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Workday (BSP:W1DA34) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 14.68 (As of Jun. 04, 2024)


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What is Workday Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-06-04), Workday's current share price is R$69.16. Workday's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2024 was R$4.71. Workday's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 14.68.

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

BSP:W1DA34' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 12.58   Med: 20.58   Max: 40.54
Current: 15.01

During the past years, Workday's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 40.54. The lowest was 12.58. And the median was 20.58.

BSP:W1DA34's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
93.19% of 1395 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 2.58 vs BSP:W1DA34: 15.01

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.

Workday's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Apr. 2024 was R$9.862. 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 R$4.71 for the trailing ten years ended in Apr. 2024.

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Workday Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Workday'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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Workday Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Workday Annual Data
Trend Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 32.80 28.75 16.49 21.79

Workday Quarterly Data
Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24
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 16.02 19.46 16.57 21.79 17.37

Competitive Comparison of Workday's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Software - Application subindustry, Workday'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.


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

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

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



Workday 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=69.16/4.71
=14.68

* 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.

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

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

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Apr. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Apr. 2024)
=9.862/131.7762*131.7762
=9.862

Current CPI (Apr. 2024) = 131.7762.

Workday Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201407 0.852 100.520 1.117
201410 0.924 100.176 1.215
201501 0.991 98.604 1.324
201504 1.111 99.824 1.467
201507 1.190 100.691 1.557
201510 1.420 100.346 1.865
201601 1.484 99.957 1.956
201604 1.275 100.947 1.664
201607 1.175 101.524 1.525
201610 1.127 101.988 1.456
201701 1.254 102.456 1.613
201704 1.258 103.167 1.607
201707 1.317 103.278 1.680
201710 1.463 104.070 1.852
201801 1.496 104.578 1.885
201804 1.642 105.708 2.047
201807 1.954 106.324 2.422
201810 1.977 106.695 2.442
201901 2.060 106.200 2.556
201904 2.214 107.818 2.706
201907 2.289 108.250 2.786
201910 2.573 108.577 3.123
202001 2.781 108.841 3.367
202004 3.680 108.173 4.483
202007 3.947 109.318 4.758
202010 4.528 109.861 5.431
202101 4.525 110.364 5.403
202104 4.818 112.673 5.635
202107 5.031 115.183 5.756
202110 5.841 116.696 6.596
202201 6.245 118.619 6.938
202204 5.593 121.978 6.042
202207 6.747 125.002 7.113
202210 6.909 125.734 7.241
202301 6.998 126.223 7.306
202304 7.145 127.992 7.356
202307 7.185 128.974 7.341
202310 7.960 129.810 8.081
202401 9.415 130.124 9.535
202404 9.862 131.776 9.862

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.


Workday  (BSP:W1DA34) 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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Workday (BSP:W1DA34) Business Description

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6110 Stoneridge Mall Road, Pleasanton, CA, USA, 94588
Workday is a software company that offers human capital management, or HCM, financial management, and business planning solutions. Known for being a cloud-only software provider, Workday is headquartered in Pleasanton, California. Founded in 2005, Workday now employs over 12,000 employees.

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