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Workday (Workday) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio : 14.93 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Workday Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-27), Workday's current share price is $251.04. Workday's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $16.82. Workday's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is 14.93.

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

WDAY' s Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 9.86   Med: 16.63   Max: 31.37
Current: 15.11

During the past years, Workday's highest Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio was 31.37. The lowest was 9.86. And the median was 16.63.

WDAY's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is ranked worse than
94.76% of 1412 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 1.87 vs WDAY: 15.11

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.

Workday's adjusted revenue per share data for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $7.149. 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 $16.82 for the trailing ten years ended in Jan. 2024.

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Workday Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Workday'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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Workday Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Chart

Workday Annual Data
Trend Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 25.38 22.61 12.89 17.31

Workday Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
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 12.89 12.54 15.25 13.02 17.31

Competitive Comparison of Workday's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio

For the Software - Application subindustry, Workday'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.


Workday's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



Workday 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.

Workday's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share
=251.04/16.82
=14.93

* 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.

Workday's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, Workday's adjusted Revenue per Share data for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was:

Adj_RevenuePerShare=Revenue per Share/CPI of Jan. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Jan. 2024)
=7.149/129.4194*129.4194
=7.149

Current CPI (Jan. 2024) = 129.4194.

Workday Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201404 0.872 100.023 1.128
201407 1.013 100.520 1.304
201410 1.167 100.176 1.508
201501 1.213 98.604 1.592
201504 1.339 99.824 1.736
201507 1.493 100.691 1.919
201510 1.601 100.346 2.065
201601 1.651 99.957 2.138
201604 1.787 100.947 2.291
201607 1.895 101.524 2.416
201610 2.073 101.988 2.631
201701 2.181 102.456 2.755
201704 2.354 103.167 2.953
201707 2.537 103.278 3.179
201710 2.655 104.070 3.302
201801 2.761 104.578 3.417
201804 2.904 105.708 3.555
201807 3.111 106.324 3.787
201810 3.414 106.695 4.141
201901 3.578 106.200 4.360
201904 3.695 107.818 4.435
201907 3.921 108.250 4.688
201910 4.106 108.577 4.894
202001 4.235 108.841 5.036
202004 4.372 108.173 5.231
202007 4.500 109.318 5.327
202010 4.646 109.861 5.473
202101 4.695 110.364 5.506
202104 4.821 112.673 5.538
202107 4.847 115.183 5.446
202110 5.210 116.696 5.778
202201 5.411 118.619 5.904
202204 5.699 121.978 6.047
202207 6.038 125.002 6.251
202210 6.253 125.734 6.436
202301 6.398 126.223 6.560
202304 6.444 127.992 6.516
202307 6.757 128.974 6.780
202310 7.004 129.810 6.983
202401 7.149 129.419 7.149

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.


Workday  (NAS:WDAY) 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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Workday (Workday) Business Description

Industry
Address
6110 Stoneridge Mall Road, Pleasanton, CA, USA, 94588
Workday is a software company that offers human capital management, or HCM, financial management, and business planning solutions. Known for being a cloud-only software provider, Workday is headquartered in Pleasanton, California. Founded in 2005, Workday now employs over 12,000 employees.
Executives
David A Duffield 10 percent owner C/O WORKDAY, INC., 6230 STONERIDGE MALL ROAD, PLEASANTON CA 94588
Sayan Chakraborty officer: Co-President 6110 STONERIDGE MALL ROAD, PLEASANTON CA 94588
Richard Harry Sauer officer: EVP, General Counsel & Secty 6110 STONERIDGE MALL ROAD, PLEASANTON CA 94588
James Bozzini officer: Senior Vice President 6230 STONERIDGE MALL ROAD, PLEASANTON CA 94588
Aneel Bhusri director, 10 percent owner, officer: Co-CEO and Chairman
Douglas A. Robinson officer: Co-President 6110 STONERIDGE MALL ROAD, PLEASANTON CA 94588
Zane Rowe officer: Chief Financial Officer 1600 SMITH STREET, HQSEO, HOUSTON TX 77002
Still George J Jr director NORWEST VENTURE PARTNERS, 525 UNIVERSITY AVENUE, SUITE 800, PALO ALTO CA 94301
Carl M. Eschenbach director C/O SEQUOIA CAPITAL, 2800 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 101, PALO ALTO CA 94025
Christa Davies director AON CORPORATE LAW DEPT, 200 EAST RANDOLPH ST, 8TH FL, CHICAGO IL 60601
Barbara A Larson officer: Chief Financial Officer 6110 STONERIDGE MALL ROAD, PLEASANTON CA 94588
Mark J Hawkins director C/O LOGITECH, INC., 6505 KAISER DRIVE, FREMONT CA 94555
Robynne Sisco officer: Chief Financial Officer 3401 HILLVIEW AVENUE, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Gomez Luciano Fernandez officer: Co-President 1A SHAWFIELD STREET,, RICHARDSON HOUSE, LONDON X0 SW3 4BA
Frederick Wayne A.i. director 500 W MAIN ST., LOUISVILLE KY 40202