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Aspen Technology (Aspen Technology) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 67.06 (As of May. 16, 2024)


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What is Aspen Technology Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2024-05-16), Aspen Technology's current share price is $221.30. Aspen Technology's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $3.30. Aspen Technology's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 67.06.

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

AZPN' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 29.34   Med: 55.03   Max: 89.62
Current: 67.15

During the past years, Aspen Technology's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 89.62. The lowest was 29.34. And the median was 55.03.

AZPN's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked worse than
73.08% of 676 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 28.905 vs AZPN: 67.15

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.

Aspen Technology's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $2.147. 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 $3.30 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Aspen Technology Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for Aspen Technology'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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Aspen Technology Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Chart

Aspen Technology 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 64.73 46.25 51.06 64.71 52.61

Aspen Technology 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 75.67 52.61 63.74 69.32 64.71

Competitive Comparison of Aspen Technology's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Software - Application subindustry, Aspen Technology'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.


Aspen Technology's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



Aspen Technology 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.

Aspen Technology's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=221.30/3.3
=67.06

* 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.

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

For example, Aspen Technology'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)
=2.147/129.4194*129.4194
=2.147

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 129.4194.

Aspen Technology Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201406 0.612 100.560 0.788
201409 0.402 100.428 0.518
201412 0.358 99.070 0.468
201503 0.716 99.621 0.930
201506 0.604 100.684 0.776
201509 0.205 100.392 0.264
201512 0.240 99.792 0.311
201603 0.827 100.470 1.065
201606 0.534 101.688 0.680
201609 0.319 101.861 0.405
201612 0.345 101.863 0.438
201703 0.720 102.862 0.906
201706 0.967 103.349 1.211
201709 0.165 104.136 0.205
201712 0.576 104.011 0.717
201803 1.006 105.290 1.237
201806 1.090 106.317 1.327
201809 0.075 106.507 0.091
201812 0.806 105.998 0.984
201903 1.270 107.251 1.533
201906 1.218 108.070 1.459
201909 0.211 108.329 0.252
201912 0.676 108.420 0.807
202003 1.185 108.902 1.408
202006 1.459 108.767 1.736
202009 0.519 109.815 0.612
202012 0.547 109.897 0.644
202103 1.435 111.754 1.662
202106 1.492 114.631 1.684
202109 -0.325 115.734 -0.363
202112 -0.429 117.630 -0.472
202203 1.203 121.301 1.284
202206 -0.045 125.017 -0.047
202209 0.057 125.227 0.059
202212 0.739 125.222 0.764
202303 1.996 127.348 2.028
202306 1.725 128.729 1.734
202309 0.249 129.860 0.248
202312 0.458 129.419 0.458
202403 2.147 129.419 2.147

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.


Aspen Technology  (NAS:AZPN) 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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Aspen Technology (Aspen Technology) Business Description

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Address
20 Crosby Drive, Bedford, MA, USA, 01730
Aspen Technology is a global leader in asset optimization software, enabling customers within capital-intensive industries to design, operate and maintain their functions to meet their profitability, safety, and sustainability goals. The heritage business of AspenTech was founded in 1981 and provides software solutions purposed to optimize engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain and asset management functions. In 2021, Emerson Electric traded over $6 billion in cash and its Open Systems International (digital grid management) and subsurface science and engineering businesses for 55% of AspenTech's shares. The new AspenTech is the combination of heritage Aspen, OSI, and SSE and serves more than 3,000 customers across 40 countries.
Executives
Whelan, Jr. Robert M. director ARIAD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 26 LANDSDOWNE STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
Mark Edgar Mouritsen officer: Senior VP & General Counsel C/O ASPEN TECHNOLOGY, INC., 20 CROSBY DRIVE, BEDFORD MA 01730
F G Hammond officer: Senior VP & General Counsel C/O ASPEN TECHNOLOGY, INC., 10 CANAL PARK, CAMBRIDGE MA 02141
Antonio J Pietri director, officer: President & CEO C/O ASPEN TECHNOLOGY, INC., 20 CROSBY DRIVE, BEDFORD MA 01730
Robert E Beauchamp director 2101 CITYWEST BLVD, HOUSTON TX 77042-2827
Chantelle Yvette Breithaupt officer: SVP, Chief Financial Officer C/O ASPEN TECHNOLOGY, INC. 20 CROSBY DR., BEDFORD MA 01730
Arlen Shenkman director C/O CITRIX SYSTEMS, INC., 851 WEST CYRESS CREEK ROAD, FORT LAUDERDALE FL 33309
Thomas F Bogan director C/O WORKDAY, INC., 6110 STONERIDGE MALL RD, PLEASANTON CA 94588
Patrick M. Antkowiak director 4 PATRICK WAY, KINGSVILLE MD 21087
Christopher Stagno officer: SVP, Chief Accounting Officer C/O BRIGHTCOVE INC., 290 CONGRESS STREET, BOSTON MA 02110
Manish Chawla officer: Chief Revenue Officer C/O ASPEN TECHNOLOGY, INC., 20 CROSBY DRIVE, BEDFORD MA 01730
Jill D. Smith director 1601 DRY CREEK DRIVE, SUITE 260, LONGMONT CO 80503
Karen Golz director ONE TECHNOLOGY WAY, NORWOOD MA 02062
Ram R. Krishnan director C/O EMERSON ELECTRIC CO., 8000 W. FLORISSANT AVENUE, ST. LOUIS MO 63136
Emerson Electric Co director, 10 percent owner 8000 W. FLORISSANT, P.O. BOX 4100, ST LOUIS MO 63136