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Viavi Solutions (Viavi Solutions) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 19.97 (As of May. 25, 2024)


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What is Viavi Solutions Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2024-05-25), Viavi Solutions's current share price is $7.39. Viavi Solutions's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $0.37. Viavi Solutions's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 19.97.

The historical rank and industry rank for Viavi Solutions's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF or its related term are showing as below:

VIAV' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 19.95   Med: 38.69   Max: 831
Current: 20

During the past years, Viavi Solutions's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 831.00. The lowest was 19.95. And the median was 38.69.

VIAV's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked better than
65.05% of 930 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 30.555 vs VIAV: 20.00

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 Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Viavi Solutions's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $0.073. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is $0.37 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Viavi Solutions Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for Viavi Solutions's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF 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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Viavi Solutions Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Chart

Viavi Solutions Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 47.22 44.62 52.24 34.19 31.50

Viavi Solutions Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF 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 29.40 31.50 24.51 27.54 24.63

Competitive Comparison of Viavi Solutions's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Viavi Solutions's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF 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.


Viavi Solutions's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Viavi Solutions's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Viavi Solutions's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.



Viavi Solutions Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF takes the Free Cash Flow per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/FCF calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPFCF 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 Price-to-FCF.

Viavi Solutions's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=7.39/0.37
=19.97

* 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.

Viavi Solutions's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, Viavi Solutions's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare=Free Cash Flow per Share/CPI of Mar. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2024)
=0.073/131.7762*131.7762
=0.073

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

Viavi Solutions Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201406 0.079 100.560 0.104
201409 0.062 100.428 0.081
201412 -0.031 99.070 -0.041
201503 -0.177 99.621 -0.234
201506 0.064 100.684 0.084
201509 -0.061 100.392 -0.080
201512 -0.026 99.792 -0.034
201603 0.124 100.470 0.163
201606 0.088 101.688 0.114
201609 0.014 101.861 0.018
201612 0.057 101.863 0.074
201703 0.045 102.862 0.058
201706 0.124 103.349 0.158
201709 0.011 104.136 0.014
201712 0.077 104.011 0.098
201803 -0.006 105.290 -0.008
201806 0.021 106.317 0.026
201809 0.068 106.507 0.084
201812 0.128 105.998 0.159
201903 0.134 107.251 0.165
201906 0.075 108.070 0.091
201909 0.102 108.329 0.124
201912 0.133 108.420 0.162
202003 0.125 108.902 0.151
202006 0.082 108.767 0.099
202009 0.241 109.815 0.289
202012 0.252 109.897 0.302
202103 0.166 111.754 0.196
202106 0.154 114.631 0.177
202109 0.163 115.734 0.186
202112 0.016 117.630 0.018
202203 0.041 121.301 0.045
202206 0.212 125.017 0.223
202209 0.051 125.227 0.054
202212 0.124 125.222 0.130
202303 0.031 127.348 0.032
202306 0.072 128.729 0.074
202309 0.194 129.860 0.197
202312 0.065 129.419 0.066
202403 0.073 131.776 0.073

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF 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.


Viavi Solutions  (NAS:VIAV) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Explanation

Compared with the regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF smoothed out the fluctuations of free cash flow 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 Price-to-FCF should give similar results to regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow.


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Viavi Solutions (Viavi Solutions) Business Description

Industry
Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1445 South Spectrum Boulevard, Suite 102, Chandler, AZ, USA, 85286
Viavi Solutions Inc. is a global provider of network test, monitoring and assurance solutions to communications service providers, enterprises, network equipment manufacturers, civil government, military and avionics customers. The company also offers high-performance thin-film optical coatings, providing light management solutions to anti-counterfeiting, 3D sensing, electronics, automotive, defense and instrumentation markets. Its operating segments include Network Enablement, Service Enablement, and Optical Security and Performance Products. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from the United States.
Executives
Paul Mcnab officer: EVP, Chief Mktg & Stgy Officer C/O JDS UNIPHASE CORPORATION, 430 N MCCARTHY BOULEVARD, MILPITAS CA 95035
Gary W Staley officer: SVP Global Sales NSE VIAVI SOLUTIONS, INC., 430 NORTH MCCARTHY BLVD., MILPITAS CA 95035
Ralph Rondinone officer: SVP Global Operations NSE C/O JDS UNIPHASE, 430 NORTH MCCARTHY BOULEVARD, MILPITAS CA 95035
Kevin Christopher Siebert officer: SVP Gen. Counsel & Secretary 430 NORTH MCCARTHY BOULEVARD, MILPITAS CA 95035
Luke M Scrivanich officer: SVP General Manager OSP 430 N MCCARTHY BOULEVARD, MILPITAS CA 95035
Oleg Khaykin officer: President & CEO
Doug Gilstrap director 1445 SOUTH SPECTRUM BLVD., SUITE 102, CHANDLER AZ 85286
Joanne Solomon director 1900 S. PRICE ROAD, CHANDLER AZ 85286
Richard Belluzzo director C/O QUANTUM CORP, 501 SYCAORE DR, MILPITAS CA 95035
Timothy Campos director C/O JDS UNIPHASE CORPORATION, 430 N MCCARTHY BOULEVARD, MILPITAS CA 95035
Henk Derksen officer: EVP, CFO 1 N. BRENTWOOD BLVD., SUITE 1500, SAINT LOUIS MO 63105
Pamela K. Avent officer: Interim CFO C/O VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC., 6001 AMERICA CENTER DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95002
Keith Barnes director 10100 N TANTAU AVE, CUPERTINO CA 95014-2540
Glenda Dorchak director C/O MELLANOX TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 350 OAKMEAD PARKWAY, SUITE 100, SUNNYVALE CA 94085
Tor Braham director C/O NETAPP, 495 E. JAVA DRIVE, SUNNYVALE CA 94089