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Firstsource Solutions (NSE:FSL) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 3.80 (As of Jun. 05, 2024)


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What is Firstsource Solutions Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-06-05), Firstsource Solutions's current share price is ₹181.90. Firstsource Solutions's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ₹47.86. Firstsource Solutions's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 3.80.

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

NSE:FSL' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.65   Med: 2.57   Max: 5.16
Current: 3.84

During the past years, Firstsource Solutions's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 5.16. The lowest was 0.65. And the median was 2.57.

NSE:FSL's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
64.95% of 1395 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 2.58 vs NSE:FSL: 3.84

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.

Firstsource Solutions's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₹53.815. 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 ₹47.86 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Firstsource Solutions Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Firstsource Solutions'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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Firstsource Solutions Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Firstsource Solutions 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 0.65 2.79 2.96 2.32 4.13

Firstsource Solutions 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 2.32 - 3.55 - 4.13

Competitive Comparison of Firstsource Solutions's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Firstsource Solutions'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.


Firstsource Solutions's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



Firstsource Solutions 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.

Firstsource Solutions's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=181.90/47.86
=3.80

* 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.

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

For example, Firstsource Solutions'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)
=53.815/153.0345*153.0345
=53.815

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 153.0345.

Firstsource Solutions Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 0.000 94.103 0.000
201409 34.374 96.780 54.354
201412 0.000 96.780 0.000
201503 22.160 97.163 34.903
201506 0.000 99.841 0.000
201509 33.627 101.753 50.574
201512 0.000 102.901 0.000
201603 26.392 102.518 39.397
201606 0.000 105.961 0.000
201609 28.221 105.961 40.758
201612 0.000 105.196 0.000
201703 29.766 105.196 43.302
201706 0.000 107.109 0.000
201709 31.702 109.021 44.500
201712 0.000 109.404 0.000
201803 34.256 109.786 47.750
201806 0.000 111.317 0.000
201809 36.242 115.142 48.169
201812 0.000 115.142 0.000
201903 39.370 118.202 50.972
201906 0.000 120.880 0.000
201909 39.070 123.175 48.541
201912 0.000 126.235 0.000
202003 39.857 124.705 48.911
202006 0.000 127.000 0.000
202009 41.495 130.118 48.803
202012 0.000 130.889 0.000
202103 40.214 131.771 46.703
202106 0.000 134.084 0.000
202109 42.621 135.847 48.013
202112 0.000 138.161 0.000
202203 44.603 138.822 49.169
202206 0.000 142.347 0.000
202209 48.346 144.661 51.144
202212 0.000 145.763 0.000
202303 49.411 146.865 51.487
202306 0.000 150.280 0.000
202309 53.726 151.492 54.273
202312 0.000 152.924 0.000
202403 53.815 153.035 53.815

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.


Firstsource Solutions  (NSE:FSL) 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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Firstsource Solutions (NSE:FSL) Business Description

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Address
Mindspace, Link Road, 5th Floor, Paradigm ‘B’ Wing, Malad (West), Mumbai, MH, IND, 400 064
Firstsource Solutions Ltd is engaged in the business of providing customer management services like contact centers, transaction processing, and debt collection services. The company's business segment includes Banking and Financial Services, Healthcare, Communication, Media and Technology, and Diverse Industries. It generates maximum revenue from the Banking and Financial Services segment. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from the United States of America.

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