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2U (TWOU) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 0.04 (As of May. 15, 2024)


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What is 2U Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-05-15), 2U's current share price is $0.33. 2U's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $8.55. 2U's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 0.04.

The historical rank and industry rank for 2U's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

TWOU' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.03   Med: 0.5   Max: 1.6
Current: 0.04

During the past years, 2U's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 1.60. The lowest was 0.03. And the median was 0.50.

TWOU's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked better than
99.23% of 130 companies
in the Education industry
Industry Median: 1.235 vs TWOU: 0.04

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.

2U's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $2.015. 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 $8.55 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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2U Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for 2U'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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2U Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

2U 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 - - - 0.78 0.15

2U Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 0.85 0.50 0.31 0.15 0.05

Competitive Comparison of 2U's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, 2U'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.


2U's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, 2U's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where 2U's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.



2U 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.

2U's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=0.33/8.55
=0.04

* 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.

2U's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, 2U's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Mar. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2024)
=2.015/129.4194*129.4194
=2.015

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 129.4194.

2U Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 2.330 100.560 2.999
201409 2.204 100.428 2.840
201412 2.161 99.070 2.823
201503 2.072 99.621 2.692
201506 1.943 100.684 2.498
201509 4.281 100.392 5.519
201512 4.277 99.792 5.547
201603 4.250 100.470 5.475
201606 4.143 101.688 5.273
201609 4.095 101.861 5.203
201612 4.141 101.863 5.261
201703 4.134 102.862 5.201
201706 3.992 103.349 4.999
201709 7.087 104.136 8.808
201712 7.386 104.011 9.190
201803 7.301 105.290 8.974
201806 12.099 106.317 14.728
201809 11.953 106.507 14.524
201812 12.162 105.998 14.849
201903 11.937 107.251 14.404
201906 13.617 108.070 16.307
201909 11.564 108.329 13.815
201912 11.189 108.420 13.356
202003 10.302 108.902 12.243
202006 10.566 108.767 12.572
202009 13.347 109.815 15.730
202012 12.988 109.897 15.295
202103 12.298 111.754 14.242
202106 12.313 114.631 13.901
202109 11.765 115.734 13.156
202112 10.945 117.630 12.042
202203 8.528 121.301 9.099
202206 7.843 125.017 8.119
202209 6.345 125.227 6.557
202212 6.402 125.222 6.617
202303 5.774 127.348 5.868
202306 3.626 128.729 3.645
202309 3.142 129.860 3.131
202312 2.663 129.419 2.663
202403 2.015 129.419 2.015

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.


2U  (NAS:TWOU) 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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2U (TWOU) Business Description

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Address
7900 Harkins Road, Lanham, MD, USA, 20706
2U Inc provides educational technology services for nonprofit colleges and universities. It builds, delivers, and monitors educational platforms that enable online delivery of degree programs and alternative credentials such as short technical courses. The company provides cloud-based software-as-a-service platform and various technology-enabled services such as learning technology, live class application monitoring, content development, marketing, among others that help its clients to reach students globally. It is organized in two reportable business segments: Degree Program segment and Alternative Credential segment. The vast majority of revenue comes from the company's Degree Program segment, and most of the company's revenue is earned in the United States.
Executives
Aaron Mccullough officer: CHIEF PRODUCT OFFICER C/O 2U, INC., 7900 HARKINS ROAD, LANHAM MD 20706
Edward S. Macias director C/O 2U, INC., 8201 CORPORATE DRIVE, SUITE 900, LANDOVER MD 20785
Gregory K Peters director C/O NETFLIX, INC., 121 ALBRIGHT WAY, LOS GATOS CA 95032
Christopher J Paucek director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 7900 HARKINS ROAD, LANHAM MD 20706
Paul A Maeder director C/O HIGHLAND CAPITAL PARTNERS, HIGH ST TOWER 125 HIGH ST, BOSTON MA 02110
Alexis Maybank director C/O 2U, INC., 7900 HARKINS ROAD, LANHAM MD 20706
James Kenigsberg officer: Chief Technology Officer C/O 2U, INC., 7900 HARKINS ROAD, LANHAM MD 20706
Matthew J. Norden officer: Co-General Counsel C/O 2U, INC., 7900 HARKINS ROAD, LANHAM MD 20706
Mark Chernis director 2315 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10024
Paul S Lalljie officer: Chief Financial Officer 7900 HARKINS ROAD, LANHAM MD 20706
John M Larson director 2895 GREENSPOINT PARKWAY, SUITE 600, HOFFMAN ESTATES IL 60195
Robert M Stavis director 211 HOMMOCKS ROAD, LARCHMONT NY 10538
John B. Ellis officer: Chief Accounting Officer THREE GLENLAKE PKWY., ATLANTA GA 30328
Earl Lewis director C/O 2U, INC., 8201 CORPORATE DRIVE, LANDOVER MD 20785
Timothy M Haley director 3000 SAND HILL ROAD, 2-290, MENLO PARK CA 94025