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LivePerson (XTAE:LPSN) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 0.37 (As of Sep. 21, 2024)


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What is LivePerson Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-09-21), LivePerson's current share price is ₪4.039. LivePerson's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was ₪10.91. LivePerson's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 0.37.

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

XTAE:LPSN' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.17   Med: 5.13   Max: 24.68
Current: 0.36

During the past years, LivePerson's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 24.68. The lowest was 0.17. And the median was 5.13.

XTAE:LPSN's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked better than
90.53% of 1278 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 2.5 vs XTAE:LPSN: 0.36

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.

LivePerson's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Jun. 2024 was ₪2.831. 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 ₪10.91 for the trailing ten years ended in Jun. 2024.

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LivePerson Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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

LivePerson Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 13.06 21.49 11.08 3.15 1.25

LivePerson Quarterly Data
Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24
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 1.43 1.25 1.25 0.33 0.20

Competitive Comparison of LivePerson's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Software - Application subindustry, LivePerson'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.


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

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

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



LivePerson 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=4.039/10.91
=0.37

* 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.

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

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

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Jun. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Jun. 2024)
=2.831/132.5538*132.5538
=2.831

Current CPI (Jun. 2024) = 132.5538.

LivePerson Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201409 10.964 100.428 14.471
201412 12.028 99.070 16.093
201503 12.004 99.621 15.972
201506 11.994 100.684 15.791
201509 12.064 100.392 15.929
201512 10.896 99.792 14.473
201603 10.587 100.470 13.968
201606 10.069 101.688 13.125
201609 9.886 101.861 12.865
201612 8.987 101.863 11.695
201703 8.908 102.862 11.479
201706 8.684 103.349 11.138
201709 8.931 104.136 11.368
201712 8.878 104.011 11.314
201803 9.128 105.290 11.492
201806 9.693 106.317 12.085
201809 9.987 106.507 12.429
201812 10.140 105.998 12.680
201903 11.151 107.251 13.782
201906 10.254 108.070 12.577
201909 9.738 108.329 11.916
201912 8.800 108.420 10.759
202003 8.479 108.902 10.321
202006 8.209 108.767 10.004
202009 7.009 109.815 8.460
202012 13.656 109.897 16.471
202103 14.326 111.754 16.992
202106 14.280 114.631 16.513
202109 14.158 115.734 16.216
202112 18.295 117.630 20.616
202203 9.178 121.301 10.029
202206 6.104 125.017 6.472
202209 4.502 125.227 4.765
202212 3.407 125.222 3.606
202303 3.230 127.348 3.362
202306 4.396 128.729 4.527
202309 2.174 129.860 2.219
202312 2.073 129.419 2.123
202403 0.821 131.776 0.826
202406 2.831 132.554 2.831

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.


LivePerson  (XTAE:LPSN) 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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LivePerson Business Description

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530 7th Avenue, Floor M1, New York, NY, USA, 10018
LivePerson Inc offers cloud-based platform solutions. It enables businesses and consumers to connect through conversational interfaces, such as in-app and mobile messaging, while leveraging bots and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to increase efficiency. The company has two reportable segments namely Business and Consumer. It generates maximum revenue from the Business segment. The Business segment enables brands to leverage the Conversational Cloud's sophisticated intelligence engine to connect with consumers through an integrated suite of mobile and online business messaging technologies. The company has a presence in the United Kingdom, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and Europe.

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