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ePlus (PLUS) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 78.98 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is ePlus Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2024-04-28), ePlus's current share price is $78.19. ePlus's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.99. ePlus's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 78.98.

The historical rank and industry rank for ePlus's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF or its related term are showing as below:

PLUS' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 76.13   Med: 289.81   Max: 1913.25
Current: 78.95

During the past years, ePlus's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 1913.25. The lowest was 76.13. And the median was 289.81.

PLUS's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked worse than
78.36% of 670 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 28.305 vs PLUS: 78.95

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 Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

ePlus's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $4.909. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is $0.99 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

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ePlus Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for ePlus's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF 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 Price-to-FCF Chart

ePlus Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 282.77 1,347.14 91.35 109.04 146.83

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 Price-to-FCF 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 - 146.83 195.63 175.17 80.62

Competitive Comparison of ePlus's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Software - Application subindustry, ePlus's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF 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 Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, ePlus's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where ePlus's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.



ePlus Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF takes the Free Cash Flow per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/FCF calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPFCF 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 Price-to-FCF.

ePlus's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=78.19/0.99
=78.98

* 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 FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

For example, ePlus's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare=Free Cash Flow per Share/CPI of Dec. 2023 (Change)*Current CPI (Dec. 2023)
=4.909/129.4194*129.4194
=4.909

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 129.4194.

ePlus Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201403 0.519 99.695 0.674
201406 -0.193 100.560 -0.248
201409 -0.241 100.428 -0.311
201412 -0.158 99.070 -0.206
201503 0.687 99.621 0.892
201506 0.508 100.684 0.653
201509 -1.780 100.392 -2.295
201512 0.082 99.792 0.106
201603 1.166 100.470 1.502
201606 -0.479 101.688 -0.610
201609 -1.202 101.861 -1.527
201612 2.492 101.863 3.166
201703 0.038 102.862 0.048
201706 -0.190 103.349 -0.238
201709 0.543 104.136 0.675
201712 1.166 104.011 1.451
201803 1.183 105.290 1.454
201806 -1.863 106.317 -2.268
201809 0.998 106.507 1.213
201812 0.636 105.998 0.777
201903 1.260 107.251 1.520
201906 -3.304 108.070 -3.957
201909 1.109 108.329 1.325
201912 -0.846 108.420 -1.010
202003 0.028 108.902 0.033
202006 0.154 108.767 0.183
202009 0.038 109.815 0.045
202012 -0.154 109.897 -0.181
202103 4.345 111.754 5.032
202106 -2.683 114.631 -3.029
202109 -2.945 115.734 -3.293
202112 0.309 117.630 0.340
202203 3.700 121.301 3.948
202206 -3.924 125.017 -4.062
202209 -0.652 125.227 -0.674
202212 -1.149 125.222 -1.188
202303 4.809 127.348 4.887
202306 -0.923 128.729 -0.928
202309 1.099 129.860 1.095
202312 4.909 129.419 4.909

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF 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 Price-to-FCF Explanation

Compared with the regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF smoothed out the fluctuations of free cash flow 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 Price-to-FCF should give similar results to regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow.


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ePlus (PLUS) Business Description

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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