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LivePerson (LivePerson) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 0.17 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is LivePerson Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-27), LivePerson's current share price is $0.526. LivePerson's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $3.03. LivePerson's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 0.17.

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

LPSN' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.17   Med: 5.85   Max: 24.68
Current: 0.17

During the past years, LivePerson's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 24.68. The lowest was 0.17. And the median was 5.85.

LPSN's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked better than
95.34% of 1288 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 2.495 vs LPSN: 0.17

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 Dec. 2023 was $0.548. 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 $3.03 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

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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
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 3.15 1.38 1.43 1.25 1.25

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
=0.526/3.03
=0.17

* 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 Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

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

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Dec. 2023 (Change)*Current CPI (Dec. 2023)
=0.548/129.4194*129.4194
=0.548

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 129.4194.

LivePerson Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201403 2.880 99.695 3.739
201406 2.850 100.560 3.668
201409 2.899 100.428 3.736
201412 3.180 99.070 4.154
201503 3.174 99.621 4.123
201506 3.171 100.684 4.076
201509 3.190 100.392 4.112
201512 2.881 99.792 3.736
201603 2.799 100.470 3.605
201606 2.663 101.688 3.389
201609 2.614 101.861 3.321
201612 2.376 101.863 3.019
201703 2.355 102.862 2.963
201706 2.296 103.349 2.875
201709 2.361 104.136 2.934
201712 2.348 104.011 2.922
201803 2.414 105.290 2.967
201806 2.563 106.317 3.120
201809 2.641 106.507 3.209
201812 2.681 105.998 3.273
201903 2.949 107.251 3.559
201906 2.711 108.070 3.247
201909 2.575 108.329 3.076
201912 2.327 108.420 2.778
202003 2.242 108.902 2.664
202006 2.171 108.767 2.583
202009 1.853 109.815 2.184
202012 3.611 109.897 4.252
202103 3.788 111.754 4.387
202106 3.776 114.631 4.263
202109 3.744 115.734 4.187
202112 4.838 117.630 5.323
202203 2.427 121.301 2.589
202206 1.614 125.017 1.671
202209 1.190 125.227 1.230
202212 0.901 125.222 0.931
202303 0.854 127.348 0.868
202306 1.162 128.729 1.168
202309 0.575 129.860 0.573
202312 0.548 129.419 0.548

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  (NAS: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 (LivePerson) Business Description

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Address
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.
Executives
John Deneen Collins officer: Chief Financial Officer LIVEPERSON, INC., 475 TENTH AVENUE, 5TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10018
Jeffrey Ford officer: Chief Accounting Officer 530 7TH AVE., FLOOR M1, NEW YORK NY 10018
Alex Kroman officer: EVP, Product and Technology 530 7TH AVE., FLOOR M1, NEW YORK NY 10018
Norman M. Osumi officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O LIVEPERSON, INC., 475 TENTH AVENUE, 5TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10018
Monica L. Greenberg officer: EVP, General Counsel LIVEPERSON, INC., 462 SEVENTH AVENUE 3RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10018
Robert P Locascio director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O LIVEPERSON INC, 462 SEVENTH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10018
William Wesemann director 130 MONTALVO ROAD, REDWOOD CITY CA 94062
James R. Miller director 4050 EAST COTTON CENTER BLVD. 6-68, PHOENIX AZ 85040
Bruce Edward Hansen director 17732 VINEYARD LANE, POWAY CA 92064
Vanessa Pegueros director C/O CARBON BLACK, INC., 1100 WINTER STREET, WALTHAM MA 02451
Yael Zheng director 345 ENCINAL STREET, SANTA CRUZ CA 95060
Alexander Spinelli officer: EVP, Chief Technology Officer LIVEPERSON, INC., 475 TENTH AVENUE, 5TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10018
Kevin Lavan director 44 HILLCREST ROAD, MARTINSVILLE NJ 08836
Ernest T. Cu director LIVEPERSON, INC., 475 TENTH AVENUE, 5TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10018
Daryl Carlough officer: SVP, Global & Corp Controller BEDMINSTER ONE, 135 US HIGHWAY 202/206, SUITE 11, BEDMINSTER NJ 07921

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