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Cognizant Technology Solutions (WBO:CTSH) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 2.99 (As of May. 15, 2024)


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What is Cognizant Technology Solutions Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-05-15), Cognizant Technology Solutions's current share price is €62.80. Cognizant Technology Solutions's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €20.98. Cognizant Technology Solutions's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 2.99.

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

WBO:CTSH' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.65   Med: 6.05   Max: 12.47
Current: 3

During the past years, Cognizant Technology Solutions's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 12.47. The lowest was 2.65. And the median was 6.05.

WBO:CTSH's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
54.83% of 1335 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 2.6 vs WBO:CTSH: 3.00

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.

Cognizant Technology Solutions's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €24.971. 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 €20.98 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Cognizant Technology Solutions Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cognizant Technology Solutions'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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Cognizant Technology Solutions Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Cognizant Technology Solutions Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
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Cognizant Technology Solutions 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 2.92 3.04 3.08 3.39 3.24

Competitive Comparison of Cognizant Technology Solutions's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Cognizant Technology Solutions'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.


Cognizant Technology Solutions's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



Cognizant Technology Solutions 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.

Cognizant Technology Solutions's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=62.80/20.98
=2.99

* 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.

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

For example, Cognizant Technology Solutions'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)
=24.971/129.4194*129.4194
=24.971

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 129.4194.

Cognizant Technology Solutions Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 8.465 100.560 10.894
201409 9.407 100.428 12.123
201412 10.301 99.070 13.457
201503 12.378 99.621 16.080
201506 12.485 100.684 16.048
201509 12.936 100.392 16.676
201512 13.986 99.792 18.138
201603 14.239 100.470 18.342
201606 14.454 101.688 18.396
201609 15.118 101.861 19.208
201612 16.727 101.863 21.252
201703 15.847 102.862 19.938
201706 15.813 103.349 19.802
201709 15.613 104.136 19.404
201712 15.332 104.011 19.077
201803 15.207 105.290 18.692
201806 15.715 106.317 19.130
201809 16.221 106.507 19.711
201812 17.403 105.998 21.248
201903 17.320 107.251 20.900
201906 16.926 108.070 20.270
201909 17.668 108.329 21.108
201912 18.102 108.420 21.608
202003 17.754 108.902 21.099
202006 17.976 108.767 21.389
202009 17.547 109.815 20.680
202012 16.806 109.897 19.791
202103 17.559 111.754 20.335
202106 17.715 114.631 20.000
202109 18.694 115.734 20.904
202112 20.213 117.630 22.239
202203 20.867 121.301 22.264
202206 21.824 125.017 22.593
202209 23.497 125.227 24.284
202212 22.828 125.222 23.593
202303 23.324 127.348 23.703
202306 23.915 128.729 24.043
202309 24.093 129.860 24.011
202312 24.356 129.419 24.356
202403 24.971 129.419 24.971

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.


Cognizant Technology Solutions  (WBO:CTSH) 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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Cognizant Technology Solutions (WBO:CTSH) Business Description

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Address
300 Frank West Burr Boulevard, Suite 36, 6th Floor, Teaneck, NJ, USA, 07666
Cognizant is a global IT services provider, offering consulting and outsourcing services to some of the world's largest enterprises spanning the financial services, media and communications, healthcare, natural resources, and consumer products industries. Cognizant employs nearly 300,000 people globally, roughly 70% of whom are in India, although the company's headquarters are in Teaneck, New Jersey.