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Block (SQ) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 8.37 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Block Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-27), Block's current share price is $74.48. Block's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $8.90. Block's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 8.37.

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

SQ' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.8   Med: 7.72   Max: 9.5
Current: 8.18

During the past years, Block's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 9.50. The lowest was 4.80. And the median was 7.72.

SQ's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
86.23% of 1285 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 2.49 vs SQ: 8.18

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.

Block's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $30.358. 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 $8.90 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

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Block Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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

Block Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
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Block Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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Competitive Comparison of Block's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Block'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.


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

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

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



Block 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=74.48/8.9
=8.37

* 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.

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

For example, Block'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)
=30.358/129.4194*129.4194
=30.358

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 129.4194.

Block Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201312 -0.717 98.326 -0.944
201406 0.000 100.560 0.000
201409 0.000 100.428 0.000
201412 -0.849 99.070 -1.109
201503 0.000 99.621 0.000
201506 -0.783 100.684 -1.006
201509 -0.862 100.392 -1.111
201512 1.517 99.792 1.967
201603 1.327 100.470 1.709
201606 1.383 101.688 1.760
201609 1.453 101.861 1.846
201612 1.580 101.863 2.007
201703 1.682 102.862 2.116
201706 1.839 103.349 2.303
201709 1.890 104.136 2.349
201712 1.990 104.011 2.476
201803 2.023 105.290 2.487
201806 2.658 106.317 3.236
201809 2.721 106.507 3.306
201812 2.687 105.998 3.281
201903 2.660 107.251 3.210
201906 2.779 108.070 3.328
201909 2.913 108.329 3.480
201912 3.963 108.420 4.731
202003 4.121 108.902 4.897
202006 4.354 108.767 5.181
202009 4.608 109.815 5.431
202012 5.878 109.897 6.922
202103 5.090 111.754 5.895
202106 5.873 114.631 6.631
202109 6.421 115.734 7.180
202112 7.039 117.630 7.745
202203 30.048 121.301 32.059
202206 28.794 125.017 29.808
202209 27.656 125.227 28.582
202212 28.702 125.222 29.664
202303 28.918 127.348 29.388
202306 29.148 128.729 29.304
202309 29.066 129.860 28.967
202312 30.358 129.419 30.358

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.


Block  (NYSE:SQ) 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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Block (SQ) Business Description

Industry
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Address
1455 Market Street, Suite 600, San Francisco, CA, USA, 94103
Founded in 2009, Block provides payment services to merchants, along with related services. The company also launched Cash App, a person-to-person payment network. In 2022, Square's payment volume was a little over $200 million.
Executives
Brian Grassadonia officer: Cash App Lead 1455 MARKET STREET, SUITE 600, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Amrita Ahuja officer: Chief Financial Officer 1455 MARKET STREET, SUITE 600, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Chrysty Esperanza officer: Interim Counsel Lead 1955 BROADWAY, SUITE 600, OAKLAND CA 94612
Ajmere Dale officer: Chief Accounting Officer 1455 MARKET STREET, SUITE 600, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Roelof Botha director C/O SEQUOIA CAPITAL, 2800 SAND HILL RD, SUITE 101, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Alyssa Henry officer: Seller Lead 1455 MARKET STREET, SUITE 600, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Lawrence Henry Summers director JOHN F. KENNEDY SCHOOL OF GOVERNMENT, MAILBOX 8, 79 JFK STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02138
Neha Narula director 1955 BROADWAY, SUITE 600, OAKLAND CA 94612
Sivan Whiteley officer: Gen. Counsel & Corp. Secretary 1455 MARKET STREET, SUITE 600, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Sharon Rothstein director C/O YELP INC., 350 MISSION STREET, 10TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Mckelvey James Morgan Jr. director, 10 percent owner 2645 SOUTH BAYSHORE #802, MIAMI FL 33133
Carter Shawn Corey director C/O S. CARTER ENTERPRISES, LLC, 1411 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10018
Jack Dorsey director, 10 percent owner, officer: President, CEO & Chairman C/O TWITTER INC, 1355 MARKET STREET SUITE 900, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Mary G Meeker director 2750 SAND HILL ROAD, MENLO PARK CA 94025
David A Viniar director C/O GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC, 200 WEST STREET, NEW YORK NY 10282