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Flex (FLEX) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 3.84 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Flex Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-27), Flex's current share price is $28.97. Flex's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $7.55. Flex's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 3.84.

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

FLEX' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.7   Med: 1.99   Max: 3.95
Current: 3.84

During the past years, Flex's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 3.95. The lowest was 0.70. And the median was 1.99.

FLEX's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
82.82% of 1833 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 1.57 vs FLEX: 3.84

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.

Flex's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $13.959. 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 $7.55 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

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Flex Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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

Flex Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.69 1.31 2.61 2.27 2.46

Flex Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 2.40 2.46 2.85 2.67 2.93

Competitive Comparison of Flex's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Electronic Components subindustry, Flex'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.


Flex's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



Flex 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=28.97/7.55
=3.84

* 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.

Flex's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

For example, Flex's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Dec. 2023 (Change)*Current CPI (Dec. 2023)
=13.959/129.4194*129.4194
=13.959

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 129.4194.

Flex Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201403 3.657 99.695 4.747
201406 3.841 100.560 4.943
201409 3.970 100.428 5.116
201412 4.103 99.070 5.360
201503 4.191 99.621 5.445
201506 4.318 100.684 5.550
201509 4.343 100.392 5.599
201512 4.618 99.792 5.989
201603 4.719 100.470 6.079
201606 4.803 101.688 6.113
201609 4.739 101.861 6.021
201612 4.845 101.863 6.156
201703 4.978 102.862 6.263
201706 5.111 103.349 6.400
201709 5.430 104.136 6.748
201712 5.648 104.011 7.028
201803 5.716 105.290 7.026
201806 5.837 106.317 7.105
201809 5.993 106.507 7.282
201812 5.892 105.998 7.194
201903 5.754 107.251 6.943
201906 5.840 108.070 6.994
201909 5.511 108.329 6.584
201912 5.750 108.420 6.864
202003 5.691 108.902 6.763
202006 5.875 108.767 6.991
202009 6.216 109.815 7.326
202012 6.776 109.897 7.980
202103 6.976 111.754 8.079
202106 7.172 114.631 8.097
202109 7.453 115.734 8.334
202112 7.833 117.630 8.618
202203 8.965 121.301 9.565
202206 8.941 125.017 9.256
202209 9.214 125.227 9.523
202212 9.975 125.222 10.309
202303 11.888 127.348 12.081
202306 12.039 128.729 12.104
202309 13.487 129.860 13.441
202312 13.959 129.419 13.959

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.


Flex  (NAS:FLEX) 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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Flex (FLEX) Business Description

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Flex Ltd is a contract manufacturing company providing comprehensive electronics design, manufacturing, and product management services to global electronics and technology companies. The company's operating segments include Flex Agility Solutions (FAS), Flex Reliability Solutions (FRS), and Nextracker. Flex Agility Solutions segment includes markets such as Communications, Enterprise and Cloud; Lifestyle; and Consumer Devices. Flex Reliability Solutions segment includes markets such as Automotive, Health Solutions, and Industrial. The Nextracker segment provides solar tracker technologies that optimize and increase energy production. The company's geographical segments include China, Mexico, the United States, Brazil, Malaysia, Hungary, and Others.
Executives
Erin Mcsweeney director EMC CORPORATION, 176 SOUTH STREET, HOPKINTON MA 01748
David Scott Offer officer: EVP, General Counsel 6201 AMERICA CENTER DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95002
Paul Lundstrom officer: Chief Financial Officer 222 N. SEPULVEDA BLVD., SUITE 500, EL SEGUNDO CA 90245
Revathi Advaithi director, officer: Chief Executive Officer EATON HOUSE, 30 PEMBROKE ROAD, DUBLIN 4 L2 -
Kwang Hooi Tan officer: Group President 6201 AMERICA CENTER DRIVE, ATTN: LEGAL, SAN JOSE CA 95002
Michael P Hartung officer: President, Agility Solutions 6201 AMERICA CENTER DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95002
Daniel Wendler officer: Chief Accounting Officer 6201 AMERICA CENTER DRIVE, ATTN: LEGAL, SAN JOSE CA 95002
Rebecca Sidelinger officer: Group President 6201 AMERICA CENTER DRIVE, ATTN: LEGAL, SAN JOSE CA 95002
Stevens Charles K. Iii director 300 RENAISSANCE CENTER, M/C: 482-C25-A36, DETROIT MI 48265-3000
Maryrose Sylvester director C/O 3700 WEST JUNEAU AVENUE, MILWAUKEE WI 53208
Pat Ward director 500 JACKSON STREET, COLUMBUS IN 47201
Francois Barbier officer: President, Global Operations ONE MARINA BOULEVARD, #28-00, SINGAPORE U0 018989
David P Bennett officer: Chief Accounting Officer 3616 NICOLE AVE, PLEASANTON CA 94588
Todd Fruchterman officer: Pres, Reliability Solutions C/O BUTTERFLY NETWORK, INC., 530 OLD WHITFIELD STREET, GUILFORD CT 06437
John D Harris director C/O FLEXTRONICS INTERNATIONAL USA, INC., 6201 AMERICA CENTER DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95002