Cisco Systems (Cisco Systems) GF Value Rank

: 6 (As of Today)

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Cisco Systems has the GF Value Rank of 6.

The GF Value Rank is determined by the price-to-GF-Value (P/GF Value) ratio, a proprietary metric calculated based on historical multiples along with an adjustment factor based on a company's past returns and growth and future estimates of the business' performance.

GuruFocus found that for valuation, we cannot simply give stocks a better GF Value rank simply because they have a lower P/GF Value ratio. Backtesting shows that over the long term, the two worst-performing groups are the most expensive group (with the highest P/GF Value ratio) and the least expensive group (with the lowest P/GF Value ratio).

We can understand why the most expensive group underperforms. We were initially puzzled by the underperformance of the least expensive group, but we realized there is a reason why some stocks are super cheap. If they look too undervalued, it is often because the businesses behind them are poor quality. The market realized this and gave them low valuations. In a way, the market is efficient.

After multiple backtesting analyses, we granted the stocks in third-cheapest percentile the highest GF Value rank, as they have performed the best over a full market cycle. Stock performance is actually not as sensitive to valuation as it is to growth and profitability. On average, the companies in the 20%-50% valuation groups have similar performances. Therefore, we should avoid the most expensive and the least expensive stocks. We can be more tolerant of valuation.

Please click GF Score to see more details on the GF Score's 5 Key Aspects of Analysis.

Competitive Comparison

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Cisco Systems's GF Value Rank, along with its competitors' market caps and GF Value Rank 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.

Cisco Systems GF Value Rank Distribution

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Cisco Systems's GF Value Rank distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Cisco Systems's GF Value Rank falls into.

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Cisco Systems (Cisco Systems) Business Description

Industry

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Address

170 West Tasman Drive, San Jose, CA, USA, 95134-1706

Website

https://www.cisco.com

Cisco Systems is the largest provider of networking equipment in the world and one of the largest software companies in the world. Its largest businesses are selling networking hardware and software (where it has leading market shares) and cybersecurity software like firewalls. It also has collaboration products, like its Webex suite, and observability tools. It primarily outsources its manufacturing to third parties and has a large sales and marketing staff—25,000 strong across 90 countries. Overall, Cisco employees 80,000 employees and sells its products globally.

Executives

Richard Scott Herren	officer: EVP and CFO	851 WEST CYPRESS CREEK ROAD, FORT LAUDERDALE FL 33309
Maria Victoria Wong	officer: SVP & Chief Acctg Officer	C/O CISCO SYSTEMS, INC., 170 WEST TASMAN DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Deborah L Stahlkopf	officer: EVP and Chief Legal Officer	C/O CISCO SYSTEMS, INC., 170 WEST TASMAN DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Jeffery S. Sharritts	officer: EVP & Chief Cust & Prtnr Offcr	1200 ABERNATHY RD., NE, STE 1200, ATLANTA GA 30328
Mark Garrett	director	106 EAST BABCOCK STREET SUITE 3A, BOZEMAN MT 59715
Maria Martinez	officer: EVP, Chief Customer Exp Offcr	THE LANDMARK @ 1 MARKET STREET, SUITE 300, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Charles Robbins	officer: SVP, Worldwide Sales	170 WEST TASMAN DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Daniel H Schulman	director	C/O PAYPAL HOLDINGS, INC., 2211 NORTH FIRST STREET, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Roderick C Mcgeary	director	1421 MCCRTHY BLVD, MILPITAS CA 95035
Prat Bhatt	officer: VP, Corporate Controller & PAO	170 WEST TASMAN DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Kristina M Johnson	director	19 HEATH PL, DURHAM NC 27705
Sarah Rae Murphy	director	C/O CISCO SYSTEMS, INC., 170 WEST TASMAN DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Geraldine Elliott	officer: EVP, Chief Sales & Mktg Offcr	1194 N. MATHILDA AVE., SUNNYVALE CA 94089
M Michele Burns	director	C/O MARSH &MCLENNAN COMPANIES, INC., 1166 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10036-2774
Mark D Chandler	officer: SVP, LglSrvs, GenCnsl & Secty	170 W TASMAN DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95134