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Palo Alto Networks (NEOE:PANW) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 73.85 (As of Jun. 20, 2024)


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What is Palo Alto Networks Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-06-20), Palo Alto Networks's current share price is C$19.20. Palo Alto Networks's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2024 was C$0.26. Palo Alto Networks's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 73.85.

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

NEOE:PANW' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 26.06   Med: 54.96   Max: 96.39
Current: 74.37

During the past years, Palo Alto Networks's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 96.39. The lowest was 26.06. And the median was 54.96.

NEOE:PANW's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
99.37% of 1425 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 2.52 vs NEOE:PANW: 74.37

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.

Palo Alto Networks's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Apr. 2024 was C$0.846. 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 C$0.26 for the trailing ten years ended in Apr. 2024.

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Palo Alto Networks Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Palo Alto Networks'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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Palo Alto Networks Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Palo Alto Networks Annual Data
Trend Jul14 Jul15 Jul16 Jul17 Jul18 Jul19 Jul20 Jul21 Jul22 Jul23
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 33.37 45.61 52.62 72.43

Palo Alto Networks Quarterly Data
Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24
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 54.87 72.43 67.46 86.65 68.24

Competitive Comparison of Palo Alto Networks's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Palo Alto Networks'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.


Palo Alto Networks's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



Palo Alto Networks 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.

Palo Alto Networks's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=19.20/0.26
=73.85

* 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.

Palo Alto Networks's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, Palo Alto Networks's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Apr. 2024 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Apr. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Apr. 2024)
=0.846/132.2892*132.2892
=0.846

Current CPI (Apr. 2024) = 132.2892.

Palo Alto Networks Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201407 0.094 100.520 0.124
201410 0.102 100.176 0.135
201501 0.113 98.604 0.152
201504 0.121 99.824 0.160
201507 0.130 100.691 0.171
201510 0.142 100.346 0.187
201601 0.161 99.957 0.213
201604 0.156 100.947 0.204
201607 0.193 101.524 0.251
201610 0.198 101.988 0.257
201701 0.186 102.456 0.240
201704 0.178 103.167 0.228
201707 0.157 103.278 0.201
201710 0.144 104.070 0.183
201801 0.135 104.578 0.171
201804 0.153 105.708 0.191
201807 0.248 106.324 0.309
201810 0.258 106.695 0.320
201901 0.228 106.200 0.284
201904 0.303 107.818 0.372
201907 0.320 108.250 0.391
201910 0.306 108.577 0.373
202001 0.315 108.841 0.383
202004 0.162 108.173 0.198
202007 0.230 109.318 0.278
202010 0.155 109.861 0.187
202101 0.234 110.364 0.280
202104 0.191 112.673 0.224
202107 0.147 115.183 0.169
202110 0.098 116.696 0.111
202201 0.023 118.619 0.026
202204 0.064 121.978 0.069
202207 0.041 125.002 0.043
202210 0.103 125.734 0.108
202301 0.145 126.223 0.152
202304 0.243 127.992 0.251
202307 0.335 128.974 0.344
202310 0.425 129.810 0.433
202401 0.811 130.124 0.824
202404 0.846 132.289 0.846

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.


Palo Alto Networks  (NEOE:PANW) 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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Palo Alto Networks (NEOE:PANW) Business Description

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3000 Tannery Way, Santa Clara, CA, USA, 95054
Palo Alto Networks is a platform-based cybersecurity vendor with product offerings covering network security, cloud security, and security operations. The California-based firm has more than 85,000 customers across the world, including more than three fourths of the Global 2000.