders C Thomas Iii director 13595 DULLES TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, HERNDON VA 20171-3413
Phillip G Norton director, 10 percent owner, officer: President/CEO C/O EPLUS INC., 13595 DULLES TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, HERNDON VA 20171-3413
Terrence Odonnell director 13595 DULLES TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, HERNDON VA 20171-3413
Steven J Mencarini officer: SVP/CFO C/O EPLUS INC., 13595 DULLES TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, HERNDON VA 20171-3413