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Cognizant Technology Solutions (WBO:CTSH) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio : 2.02 (As of May. 14, 2024)


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What is Cognizant Technology Solutions Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

As of today (2024-05-14), Cognizant Technology Solutions's current share price is €62.80. Cognizant Technology Solutions's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €31.07. Cognizant Technology Solutions's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is 2.02.

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

WBO:CTSH' s Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.78   Med: 4.26   Max: 8.18
Current: 2.03

During the past years, Cognizant Technology Solutions's highest Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio was 8.18. The lowest was 1.78. And the median was 4.26.

WBO:CTSH's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is ranked worse than
51.94% of 1442 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 1.855 vs WBO:CTSH: 2.03

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 PS Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted revenue per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Cognizant Technology Solutions's adjusted revenue per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €8.794. Add all the adjusted revenue per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share, which is €31.07 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Cognizant Technology Solutions Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

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

Cognizant Technology Solutions Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.14 3.69 3.39 1.90 2.29

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 PS 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 1.96 2.04 2.07 2.29 2.19

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

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Cognizant Technology Solutions's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PS 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 PS Ratio Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



Cognizant Technology Solutions Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Calculation

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

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

Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share
=62.80/31.07
=2.02

* 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 Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, Cognizant Technology Solutions's adjusted Revenue per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was:

Adj_RevenuePerShare=Revenue per Share/CPI of Mar. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2024)
=8.794/129.4194*129.4194
=8.794

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 129.4194.

Cognizant Technology Solutions Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201406 3.026 100.560 3.894
201409 3.272 100.428 4.217
201412 3.618 99.070 4.726
201503 4.382 99.621 5.693
201506 4.478 100.684 5.756
201509 4.635 100.392 5.975
201512 4.853 99.792 6.294
201603 4.698 100.470 6.052
201606 4.925 101.688 6.268
201609 5.052 101.861 6.419
201612 5.380 101.863 6.835
201703 5.462 102.862 6.872
201706 5.527 103.349 6.921
201709 5.337 104.136 6.633
201712 5.464 104.011 6.799
201803 5.386 105.290 6.620
201806 5.852 106.317 7.124
201809 6.026 106.507 7.322
201812 6.247 105.998 7.627
201903 6.326 107.251 7.634
201906 6.498 108.070 7.782
201909 7.000 108.329 8.363
201912 6.997 108.420 8.352
202003 7.003 108.902 8.322
202006 6.566 108.767 7.813
202009 6.634 109.815 7.818
202012 6.429 109.897 7.571
202103 6.962 111.754 8.062
202106 7.207 114.631 8.137
202109 7.666 115.734 8.572
202112 8.007 117.630 8.810
202203 8.347 121.301 8.906
202206 8.908 125.017 9.222
202209 9.489 125.227 9.807
202212 8.905 125.222 9.204
202303 8.830 127.348 8.974
202306 8.895 128.729 8.943
202309 9.086 129.860 9.055
202312 8.691 129.419 8.691
202403 8.794 129.419 8.794

Add all the adjusted revenue per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue 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 PS Ratio Explanation

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