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Software AG (Software AG) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 1.71 (As of Jun. 19, 2024)


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What is Software AG Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-06-19), Software AG's current share price is $38.45. Software AG's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $22.54. Software AG's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 1.71.

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

SWDAF' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.03   Med: 2.23   Max: 3.64
Current: 1.95

During the past years, Software AG's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 3.64. The lowest was 1.03. And the median was 2.23.

SWDAF's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked better than
58.18% of 1425 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 2.5 vs SWDAF: 1.95

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.

Software AG's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was $21.851. 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 $22.54 for the trailing ten years ended in Sep. 2023.

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Software AG Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Software AG'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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Software AG Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Software AG Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.42 2.26 2.29 2.17 1.34

Software AG Quarterly Data
Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23
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 1.32 1.34 1.07 1.69 1.65

Competitive Comparison of Software AG's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Software AG'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.


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

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

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



Software AG 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.

Software AG's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=38.45/22.54
=1.71

* 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.

Software AG's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as:

For example, Software AG's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Sep. 2023 (Change)*Current CPI (Sep. 2023)
=21.851/124.1946*124.1946
=21.851

Current CPI (Sep. 2023) = 124.1946.

Software AG Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201312 16.214 99.356 20.267
201403 16.063 99.543 20.041
201406 15.639 99.543 19.512
201409 15.865 99.823 19.739
201412 15.820 99.543 19.738
201503 15.154 99.717 18.874
201506 15.334 100.417 18.965
201509 15.253 100.417 18.865
201512 15.565 99.717 19.386
201603 16.023 100.017 19.896
201606 15.943 100.717 19.659
201609 16.403 101.017 20.167
201612 16.553 101.217 20.311
201703 16.875 101.417 20.665
201706 16.344 102.117 19.878
201709 17.473 102.717 21.126
201712 17.880 102.617 21.640
201803 18.584 102.917 22.426
201806 17.804 104.017 21.258
201809 18.426 104.718 21.853
201812 19.044 104.217 22.695
201903 19.750 104.217 23.536
201906 19.241 105.718 22.604
201909 19.992 106.018 23.420
201912 20.378 105.818 23.917
202003 20.551 105.718 24.143
202006 21.108 106.618 24.588
202009 20.825 105.818 24.442
202012 21.571 105.518 25.389
202103 21.858 107.518 25.248
202106 21.647 108.486 24.781
202109 21.772 109.435 24.708
202112 21.954 110.384 24.701
202203 22.428 113.968 24.440
202206 21.827 115.760 23.417
202209 21.319 118.818 22.284
202212 21.638 119.345 22.517
202303 21.469 122.402 21.783
202306 21.713 123.140 21.899
202309 21.851 124.195 21.851

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.


Software AG  (OTCPK:SWDAF) 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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Software AG (Software AG) Business Description

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Uhlandstrasse 12, Darmstadt, HE, DEU, 64297
Software AG is a Germany-based provider of software solutions for the banking, communication and media, local and federal government, energy, insurance, transportation, retail, and manufacturing end markets. Its services include business process management, portfolio management, risk and compliance management, operational intelligence, and streaming analytics, many of which are delivered via cloud-based software applications. The firm has operations in Germany; the USA and other countries.

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