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Paycom Software (Paycom Software) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 77.41 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Paycom Software Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2024-04-27), Paycom Software's current share price is $188.89. Paycom Software's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $2.44. Paycom Software's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 77.41.

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

PAYC' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 69.14   Med: 145.49   Max: 226.39
Current: 76.62

During the past years, Paycom Software's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 226.39. The lowest was 69.14. And the median was 145.49.

PAYC's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked worse than
77.61% of 670 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 28.305 vs PAYC: 76.62

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.

Paycom Software's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.271. 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 $2.44 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

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Paycom Software Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for Paycom Software'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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Paycom Software Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Chart

Paycom Software Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - - 165.86 84.89

Paycom Software Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 165.86 146.45 146.05 112.76 84.89

Competitive Comparison of Paycom Software's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Software - Application subindustry, Paycom Software'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.


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

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

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



Paycom Software 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.

Paycom Software's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=188.89/2.44
=77.41

* 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.

Paycom Software's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

For example, Paycom Software's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare=Free Cash Flow per Share/CPI of Dec. 2023 (Change)*Current CPI (Dec. 2023)
=1.271/129.4194*129.4194
=1.271

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 129.4194.

Paycom Software Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201403 -0.067 99.695 -0.087
201406 0.001 100.560 0.001
201409 0.089 100.428 0.115
201412 0.125 99.070 0.163
201503 0.188 99.621 0.244
201506 0.124 100.684 0.159
201509 0.105 100.392 0.135
201512 0.042 99.792 0.054
201603 0.370 100.470 0.477
201606 0.147 101.688 0.187
201609 0.205 101.861 0.260
201612 0.214 101.863 0.272
201703 0.531 102.862 0.668
201706 0.039 103.349 0.049
201709 0.267 104.136 0.332
201712 0.369 104.011 0.459
201803 0.660 105.290 0.811
201806 0.497 106.317 0.605
201809 0.574 106.507 0.697
201812 0.401 105.998 0.490
201903 1.124 107.251 1.356
201906 0.386 108.070 0.462
201909 0.296 108.329 0.354
201912 0.445 108.420 0.531
202003 0.963 108.902 1.144
202006 -0.021 108.767 -0.025
202009 0.787 109.815 0.927
202012 0.555 109.897 0.654
202103 1.098 111.754 1.272
202106 0.337 114.631 0.380
202109 0.992 115.734 1.109
202112 0.889 117.630 0.978
202203 1.421 121.301 1.516
202206 0.318 125.017 0.329
202209 0.747 125.227 0.772
202212 1.440 125.222 1.488
202303 1.819 127.348 1.849
202306 1.087 128.729 1.093
202309 0.799 129.860 0.796
202312 1.271 129.419 1.271

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.


Paycom Software  (NYSE:PAYC) 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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Paycom Software (Paycom Software) Business Description

Industry
Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
7501 W. Memorial Road, Oklahoma, OK, USA, 73142
Paycom is a fast-growing provider of payroll and human capital management, or HCM, software primarily targeting clients with 50-10,000 employees in the United States. Paycom was established in 1998 and services about 19,000 clients as of 2022, based on parent company grouping. Alongside its core payroll software, Paycom offers various HCM add-on modules, including time and attendance, talent management, and benefits administration.
Executives
Chad R. Richison director, 10 percent owner, officer: President and CEO 7501 W. MEMORIAL ROAD, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73142
Jason D. Clark director 7501 W. MEMORIAL ROAD, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73142
Watts J C Jr director
Christopher Gene Thomas officer: SEVP of Operations 7501 W. MEMORIAL ROAD, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73142
Peters Frederick C Ii director BRYN MAWR BANK CORP, 801 LANCASTER AVE, BRYN MAWR PA 19010
Holly Faurot officer: Chief Sales Officer 7501 W. MEMORIAL ROAD, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73142
Justin Devon Long officer: EVP of Operations 7501 W. MEMORIAL ROAD, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73142
Bradley Scott Smith officer: Chief Information Officer 7501 W. MEMORIAL ROAD, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73142
Craig E. Boelte officer: Chief Financial Officer 7501 W. MEMORIAL ROAD, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73142
Felicia Williams director C/O MACY'S, INC., 151 WEST 34TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10001
Sharen J Turney director THREE LIMITED PARKWAY, COLUMBUS OH 43230
Jon Evans officer: Chief Operating Officer 7501 W. MEMORIAL ROAD, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73142
Jeffrey D. York officer: Chief Sales Officer 7501 W. MEMORIAL ROAD, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73142
Robert J Levenson director 300 SEMINOLE AVENUE, P.H. 6B, PALM BEACH FL 33480
Kathy Oden-hall officer: See Remarks 7501 W. MEMORIAL ROAD, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73142