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Microsoft (Microsoft) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 22.46 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Microsoft Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-27), Microsoft's current share price is $406.32. Microsoft's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $18.09. Microsoft's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 22.46.

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

MSFT' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.14   Med: 11.9   Max: 26.78
Current: 22.46

During the past years, Microsoft's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 26.78. The lowest was 5.14. And the median was 11.90.

MSFT's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
96.12% of 1288 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 2.495 vs MSFT: 22.46

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.

Microsoft's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $34.061. 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 $18.09 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Microsoft Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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

Microsoft Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 13.65 18.91 21.85 17.41 20.50

Microsoft 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 17.96 20.50 18.38 21.39 23.26

Competitive Comparison of Microsoft's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Microsoft'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.


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

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

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



Microsoft 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=406.32/18.09
=22.46

* 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.

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

For example, Microsoft'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)
=34.061/129.4194*129.4194
=34.061

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 129.4194.

Microsoft Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 10.897 100.560 14.024
201409 10.923 100.428 14.076
201412 11.180 99.070 14.605
201503 11.110 99.621 14.433
201506 9.977 100.684 12.824
201509 9.698 100.392 12.502
201512 9.688 99.792 12.564
201603 9.505 100.470 12.244
201606 9.221 101.688 11.736
201609 9.041 101.861 11.487
201612 8.902 101.863 11.310
201703 9.029 102.862 11.360
201706 11.379 103.349 14.249
201709 11.612 104.136 14.431
201712 10.170 104.011 12.654
201803 10.304 105.290 12.665
201806 10.775 106.317 13.116
201809 11.194 106.507 13.602
201812 11.991 105.998 14.641
201903 12.375 107.251 14.933
201906 13.389 108.070 16.034
201909 13.893 108.329 16.598
201912 14.467 108.420 17.269
202003 15.086 108.902 17.928
202006 15.626 108.767 18.593
202009 16.313 109.815 19.225
202012 17.259 109.897 20.325
202103 17.853 111.754 20.675
202106 18.884 114.631 21.320
202109 20.237 115.734 22.630
202112 21.335 117.630 23.473
202203 21.773 121.301 23.230
202206 22.313 125.017 23.099
202209 23.276 125.227 24.055
202212 24.592 125.222 25.416
202303 26.178 127.348 26.604
202306 27.748 128.729 27.897
202309 29.702 129.860 29.601
202312 32.061 129.419 32.061
202403 34.061 129.419 34.061

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.


Microsoft  (NAS:MSFT) 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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Microsoft (Microsoft) Business Description

Industry
Address
One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA, USA, 98052-6399
Microsoft develops and licenses consumer and enterprise software. It is known for its Windows operating systems and Office productivity suite. The company is organized into three equally sized broad segments: productivity and business processes (legacy Microsoft Office, cloud-based Office 365, Exchange, SharePoint, Skype, LinkedIn, Dynamics), intelligence cloud (infrastructure- and platform-as-a-service offerings Azure, Windows Server OS, SQL Server), and more personal computing (Windows Client, Xbox, Bing search, display advertising, and Surface laptops, tablets, and desktops).
Executives
Kathleen T Hogan officer: EVP, Human Resources C/O MICROSOFT CORPORATION, ONE MICROSOFT WAY, REDMOND WA 98052-6399
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Satya Nadella director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O MICROSOFT CORPORATION, ONE MICROSOFT WAY, REDMOND WA 98052-6399
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Amy Hood officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O MICROSOFT CORPORATION, ONE MICROSOFT WAY, REDMOND WA 98052-6399
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