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Fortinet (Fortinet) E10 : $0.56 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Fortinet E10?

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller P/E calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years.

Fortinet's adjusted earnings per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $0.390. Add all the adjusted EPS for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our e10, which is $0.56 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

During the past 12 months, Fortinet's average E10 Growth Rate was 40.00% per year. During the past 3 years, the average E10 Growth Rate was 44.20% per year. During the past 5 years, the average E10 Growth Rate was 42.30% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the E10 growth rate using E10 data.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average E10 Growth Rate of Fortinet was 50.40% per year. The lowest was 40.60% per year. And the median was 44.20% per year.

As of today (2024-05-24), Fortinet's current stock price is $61.35. Fortinet's E10 for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $0.56. Fortinet's Shiller PE Ratio of today is 109.55.

During the past 13 years, the highest Shiller PE Ratio of Fortinet was 320.19. The lowest was 103.86. And the median was 180.97.


Fortinet E10 Historical Data

The historical data trend for Fortinet's E10 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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Fortinet E10 Chart

Fortinet Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
E10
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.12 0.17 0.25 0.36 0.51

Fortinet Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
E10 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 0.40 0.43 0.48 0.51 0.56

Competitive Comparison of Fortinet's E10

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Fortinet's Shiller PE Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Shiller PE 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.


Fortinet's Shiller PE Ratio Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Fortinet's Shiller PE Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Fortinet's Shiller PE Ratio falls into.



Fortinet E10 Calculation

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller P/E calculation. When we calculate the today's Shiller P/E ratio of a stock, we use today's price divided by E10.

What is E10? How do we calculate E10?

E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. Let's use an example to explain.

If we want to calculate the E10 of Wal-Mart (WMT) for Dec. 31, 2010, we need to have the inflation data and the earnings from 2001 through 2010.

We adjusted the earnings of 2001 earnings data with the total inflation from 2001 through 2010 to the equivalent earnings in 2010. If the total inflation from 2001 to 2010 is 40%, and Wal-Mart earned $1 a share in 2001, then the 2001's equivalent earnings in 2010 is $1.4 a share. If Wal-Mart earns $1 again in 2002, and the total inflation from 2002 through 2010 is 35%, then the equivalent 2002 earnings in 2010 is $1.35. So on and so forth, you get the equivalent earnings of past 10 years. Then you add them together and divided the sum by 10 to get E10.

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.

For example, Fortinet's adjusted earnings per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was:

Adj_EPS= Earnings per Share (Diluted) /CPI of Mar. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2024)
=0.39/131.7762*131.7762
=0.390

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

Fortinet Quarterly Data

per share eps CPI Adj_EPS
201406 0.008 100.560 0.010
201409 0.004 100.428 0.005
201412 0.008 99.070 0.011
201503 0.002 99.621 0.003
201506 0.001 100.684 0.001
201509 0.010 100.392 0.013
201512 -0.002 99.792 -0.003
201603 0.002 100.470 0.003
201606 -0.002 101.688 -0.003
201609 0.008 101.861 0.010
201612 0.028 101.863 0.036
201703 0.012 102.862 0.015
201706 0.026 103.349 0.033
201709 0.030 104.136 0.038
201712 -0.034 104.011 -0.043
201803 0.048 105.290 0.060
201806 0.056 106.317 0.069
201809 0.066 106.507 0.082
201812 0.208 105.998 0.259
201903 0.068 107.251 0.084
201906 0.084 108.070 0.102
201909 0.092 108.329 0.112
201912 0.132 108.420 0.160
202003 0.120 108.902 0.145
202006 0.138 108.767 0.167
202009 0.150 109.815 0.180
202012 0.178 109.897 0.213
202103 0.128 111.754 0.151
202106 0.160 114.631 0.184
202109 0.190 115.734 0.216
202112 0.238 117.630 0.267
202203 0.170 121.301 0.185
202206 0.210 125.017 0.221
202209 0.290 125.227 0.305
202212 0.400 125.222 0.421
202303 0.310 127.348 0.321
202306 0.330 128.729 0.338
202309 0.410 129.860 0.416
202312 0.400 129.419 0.407
202403 0.390 131.776 0.390

Add all the adjusted EPS together and divide 10 will get our e10.


Fortinet  (NAS:FTNT) E10 Explanation

If a company grows much fast than inflation, E10 may underestimate the company's earnings power. Shiller PE Ratio can seem to be too high even the actual P/E is low.

For the Shiller P/E, the earnings of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/E calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Shiller P/E is also called PE10.

The Shiller P/E was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The same calculation is applied here to individual companies.

Fortinet's Shiller P/E Ratio of today is calculated as

Shiller PE Ratio=Share Price/E10
=61.35/0.56
=109.55

* 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.

During the past 13 years, the highest Shiller P/E Ratio of Fortinet was 320.19. The lowest was 103.86. And the median was 180.97.


Be Aware

Shiller PE Ratio works better for cyclical companies. It gives you a better idea on the company's real earnings power.


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Fortinet (Fortinet) Business Description

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899 Kifer Road, Sunnyvale, CA, USA, 94086
Fortinet is a platform-based cybersecurity vendor with product offerings covering network security, cloud security, zero-trust access, and security operations. The firm derives a majority of its revenue through sales of its subscriptions and support-based business. The California-based firm has more than 700,000 customers across the world.
Executives
Ken Xie director, officer: President & CEO 4655 GREAT AMERICA PARKWAY - SUITE 300, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Patrice Perche officer: Chief Revenue Off./EVP Supp. C/O FORTINET, INC., 899 KIFER ROAD, SUNNYVALE CA 94086
Michael Xie director, officer: VP, Engineering & CTO 1090 KIFER ROAD, SUNNYVALE CA 94086
William H. Neukom director C/O FORTINET, INC., 1090 KIFER ROAD, SUNNYVALE CA 94086
Keith Jensen officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O FORTINET, INC., 899 KIFER ROAD, SUNNYVALE CA 94068
John Whittle officer: VP & General Counsel 1090 KIFER ROAD, SUNNYVALE CA 94086
James G. Stavridis director C/O NEUBERGER BERMAN MANAGEMENT LLC, 605 THIRD AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10158-0180
Christopher B Paisley director 14870 THREE OAKS COURT, SARATOGA CA 95070
Jean X. Hu director 2485 AUGUSTINE DRIVE, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Kelly Ducourty director C/O FORTINET, INC., 899 KIFER ROAD, SUNNYVALE CA 94086
Cohen Peter Dale Jr. director C/O FORTINET, INC., 899 KIFER ROAD, SUNNYVALE CA 94086
Ming Hsieh director 4399 SANTA ANITA AVE., EL MONTE CA 91731
Judith Sim director C/O FORTINET, INC., 899 KIFER ROAD, SUNNYVALE CA 94086
Del Matto Andrew H officer: Chief Financial Officer 350 ELLIS STREET, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Gary Locke director C/O FORTINET, INC., 899 KIFER ROAD, SUNNYVALE CA 94086

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