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RBBN (Ribbon Communications) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 0.72 (As of May. 13, 2025)


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What is Ribbon Communications Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2025-05-13), Ribbon Communications's current share price is $3.515. Ribbon Communications's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $4.90. Ribbon Communications's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 0.72.

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

RBBN' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.34   Med: 0.81   Max: 1.8
Current: 0.64

During the past years, Ribbon Communications's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 1.80. The lowest was 0.34. And the median was 0.81.

RBBN's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked better than
84.87% of 1395 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 2.75 vs RBBN: 0.64

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.

Ribbon Communications's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $2.170. 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 $4.90 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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Ribbon Communications Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ribbon Communications'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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Ribbon Communications Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Ribbon Communications 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 1.12 1.05 0.50 0.56 0.84

Ribbon Communications 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 0.62 0.64 0.65 0.84 0.80

Competitive Comparison of Ribbon Communications's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Software - Application subindustry, Ribbon Communications'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.


Ribbon Communications's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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


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Ribbon Communications 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.

Ribbon Communications's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=3.515/4.90
=0.72

* 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.

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

For example, Ribbon Communications'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)
=2.17/134.9266*134.9266
=2.170

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

Ribbon Communications Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201506 4.286 100.684 5.744
201509 4.332 100.392 5.822
201512 4.508 99.792 6.095
201603 4.469 100.470 6.002
201606 4.455 101.688 5.911
201609 4.467 101.861 5.917
201612 4.468 101.863 5.918
201703 4.301 102.862 5.642
201706 4.086 103.349 5.334
201709 4.216 104.136 5.463
201712 6.048 104.011 7.846
201803 5.733 105.290 7.347
201806 5.548 106.317 7.041
201809 5.543 106.507 7.022
201812 5.526 105.998 7.034
201903 5.241 107.251 6.593
201906 5.696 108.070 7.112
201909 5.728 108.329 7.134
201912 4.374 108.420 5.443
202003 3.836 108.902 4.753
202006 3.761 108.767 4.666
202009 3.825 109.815 4.700
202012 4.723 109.897 5.799
202103 4.362 111.754 5.266
202106 4.520 114.631 5.320
202109 4.128 115.734 4.813
202112 3.541 117.630 4.062
202203 3.160 121.301 3.515
202206 3.000 125.017 3.238
202209 2.910 125.227 3.135
202212 3.080 125.222 3.319
202303 2.795 127.348 2.961
202306 2.657 128.729 2.785
202309 2.590 129.860 2.691
202312 2.631 129.419 2.743
202403 2.459 131.776 2.518
202406 2.322 132.554 2.364
202409 2.264 133.029 2.296
202412 2.304 133.157 2.335
202503 2.170 134.927 2.170

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.


Ribbon Communications  (NAS:RBBN) 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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Ribbon Communications Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
6500 Chase Oaks Boulevard, Suite 100, Plano, TX, USA, 75023
Ribbon Communications Inc provides network solutions to service providers and enterprises. The company enables service providers and enterprises to modernize their communications networks and provide secure real-time communications solutions to their customers and employees. The company has two separate lines of business; the Cloud and Edge segment, and the IP Optical Networks segment. The majority of the revenue for the company is generated from its Cloud and Edge segment that provides secure and reliable software and hardware products, solutions, and services for VoIP communications, Voice Over LTE among others to service providers and enterprise customers. The company generates majority of its revenue from United States.
Executives
Jpmorgan Chase & Co 10 percent owner 383 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Beatriz V Infante director 4 TECHNOLOGY PARK DRIVE, SONUS NETWORKS, INC., WESTFORD MA 01886
Bruns H Grayson director 950 WINTER STREET, WALTHAM MA 02451
Miguel A Lopez officer: EVP, CFO HARRIS CORPORATION, 1025 W NASA BOULEVARD, MELBOURNE FL 32919
Bruce William Mcclelland director, officer: President & CEO 3871 LAKEFIELD DRIVE, SUWANEE GA 30024
Patrick W Macken officer: EVP, Chief Legal Officer 4515 THREE CHIMNEYS LANE, CUMMING GA 30041
Dan Redington officer: EVP of Global Sales 6500 CHASE OAKS BOULEVARD, SUITE 100, PLANO TX 75023
Scott Mair director 6500 CHASE OAKS BOULEVARD, SUITE 100, PLANO TX 75023
Swarth Investments Inc. 10 percent owner NEWPORT HOUSE, 15 THE GRANGE, ST PETER PORT Y7 GY1 4LA
Sam Bucci officer: EVP & GM IP Optical Networks 3605 E PLANO PARKWAY, PLANO TX 75074
Stephen J. Mccaffery officer: EVP EMEAS and APAC Sales VICTORIA ROAD, WEST YORKSHIRE, SALTAIRE X0 BD183LF
Eric S Marmurek officer: SVP, Finance & CAO C/O 4 TECHNOLOGY PARK DRIVE, WESTFORD MA 01886
Krish A Prabhu director
Anthony Scarfo officer: EVP & GM, Cloud & Edge BU C/O 4 TECHNOLOGY PARK DRIVE, WESTFORD MA 01886
Tanya Tamone director 3605 E PLANO PARKWAY, PLANO TX 75074