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Workday (STU:W7D) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 18.47 (As of May. 15, 2024)


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What is Workday Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-05-15), Workday's current share price is €227.95. Workday's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was €12.34. Workday's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 18.47.

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

STU:W7D' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 12.58   Med: 20.8   Max: 40.54
Current: 18.57

During the past years, Workday's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 40.54. The lowest was 12.58. And the median was 20.80.

STU:W7D's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
94.76% of 1335 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 2.6 vs STU:W7D: 18.57

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.

Workday's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was €28.118. 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 €12.34 for the trailing ten years ended in Jan. 2024.

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Workday Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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

Workday Annual Data
Trend Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 32.80 28.75 16.49 21.90

Workday Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
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 16.49 16.02 19.46 16.57 21.90

Competitive Comparison of Workday's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Software - Application subindustry, Workday'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.


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

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

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



Workday 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=227.95/12.34
=18.47

* 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.

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

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

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Jan. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Jan. 2024)
=28.118/129.4194*129.4194
=28.118

Current CPI (Jan. 2024) = 129.4194.

Workday Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201404 4.534 100.023 5.867
201407 4.530 100.520 5.832
201410 4.764 100.176 6.155
201501 5.184 98.604 6.804
201504 5.399 99.824 7.000
201507 5.359 100.691 6.888
201510 5.223 100.346 6.736
201601 5.394 99.957 6.984
201604 5.045 100.947 6.468
201607 5.188 101.524 6.614
201610 5.138 101.988 6.520
201701 5.914 102.456 7.470
201704 5.982 103.167 7.504
201707 5.712 103.278 7.158
201710 6.242 104.070 7.762
201801 6.113 104.578 7.565
201804 6.282 105.708 7.691
201807 7.003 106.324 8.524
201810 7.316 106.695 8.874
201901 7.728 106.200 9.418
201904 8.088 107.818 9.708
201907 8.647 108.250 10.338
201910 9.115 108.577 10.865
202001 9.657 108.841 11.483
202004 10.187 108.173 12.188
202007 10.420 109.318 12.336
202010 10.947 109.861 12.896
202101 11.074 110.364 12.986
202104 11.573 112.673 13.293
202107 13.195 115.183 14.826
202110 14.536 116.696 16.121
202201 15.972 118.619 17.426
202204 17.429 121.978 18.492
202207 19.767 125.002 20.466
202210 21.363 125.734 21.989
202301 20.011 126.223 20.518
202304 20.762 127.992 20.994
202307 21.650 128.974 21.725
202310 23.855 129.810 23.783
202401 28.118 129.419 28.118

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.


Workday  (STU:W7D) 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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Workday (STU:W7D) Business Description

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6110 Stoneridge Mall Road, Pleasanton, CA, USA, 94588
Workday is a software company that offers human capital management, or HCM, financial management, and business planning solutions. Known for being a cloud-only software provider, Workday is headquartered in Pleasanton, California. Founded in 2005, Workday now employs over 12,000 employees.

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