Ciena (CIEN) GF Value Rank : 9 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)

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What is Ciena GF Value Rank?

Ciena has the GF Value Rank of 9.

The GF Value Rank is determined by the price-to-GF-Value (P/GF Value) ratio, a proprietary metric calculated based on historical multiples along with an adjustment factor based on a company's past returns and growth and future estimates of the business' performance.

GuruFocus found that for valuation, we cannot simply give stocks a better GF Value rank simply because they have a lower P/GF Value ratio. Backtesting shows that over the long term, the two worst-performing groups are the most expensive group (with the highest P/GF Value ratio) and the least expensive group (with the lowest P/GF Value ratio).

We can understand why the most expensive group underperforms. We were initially puzzled by the underperformance of the least expensive group, but we realized there is a reason why some stocks are super cheap. If they look too undervalued, it is often because the businesses behind them are poor quality. The market realized this and gave them low valuations. In a way, the market is efficient.

After multiple backtesting analyses, we granted the stocks in third-cheapest percentile the highest GF Value rank, as they have performed the best over a full market cycle. Stock performance is actually not as sensitive to valuation as it is to growth and profitability. On average, the companies in the 20%-50% valuation groups have similar performances. Therefore, we should avoid the most expensive and the least expensive stocks. We can be more tolerant of valuation.

Please click GF Score to see more details on the GF Score's 5 Key Aspects of Analysis.

Competitive Comparison of Ciena's GF Value Rank

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Ciena's GF Value Rank, along with its competitors' market caps and GF Value Rank 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.

Ciena's GF Value Rank Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Ciena's GF Value Rank distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Ciena's GF Value Rank falls into.

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Ciena (CIEN) Business Description

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CIEN:Mexico 1CIEN:Italy CIE1:Germany

Address

7035 Ridge Road, Hanover, MD, USA, 21076

Website

https://www.ciena.com

Ciena Corp is a network and technology company. It provides network hardware, software, and services that support the transport, switching, aggregation, service delivery, and management of video, data, and voice traffic on communications networks. It serves various industries such as communication services providers, web-scale providers, cable operators, government, and large enterprises world-wide. The business activities function through Networking Platforms; Platform Software and Services; Blue Planet Automation Software, and Global Services segments. Geographically, its presence is seen in the markets of the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, Japan, and India. The maximum revenue is generated from Americas.

Executives

David M Rothenstein	officer: Sr. VP, General Counsel	7035 RIDGE ROAD, HANOVER MD 21076
Gary B Smith	director, officer: President, CEO	C/O CIENA CORPORATION, 7035 RIDGE ROAD, HANOVER MD 21076
Brodie Gage	officer: SVP Global Products & Supply	2351 ALFRED-NOBEL BLVD, SUITE N-300, SAINT LAURENT A8 H4S 2A9
Dino Diperna	officer: SVP Global R&D	385 TERRY FOX DR, OTTAWA A6 K2K OL1
Jason Phipps	officer: SVP Global Sales and Marketing	7410 RIDGE RD, HANOVER MD 21076
Joseph Cumello	officer: SVP, General Mgr. Blue Planet	7035 RIDGE RD, HANOVER MD 21076
Scott Mcfeely	officer: SVP, Networking Platforms	7035 RIDGE RD, HANOVER MD 21076
Mary G Puma	director	AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES INC., 108 CHERRY HILL DRIVE, BEVERLY MA 01915
Andrew C Petrik	officer: VP, CONTROLLER	7035 RIDGE ROAD, HANOVER MD 21076
Sheela Kosaraju	officer: SVP, General Counsel	43-51 WORSHIP ST, LONDON X0 EC2A 2DX
Stephen B Alexander	officer: SVP, Chief Technology Officer	C/O CIENA CORPORATION, 7035 RIDGE ROAD, HANOVER MD 21076
Rick Hamilton	officer: SVP, Software and Services	9500 AMBERGIEN, AUSTIN TX 78729
Moylan James E Jr	officer: SVP Finance, CFO	CIENA CORPORATION, 7035 RIDGE ROAD, HANOVER MD 21076
Judith M Obrien	director	855 MAUDE AVENUE, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Thomas Michael Nevens	director	C/O BORLAND SOFTWARE CORPORATION, 20450 STEVENS CREEK BLVD, SUITE 800, CUPERTINO CA 95014