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Workiva (Workiva) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 164.53 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Workiva Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-27), Workiva's current share price is $80.62. Workiva's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.49. Workiva's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 164.53.

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

WK' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 148.17   Med: 171.29   Max: 197.31
Current: 162.91

During the past years, Workiva's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 197.31. The lowest was 148.17. And the median was 171.29.

WK's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
99.84% of 1288 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 2.495 vs WK: 162.91

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.

Workiva's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-1.650. 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 $0.49 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

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Workiva Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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

Workiva Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
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Workiva 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 - 170.57 167.77 187.74 206.94

Competitive Comparison of Workiva's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Software - Application subindustry, Workiva'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.


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

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

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



Workiva 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=80.62/0.49
=164.53

* 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.

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

For example, Workiva'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)
=-1.65/129.4194*129.4194
=-1.650

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 129.4194.

Workiva Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201403 0.000 99.695 0.000
201406 0.000 100.560 0.000
201409 0.024 100.428 0.031
201412 1.408 99.070 1.839
201503 1.260 99.621 1.637
201506 1.054 100.684 1.355
201509 0.789 100.392 1.017
201512 0.628 99.792 0.814
201603 0.404 100.470 0.520
201606 0.215 101.688 0.274
201609 0.010 101.861 0.013
201612 -0.076 101.863 -0.097
201703 -0.121 102.862 -0.152
201706 -0.147 103.349 -0.184
201709 -0.345 104.136 -0.429
201712 -0.400 104.011 -0.498
201803 -0.216 105.290 -0.266
201806 -0.410 106.317 -0.499
201809 -0.281 106.507 -0.341
201812 -0.221 105.998 -0.270
201903 0.085 107.251 0.103
201906 0.210 108.070 0.251
201909 1.511 108.329 1.805
201912 1.162 108.420 1.387
202003 1.483 108.902 1.762
202006 1.496 108.767 1.780
202009 1.652 109.815 1.947
202012 1.317 109.897 1.551
202103 1.397 111.754 1.618
202106 1.431 114.631 1.616
202109 1.381 115.734 1.544
202112 1.419 117.630 1.561
202203 0.484 121.301 0.516
202206 0.150 125.017 0.155
202209 -0.105 125.227 -0.109
202212 0.114 125.222 0.118
202303 0.017 127.348 0.017
202306 0.003 128.729 0.003
202309 -2.105 129.860 -2.098
202312 -1.650 129.419 -1.650

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.


Workiva  (NYSE:WK) 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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Workiva (Workiva) Business Description

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2900 University Boulevard, Ames, IA, USA, 50010
Workiva Inc is a cloud-native platform that simplifies the complexities of reporting and compliance. Workiva platform empowers customers by connecting and transforming data from hundreds of enterprise resource planning (ERP), human capital management (HCM), and customer relationship management (CRM) systems, as well as other third-party cloud and on-premise applications. Customers use the platform to create, review and publish data-linked documents and reports with greater control, consistency, accuracy, and productivity and it is also used for SEC Filings. The firm derives its revenue in the form of subscription and support fees and the remainder from professional services.
Executives
Jill Klindt officer: VP & CAO 2900 UNIVERSITY BLVD, AMES IA 50010
Brandon Ziegler officer: Senior Vice President, other: Gen Counsel & Corp. Secretary C/O WORKIVA INC., 2900 UNIVERSITY BLVD., AMES IA 50010
Robert H Herz director C/O FANNIE MAE, 1100 15TH STREET, NW, WASHINGTON DC 20005
Michael D. Hawkins officer: EVP, Sales 2900 UNIVERSITY BLVD., AMES IA 50010
Junko Swain officer: SVP, Chief Accounting Officer 2900 UNIVERSITY BLVD., AMES IA 50010
Michael M Crow director 20 W. 9TH STREET, KANSAS CITY MO 64105
Brigid A Bonner director C/O ANALYSTS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, 3601 WEST 76TH STREET, EDINA MN 55435
Mithun Banarjee officer: EVP, Global Client Services 2900 UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD, AMES IA 50010
Jeff D Trom 10 percent owner, officer: Executive VP & CTO 2900 UNIVERSITY BLVD., AMES IA 50010
Martin J Vanderploeg director, 10 percent owner, officer: President & COO 2900 UNIVERSITY BLVD., AMES IA 50010
Julie Iskow officer: EVP & Chief Operating Officer 2900 UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD, AMES X1 50010
J Stuart Miller officer: Executive VP, Treasurer & CFO 2900 UNIVERSITY BLVD., AMES IA 50010
Eugene S Katz director 8 GOLDSBOROUGH ST., EASTON MD 21601
Troy M. Calkins officer: Executive VP, Secretary & GC 55 WEST MONROE, SUITE 3150, CHICAGO IL 60603
Scott G. Ryan officer: Executive VP, Global Sales 2900 UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD, AMES IA 50010