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Simulations Plus (Simulations Plus) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 9.72 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is Simulations Plus Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-28), Simulations Plus's current share price is $44.69. Simulations Plus's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was $4.60. Simulations Plus's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 9.72.

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

SLP' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 6.45   Med: 12.68   Max: 50.65
Current: 9.72

During the past years, Simulations Plus's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 50.65. The lowest was 6.45. And the median was 12.68.

SLP's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
93.4% of 303 companies
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry
Industry Median: 1.94 vs SLP: 9.72

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.

Simulations Plus's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was $8.859. 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 $4.60 for the trailing ten years ended in Feb. 2024.

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Simulations Plus Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Simulations Plus'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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Simulations Plus Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Simulations Plus Annual Data
Trend Aug14 Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 28.23 37.66 18.52 17.91 10.53

Simulations Plus Quarterly Data
May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
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 10.07 11.04 10.53 8.89 9.03

Competitive Comparison of Simulations Plus's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Health Information Services subindustry, Simulations Plus'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.


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

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

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



Simulations Plus 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.

Simulations Plus's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=44.69/4.6
=9.72

* 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.

Simulations Plus's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, Simulations Plus's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Feb. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Feb. 2024)
=8.859/129.4194*129.4194
=8.859

Current CPI (Feb. 2024) = 129.4194.

Simulations Plus Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201405 0.977 100.373 1.260
201408 0.944 100.352 1.217
201411 1.096 99.635 1.424
201502 1.109 99.032 1.449
201505 1.173 100.333 1.513
201508 1.153 100.548 1.484
201511 1.173 100.135 1.516
201602 1.194 100.040 1.545
201605 1.263 101.355 1.613
201608 1.320 101.617 1.681
201611 1.355 101.829 1.722
201702 1.385 102.779 1.744
201705 1.463 103.256 1.834
201708 1.494 103.587 1.867
201711 1.543 104.072 1.919
201802 1.703 105.052 2.098
201805 1.792 106.148 2.185
201808 1.833 106.383 2.230
201811 1.851 106.338 2.253
201902 1.929 106.649 2.341
201905 2.052 108.048 2.458
201908 2.142 108.245 2.561
201911 2.224 108.519 2.652
202002 2.315 109.139 2.745
202005 2.619 108.175 3.133
202008 7.832 109.662 9.243
202011 7.918 109.793 9.333
202102 8.051 110.968 9.390
202105 8.220 113.576 9.367
202108 8.231 115.421 9.229
202111 8.352 117.269 9.217
202202 8.551 119.703 9.245
202205 8.775 123.323 9.209
202208 8.798 124.958 9.112
202211 8.867 125.607 9.136
202302 8.258 126.928 8.420
202305 8.501 128.314 8.574
202308 8.528 129.538 8.520
202311 8.632 129.548 8.623
202402 8.859 129.419 8.859

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.


Simulations Plus  (NAS:SLP) 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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Simulations Plus (Simulations Plus) Business Description

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Address
42505 Tenth Street West, Lancaster, CA, USA, 93534-7059
Simulations Plus Inc is engaged in the software industry. It develops and produces software for use in pharmaceutical research and education, and provides consulting and contract research services to the pharmaceutical industry. The company's operating segments include Software and services. It generates maximum revenue from the software segment.
Executives
John Kenneth Paglia director 746 GRABLE PLACE, NEWBURY PARK CA 91320
Walter S Woltosz director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman and CEO 42505 10TH ST. WEST, LANCASTER CA 93534
Dibella John Anthony Ii officer: Division President 42505 10TH STREET WEST, LANCASTER CA 93534
Lisa Lavange director 42505 10TH ST., WEST, LANCASTER CA 93534
Steven Chang officer: President, Immunetrics 42505 10TH STREET WEST, LANCASTER CA 15203
Shawn Oconnor officer: Chief Executive Officer 42505 10TH STREET WEST, LANCASTER CA 93534-7059
Jill Fiedler-kelly officer: President, Cognigen Division 42505 10TH STREET WEST, LANCASTER CA 93534
Brett Howell officer: President, DILIsym Division 42505 10TH STREET WEST, LANCASTER CA 93534
William W Frederick officer: CFO C/O SIMULATIONS PLUS, INC., 42505 10TH STREET WEST, LANCASTER CA 93534
Daniel L Weiner director 800 WEST EL CAMINO REAL, SUITE 200, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94040
Sharlene Evans director 42505 10TH STREET WEST, LANCASTER CA 93534
Nguyen Nguyen officer: VP of Human Resources 42505 TENTH STREET WEST, LANCASTER CA 93534
David L. Ralph director 42505 10TH STREET WEST, LANCASTER CA 93534
John Robert Kneisel officer: CFO 42505 10TH STREET WEST, LANCASTER CA 93534
Grasela Thaddeus Henry Jr director, officer: President 1780 WEHRLE DRIVE SUITE 110, BUFFALO NY 14221