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BlackBerry (BlackBerry) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 0.66 (As of May. 21, 2024)


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What is BlackBerry Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-05-21), BlackBerry's current share price is $3.01. BlackBerry's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was $4.56. BlackBerry's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 0.66.

The historical rank and industry rank for BlackBerry's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

BB' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.39   Med: 0.86   Max: 1.7
Current: 0.65

During the past years, BlackBerry's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 1.70. The lowest was 0.39. And the median was 0.86.

BB's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked better than
85.53% of 1348 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 2.605 vs BB: 0.65

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 PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted book value per share of a company over the past 10 years.

BlackBerry's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was $1.317. Add all the adjusted book value per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share, which is $4.56 for the trailing ten years ended in Feb. 2024.

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BlackBerry Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for BlackBerry's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio 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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BlackBerry Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

BlackBerry Annual Data
Trend Feb15 Feb16 Feb17 Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23 Feb24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.59 1.23 0.96 0.71 0.61

BlackBerry Quarterly Data
May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio 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 0.71 1.03 1.14 0.77 0.61

Competitive Comparison of BlackBerry's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, BlackBerry's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PB 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.


BlackBerry's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, BlackBerry's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where BlackBerry's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.



BlackBerry Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio takes the Book Value per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/B calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPB 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 PB Ratio.

BlackBerry's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=3.01/4.56
=0.66

* 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.

BlackBerry's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, BlackBerry's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Feb. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Feb. 2024)
=1.317/125.4675*125.4675
=1.317

Current CPI (Feb. 2024) = 125.4675.

BlackBerry Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201405 7.073 99.394 8.928
201408 6.683 99.315 8.443
201411 6.385 99.078 8.086
201502 6.488 99.078 8.216
201505 6.635 100.263 8.303
201508 6.747 100.579 8.417
201511 6.570 100.421 8.209
201602 6.155 100.421 7.690
201605 4.888 101.765 6.027
201608 4.199 101.686 5.181
201611 3.947 101.607 4.874
201702 3.877 102.476 4.747
201705 5.152 103.108 6.269
201708 5.202 103.108 6.330
201711 4.654 103.740 5.629
201802 4.667 104.688 5.593
201805 4.424 105.399 5.266
201808 4.537 106.031 5.369
201811 4.604 105.478 5.477
201902 4.816 106.268 5.686
201905 4.740 107.927 5.510
201908 4.672 108.085 5.423
201911 4.615 107.769 5.373
202002 4.563 108.559 5.274
202005 3.443 107.532 4.017
202008 3.440 108.243 3.987
202011 3.208 108.796 3.700
202102 2.660 109.745 3.041
202105 2.571 111.404 2.896
202108 2.325 112.668 2.589
202111 2.439 113.932 2.686
202202 2.700 115.986 2.921
202205 2.400 120.016 2.509
202208 2.303 120.569 2.397
202211 2.307 121.675 2.379
202302 1.472 122.070 1.513
202305 1.473 124.045 1.490
202308 1.420 125.389 1.421
202311 1.409 125.468 1.409
202402 1.317 125.468 1.317

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book 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.


BlackBerry  (NYSE:BB) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value 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 PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB Ratio.


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BlackBerry (BlackBerry) Business Description

Industry
Address
2200 University Avenue East, Waterloo, ON, CAN, N2K 0A7
BlackBerry, once known for being the world's largest smartphone manufacturer, is now exclusively a software provider with a stated goal of end-to-end secure communication for enterprises. The firm provides endpoint management and protection to enterprises, specializing in regulated industries like government, as well as embedded software to the automotive, medical, and industrial markets.
Executives
Marjorie Dickman officer: Chief Gv Aff & Pub Pol Officer C/O BLACKBERRY LIMITED, 2200 UNIVERSITY AVENUE EAST, WATERLOO A6 N2K 0A7
John Joseph Giamatteo officer: President of Cyber Security
Mattias Eriksson officer: President of IoT C/O 2200 UNIVERSITY AVE EAST, WATERLOO A6 N2K OA7
Steve Rai officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O BLACKBERRY LIMITED, 2200 UNIVERSITY AVENUE EAST, WATERLOO A6 N2K 0A7
Philip S. Kurtz officer: CLO & Corp. Secretary C/O BLACKBERRY LIMITED, 2200 UNIVERSITY AVENUE EAST, WATERLOO A6 N2K 0A7
Nita C White-ivy officer: EVP, Human Resources 5000 HACIENDA DR, DUBLIN CA 94568
John S Chen director, officer: Executive Chairman & CEO C/O SYBASE INC, 5000 HACIENDA DR, DUBLIN CA 92563
Mark George Wilson officer: Chief Marketing Officer C/O BLACKBERRY LIMITED, 2200 UNIVERSITY AVENUE EAST, WATERLOO A6 N2K 0A7
Billy Ho officer: EVP, Ent. Products & VAS 5000 HACIENDA DR, DUBLIN CA 94568
Randall Cook officer: CLO & Corp. Secretary C/O BLACKBERRY LIMITED, 3001 BISHOP DRIVE, SUITE 400, SAN RAMON CA 10017
Thomas Eacobacci officer: President, BlackBerry C/O BLACKBERRY LIMITED, 2200 UNIVERSITY AVENUE EAST, WATERLOO Z4 A6 N2K 0A7
Steven M Capelli officer: Chief Revenue Officer 3993 HOWARD HUGHES PARKWAY, SUITE 780, LAS VEGAS NV 89169
David Castignola officer: Head of Spark Field Ops & Mktg C/O BLACKBERRY LIMITED, 2200 UNIVERSITY AVENUE EAST, WATERLOO A6 N2K 0A7
Barbara Stymiest director C/O BLACKBERRY LIMITED, 2200 UNIVERSITY AVENUE EAST, WATERLOO A6 N2K 0A7
Second 1109 Holdco Ltd. director, 10 percent owner 95 WELLINGTON ST W STE 800, TORONTO A6 M5J 2N7