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Flex (FRA:FXI) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 3.73 (As of May. 14, 2024)


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What is Flex Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-05-14), Flex's current share price is €26.575. Flex's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €7.12. Flex's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 3.73.

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

FRA:FXI' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.74   Med: 2   Max: 3.95
Current: 3.69

During the past years, Flex's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 3.95. The lowest was 0.74. And the median was 2.00.

FRA:FXI's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
79.8% of 1861 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 1.65 vs FRA:FXI: 3.69

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.

Flex's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €11.632. 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 €7.12 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Flex Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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

Flex Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.31 2.61 2.27 2.46 3.69

Flex Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 2.46 2.85 2.67 2.93 3.69

Competitive Comparison of Flex's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Electronic Components subindustry, Flex'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.


Flex's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



Flex 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=26.575/7.12
=3.73

* 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.

Flex's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

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

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Mar. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2024)
=11.632/129.4194*129.4194
=11.632

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 129.4194.

Flex Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 2.827 100.560 3.638
201409 3.081 100.428 3.970
201412 3.327 99.070 4.346
201503 3.872 99.621 5.030
201506 3.847 100.684 4.945
201509 3.869 100.392 4.988
201512 4.239 99.792 5.498
201603 4.237 100.470 5.458
201606 4.275 101.688 5.441
201609 4.223 101.861 5.366
201612 4.593 101.863 5.836
201703 4.654 102.862 5.856
201706 4.548 103.349 5.695
201709 4.556 104.136 5.662
201712 4.773 104.011 5.939
201803 4.636 105.290 5.698
201806 4.996 106.317 6.082
201809 5.136 106.507 6.241
201812 5.179 105.998 6.323
201903 5.093 107.251 6.146
201906 5.168 108.070 6.189
201909 5.004 108.329 5.978
201912 5.175 108.420 6.177
202003 5.151 108.902 6.121
202006 5.217 108.767 6.208
202009 5.278 109.815 6.220
202012 5.570 109.897 6.559
202103 5.860 111.754 6.786
202106 5.953 114.631 6.721
202109 6.335 115.734 7.084
202112 6.932 117.630 7.627
202203 8.140 121.301 8.685
202206 8.458 125.017 8.756
202209 9.307 125.227 9.619
202212 9.416 125.222 9.732
202303 11.103 127.348 11.284
202306 11.112 128.729 11.172
202309 12.637 129.860 12.594
202312 12.801 129.419 12.801
202403 11.632 129.419 11.632

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.


Flex  (FRA:FXI) 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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Flex Ltd is a contract manufacturing company providing comprehensive electronics design, manufacturing, and product management services to global electronics and technology companies. The company's operating segments include Flex Agility Solutions (FAS), Flex Reliability Solutions (FRS), and Nextracker. Flex Agility Solutions segment includes markets such as Communications, Enterprise and Cloud; Lifestyle; and Consumer Devices. Flex Reliability Solutions segment includes markets such as Automotive, Health Solutions, and Industrial. The Nextracker segment provides solar tracker technologies that optimize and increase energy production. The company's geographical segments include China, Mexico, the United States, Brazil, Malaysia, Hungary, and Others.

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