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VeriSign (VeriSign) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 25.65 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is VeriSign Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2024-04-28), VeriSign's current share price is $175.48. VeriSign's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $6.84. VeriSign's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 25.65.

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

VRSN' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 25.64   Med: 34.81   Max: 58.57
Current: 25.64

During the past years, VeriSign's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 58.57. The lowest was 25.64. And the median was 34.81.

VRSN's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked better than
51.19% of 670 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 28.305 vs VRSN: 25.64

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.

VeriSign's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $2.512. 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 $6.84 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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VeriSign Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

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

VeriSign 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 48.64 47.79 46.75 33.41 30.71

VeriSign 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 33.09 34.84 30.46 30.71 27.69

Competitive Comparison of VeriSign's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, VeriSign'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.


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

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

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



VeriSign 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=175.48/6.84
=25.65

* 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.

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

For example, VeriSign'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)
=2.512/129.4194*129.4194
=2.512

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 129.4194.

VeriSign Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201406 0.805 100.560 1.036
201409 1.133 100.428 1.460
201412 1.187 99.070 1.551
201503 0.894 99.621 1.161
201506 1.247 100.684 1.603
201509 1.128 100.392 1.454
201512 1.462 99.792 1.896
201603 1.083 100.470 1.395
201606 1.233 101.688 1.569
201609 0.169 101.861 0.215
201612 1.581 101.863 2.009
201703 1.113 102.862 1.400
201706 1.382 103.349 1.731
201709 1.233 104.136 1.532
201712 1.532 104.011 1.906
201803 0.667 105.290 0.820
201806 1.549 106.317 1.886
201809 1.444 106.507 1.755
201812 1.739 105.998 2.123
201903 1.481 107.251 1.787
201906 1.288 108.070 1.542
201909 1.660 108.329 1.983
201912 1.571 108.420 1.875
202003 1.448 108.902 1.721
202006 1.769 108.767 2.105
202009 1.085 109.815 1.279
202012 1.654 109.897 1.948
202103 1.691 111.754 1.958
202106 1.110 114.631 1.253
202109 2.191 115.734 2.450
202112 1.732 117.630 1.906
202203 1.818 121.301 1.940
202206 1.275 125.017 1.320
202209 2.384 125.227 2.464
202212 1.975 125.222 2.041
202303 2.412 127.348 2.451
202306 1.335 128.729 1.342
202309 2.104 129.860 2.097
202312 1.953 129.419 1.953
202403 2.512 129.419 2.512

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.


VeriSign  (NAS:VRSN) 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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VeriSign (VeriSign) Business Description

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Address
12061 Bluemont Way, Reston, VA, USA, 20190
Verisign is the sole authorized registry for several generic top-level domains, including the widely utilized .com and .net top-level domains. The company operates critical internet infrastructure to support the domain name system, including operating two of the world's 13 root servers that are used to route internet traffic. In 2018, the firm sold off its Security Services business, signalling a renewed focus on the core registry business.
Executives
D James Bidzos director 12061 BLUEMONT WAY, ATTN: GENERAL COUNSEL, RESTON VA 20190
Danny R Mcpherson officer: EVP- Engineering, Ops. & CSO 12061 BLUEMONT WAY, RESTON VA 20190
Thomas C Indelicarto officer: SVP, Gen Counsel & Secretary 12061 BLUEMONT WAY, ATTN: GENERAL COUNSEL, RESTON VA 20190
Timothy Tomlinson director 12061 BLUEMONT WAY, ATTN: GENERAL COUNSEL, RESTON VA 20190
Todd B Strubbe officer: EVP and COO VERISIGN, 12061 BLUEMONT WAY, RESTON VA 20190
Kathleen A Cote director 12061 BLUEMONT WAY, RESTON VA 20190
Yehuda Ari Buchalter director 12061 BLUEMONT WAY, RESTON VA 20190
Kilguss George E Iii officer: EVP and CFO C/O VERISIGN, INC., 12061 BLUEMONT WAY, RESTON VA 20190
Frist Thomas F Iii director 3100 WEST END AVENUE SUITE 1225, NASHVILLE TN 37203
Armstrong Courtney D director 12061 BLUEMONT WAY, RESTON VA 20190
Berkshire Hathaway Inc 10 percent owner 3555 FARNAM STREET, OMAHA NE 68131
Jamie S Gorelick director 12061 BLUEMONT WAY, RESTON VA 20190
Richard H Goshorn officer: SVP, GC and Secretary 12061 BLUEMONT WAY, ATTN: GENERAL COUNSEL, RESTON VA 20190
John D Roach director PMI GROUP INC, 601 MONTGOMERY ST, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Warren E Buffett 10 percent owner 3555 FARNAM ST, STE 1440, OMAHA NE 68131

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