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Compuware (FRA:CWR) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio : (As of Jun. 23, 2024)


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What is Compuware Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

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Compuware Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Compuware's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio can be seen below:

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Compuware Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Compuware's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio

For the Software - Application subindustry, Compuware's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PS 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.


Compuware's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Distribution in the Software Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Compuware's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio falls into.



Compuware Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Calculation

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

Compuware's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 is calculated as:

For example, Compuware's adjusted Revenue per Share data for the three months ended in Sep. 2014 was:

Adj_RevenuePerShare=Revenue per Share/CPI of Sep. 2014 (Change)*Current CPI (Sep. 2014)
=0.593/100.4278*100.4278
=0.593

Current CPI (Sep. 2014) = 100.4278.

Compuware Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
200412 0.650 80.290 0.813
200503 0.634 81.555 0.781
200506 0.596 82.062 0.729
200509 0.593 83.876 0.710
200512 0.684 83.032 0.827
200603 0.703 84.298 0.838
200606 0.639 85.606 0.750
200609 0.622 85.606 0.730
200612 0.719 85.142 0.848
200703 0.744 86.640 0.862
200706 0.655 87.906 0.748
200709 0.735 87.964 0.839
200712 0.776 88.616 0.879
200803 0.823 90.090 0.917
200806 0.719 92.320 0.782
200809 0.730 92.307 0.794
200812 0.806 88.697 0.913
200903 0.786 89.744 0.880
200906 0.631 91.003 0.696
200909 0.633 91.120 0.698
200912 0.682 91.111 0.752
201003 0.741 91.821 0.810
201006 0.742 91.962 0.810
201009 0.768 92.162 0.837
201012 0.829 92.474 0.900
201103 0.065 94.283 0.069
201106 0.716 95.235 0.755
201109 0.853 95.727 0.895
201112 0.880 95.213 0.928
201203 0.860 96.783 0.892
201206 0.814 96.819 0.844
201209 0.778 97.633 0.800
201212 0.906 96.871 0.939
201303 0.068 98.209 0.070
201306 0.589 98.518 0.600
201309 0.586 98.790 0.596
201312 0.825 98.326 0.843
201403 0.047 99.695 0.047
201406 0.542 100.560 0.541
201409 0.593 100.428 0.593

Add all the adjusted revenue per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue 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.


Compuware  (FRA:CWR) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PS Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of revenue 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 PS Ratio should give similar results to regular PS Ratio.


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Compuware (FRA:CWR) Business Description

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Compuware Corp a Michigan corporation was incorporated in 1973. The Company delivers services and software that enable its customers' important technologies to perform at their peak. It delivers the solutions through software that is installed and run on its customers' owned hardware and applications and through a Software as a Service ('SaaS') model accessed via its hosted networks. It has six business segments: Application Performance Managemen (APM), Mainframe, Changepoint, Uniface, Professional Services and Covisint Application Services ('Covisint'). Its Compuware Application Performance Management ('Compuware APM') consists of its solutions for optimizing the performance of web, non-web, mobile, streaming and cloud applications. Its Mainframe Software Products improve the productivity of development, maintenance and support teams in application analysis, testing, defect detection and remediation, fault management, file and data management, data compliance and application performance management in the IBM z/OS environment. Its Changepoint software combines professional services automation with project portfolio management capabilities to give customers complete visibility into projects, investments and resources for informed business planning and financial control. Its Uniface solution is Compuware's Rapid Application Development environment for building, renewing and integrating some of the complex enterprise applications. Its Covisint application services provide a cloud engagement platform for enabling organizations to securely connect, engage and collaborate with large, distributed communities of customers, business partners and suppliers. Its products and services are used by the IT departments and lines of business of a of commercial and government organizations. Its competitors include BMC Software Inc., CA, Inc., International Business Machines ('IBM'), Hewlett-Packard Company, Keynote Systems, Inc., Accenture, Computer Sciences Corporation, HP Enterprise Services, Analysts International Corporation and Infosys Technologies.

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