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Qualys (STU:3L7A) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 13.71 (As of Jun. 05, 2024)


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What is Qualys Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-06-05), Qualys's current share price is €123.55. Qualys's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €9.01. Qualys's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 13.71.

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

STU:3L7A' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 11.65   Med: 17.04   Max: 24.6
Current: 13.71

During the past years, Qualys's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 24.60. The lowest was 11.65. And the median was 17.04.

STU:3L7A's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
92.36% of 1401 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 2.58 vs STU:3L7A: 13.71

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.

Qualys's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €10.061. 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 €9.01 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Qualys Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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

Qualys Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 20.65 18.85 12.72 20.53

Qualys Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 14.35 13.97 16.15 20.53 16.86

Competitive Comparison of Qualys's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Qualys'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.


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

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

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



Qualys 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=123.55/9.01
=13.71

* 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.

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

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

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Mar. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2024)
=10.061/131.7762*131.7762
=10.061

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

Qualys Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 2.503 100.560 3.280
201409 2.792 100.428 3.664
201412 3.665 99.070 4.875
201503 4.418 99.621 5.844
201506 4.501 100.684 5.891
201509 4.744 100.392 6.227
201512 5.217 99.792 6.889
201603 5.419 100.470 7.108
201606 5.723 101.688 7.416
201609 6.028 101.861 7.798
201612 6.835 101.863 8.842
201703 7.184 102.862 9.203
201706 7.264 103.349 9.262
201709 7.254 104.136 9.179
201712 7.521 104.011 9.529
201803 7.626 105.290 9.544
201806 8.019 106.317 9.939
201809 8.150 106.507 10.084
201812 8.065 105.998 10.026
201903 8.444 107.251 10.375
201906 8.655 108.070 10.554
201909 8.459 108.329 10.290
201912 8.893 108.420 10.809
202003 8.968 108.902 10.852
202006 9.210 108.767 11.158
202009 8.688 109.815 10.425
202012 8.470 109.897 10.156
202103 8.509 111.754 10.033
202106 8.365 114.631 9.616
202109 8.814 115.734 10.036
202112 9.882 117.630 11.070
202203 9.965 121.301 10.826
202206 9.747 125.017 10.274
202209 9.410 125.227 9.902
202212 7.305 125.222 7.687
202303 6.773 127.348 7.009
202306 6.958 128.729 7.123
202309 8.223 129.860 8.344
202312 9.147 129.419 9.314
202403 10.061 131.776 10.061

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.


Qualys  (STU:3L7A) 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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Qualys (STU:3L7A) Business Description

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919 East Hillsdale Boulevard, 4th Floor, Foster City, CA, USA, 94404
Qualys Inc. is a cloud security and compliance solutions provider that helps businesses identify and manage their security risks and compliance requirements. The California-based company has more than 10,000 customers worldwide, the majority of which are small- and medium-sized businesses. Qualys was founded in 1999 and went public in 2012.

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