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Palo Alto Networks (NEOE:PANW) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 71.65 (As of Jun. 08, 2024)


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What is Palo Alto Networks Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-06-08), Palo Alto Networks's current share price is C$18.63. Palo Alto Networks's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2024 was C$0.26. Palo Alto Networks's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 71.65.

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

NEOE:PANW' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 26.06   Med: 54.92   Max: 96.39
Current: 70.82

During the past years, Palo Alto Networks's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 96.39. The lowest was 26.06. And the median was 54.92.

NEOE:PANW's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
99.37% of 1420 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 2.54 vs NEOE:PANW: 70.82

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.

Palo Alto Networks's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Apr. 2024 was C$18.891. 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 C$0.26 for the trailing ten years ended in Apr. 2024.

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Palo Alto Networks Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Palo Alto Networks'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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Palo Alto Networks Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Palo Alto Networks Annual Data
Trend Jul14 Jul15 Jul16 Jul17 Jul18 Jul19 Jul20 Jul21 Jul22 Jul23
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 33.37 45.61 52.62 72.43

Palo Alto Networks 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 54.87 72.43 67.46 86.65 68.24

Competitive Comparison of Palo Alto Networks's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Palo Alto Networks'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.


Palo Alto Networks's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



Palo Alto Networks 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.

Palo Alto Networks's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=18.63/0.26
=71.65

* 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.

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

For example, Palo Alto Networks'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)
=18.891/131.7762*131.7762
=18.891

Current CPI (Apr. 2024) = 131.7762.

Palo Alto Networks Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201407 2.109 100.520 2.765
201410 2.289 100.176 3.011
201501 2.535 98.604 3.388
201504 2.692 99.824 3.554
201507 2.912 100.691 3.811
201510 3.178 100.346 4.173
201601 3.591 99.957 4.734
201604 3.487 100.947 4.552
201607 4.302 101.524 5.584
201610 4.423 101.988 5.715
201701 4.158 102.456 5.348
201704 3.967 103.167 5.067
201707 3.512 103.278 4.481
201710 3.222 104.070 4.080
201801 3.008 104.578 3.790
201804 3.425 105.708 4.270
201807 5.529 106.324 6.853
201810 5.767 106.695 7.123
201901 5.084 106.200 6.308
201904 6.764 107.818 8.267
201907 7.159 108.250 8.715
201910 6.831 108.577 8.291
202001 7.039 108.841 8.522
202004 3.614 108.173 4.403
202007 5.147 109.318 6.204
202010 3.457 109.861 4.147
202101 5.230 110.364 6.245
202104 4.264 112.673 4.987
202107 3.278 115.183 3.750
202110 2.179 116.696 2.461
202201 0.503 118.619 0.559
202204 1.427 121.978 1.542
202207 0.909 125.002 0.958
202210 2.300 125.734 2.411
202301 3.236 126.223 3.378
202304 5.438 127.992 5.599
202307 7.492 128.974 7.655
202310 9.487 129.810 9.631
202401 18.124 130.124 18.354
202404 18.891 131.776 18.891

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.


Palo Alto Networks  (NEOE:PANW) 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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Palo Alto Networks (NEOE:PANW) Business Description

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Palo Alto Networks is a platform-based cybersecurity vendor with product offerings covering network security, cloud security, and security operations. The California-based firm has more than 85,000 customers across the world, including more than three fourths of the Global 2000.