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QLYS (Qualys) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 12.66 (As of May. 27, 2025)


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What is Qualys Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2025-05-27), Qualys's current share price is $137.54. Qualys's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $10.86. Qualys's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 12.66.

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

QLYS' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 10.92   Med: 16.19   Max: 23.9
Current: 12.61

During the past years, Qualys's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 23.90. The lowest was 10.92. And the median was 16.19.

QLYS's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
90.93% of 1412 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 2.71 vs QLYS: 12.61

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.

Qualys's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $13.683. 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 $10.86 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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Qualys Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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

Qualys Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 20.65 18.85 12.72 20.53 13.30

Qualys Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 16.86 14.07 12.40 13.30 11.59

Competitive Comparison of Qualys's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Qualys'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.


Qualys's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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


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Qualys 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=137.54/10.86
=12.66

* 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.

Qualys's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, Qualys's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=13.683/134.9266*134.9266
=13.683

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

Qualys Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201506 5.052 100.684 6.770
201509 5.324 100.392 7.155
201512 5.683 99.792 7.684
201603 6.035 100.470 8.105
201606 6.430 101.688 8.532
201609 6.765 101.861 8.961
201612 7.210 101.863 9.550
201703 7.684 102.862 10.079
201706 8.161 103.349 10.655
201709 8.646 104.136 11.202
201712 8.901 104.011 11.547
201803 9.403 105.290 12.050
201806 9.368 106.317 11.889
201809 9.510 106.507 12.048
201812 9.176 105.998 11.680
201903 9.542 107.251 12.004
201906 9.780 108.070 12.210
201909 9.316 108.329 11.603
201912 9.881 108.420 12.297
202003 9.910 108.902 12.278
202006 10.372 108.767 12.867
202009 10.233 109.815 12.573
202012 10.304 109.897 12.651
202103 10.130 111.754 12.230
202106 10.078 114.631 11.862
202109 10.369 115.734 12.088
202112 11.166 117.630 12.808
202203 10.975 121.301 12.208
202206 10.303 125.017 11.120
202209 9.317 125.227 10.039
202212 7.739 125.222 8.339
202303 7.252 127.348 7.684
202306 7.539 128.729 7.902
202309 8.776 129.860 9.118
202312 9.975 129.419 10.399
202403 10.936 131.776 11.197
202406 11.610 132.554 11.818
202409 12.271 133.029 12.446
202412 13.071 133.157 13.245
202503 13.683 134.927 13.683

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.


Qualys  (NAS:QLYS) 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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Qualys Business Description

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Address
919 E Hillsdale Boulevard, 4th Floor, Foster City, CA, USA, 94404
Qualys is a cloud security and compliance solutions provider that helps businesses identify and manage their security risks and compliance requirements. The California-based company has more than 10,000 customers worldwide, the majority of which are small- and medium-size businesses. Qualys was founded in 1999 and went public in 2012.
Executives
Sumedh S Thakar officer: VP, Engineering C/O QUALYS, INC., 919 E HILLSDALE BLVD, FOSTER CITY CA 94404
Joo Mi Kim officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O QUALYS, INC., 919 E. HILLSDALE BLVD., FOSTER CITY CA 94404
Bruce K Posey officer: VP, GC and Corp. Sec. 919 E HILLSDALE BLVD, FOSTER CITY CA 94404
Jeffrey P Hank director C/O INTUIT INC., PO BOX 7850, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94039
John A. Zangardi director 919 E. HILLSDALE BLVD., FOSTER CITY CA 94404
Wendy Pfeiffer director C/O QUALYS, INC., 919 E. HILLSDALE BOULEVARD, FOSTER CITY CA 94404
Thomas Berquist director 500 ARGUELLO STREET, SUITE 200, REDWOOD CITY CA 94063
Allan Peters officer: Chief Revenue Officer C/O QUALYS, INC., 919 E. HILLSDALE BLVD., FOSTER CITY CA 94404
Kristi Marie Rogers director 802 MEADOWLARK, HOWELL MI 48843
Arjet Skenduli officer: Chief Accounting Officer 919 E. HILLSDALE BLVD., FOSTER CITY CA 94404
William Berutti director 140 KENDRICK STREET, NEEDHAM MA 02494
Philippe Courtot Family Trust 10 percent owner C/O QUALYS, INC., 919 E. HILLSDALE BLVD., FOSTER CITY CA 94404
Saikat Paul officer: Chief Accounting Officer 919 E. HILLSDALE BLVD., FOSTER CITY CA 94404
Sandra K Bergeron director C/O NETEGRITY INC, 201 JONES RD, WALTHAM MA 02451
Philippe F Courtot director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman, President & CEO 1600 BRIDGE PARKWAY, REDWOOD CITY CA 94065