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Cognex (Cognex) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 5.95 (As of May. 27, 2024)


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What is Cognex Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-05-27), Cognex's current share price is $47.67. Cognex's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $8.01. Cognex's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 5.95.

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

CGNX' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.68   Med: 7.85   Max: 18.05
Current: 5.95

During the past years, Cognex's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 18.05. The lowest was 3.68. And the median was 7.85.

CGNX's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
90.72% of 1875 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 1.66 vs CGNX: 5.95

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.

Cognex's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $8.675. 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 $8.01 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Cognex Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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

Cognex Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 11.20 14.48 12.21 6.59 5.36

Cognex 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 6.72 7.42 5.50 5.36 5.29

Competitive Comparison of Cognex's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Cognex'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.


Cognex's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



Cognex 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=47.67/8.01
=5.95

* 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.

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

For example, Cognex'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)
=8.675/131.7762*131.7762
=8.675

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

Cognex Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 3.934 100.560 5.155
201409 4.216 100.428 5.532
201412 4.255 99.070 5.660
201503 4.402 99.621 5.823
201506 4.553 100.684 5.959
201509 4.790 100.392 6.287
201512 4.865 99.792 6.424
201603 5.001 100.470 6.559
201606 5.209 101.688 6.750
201609 5.509 101.861 7.127
201612 5.600 101.863 7.245
201703 5.835 102.862 7.475
201706 6.076 103.349 7.747
201709 6.546 104.136 8.283
201712 6.315 104.011 8.001
201803 6.228 105.290 7.795
201806 6.273 106.317 7.775
201809 6.675 106.507 8.259
201812 6.646 105.998 8.262
201903 6.931 107.251 8.516
201906 6.982 108.070 8.514
201909 7.251 108.329 8.820
201912 7.862 108.420 9.556
202003 7.732 108.902 9.356
202006 7.954 108.767 9.637
202009 8.623 109.815 10.347
202012 7.180 109.897 8.609
202103 7.684 111.754 9.061
202106 8.089 114.631 9.299
202109 8.444 115.734 9.614
202112 8.150 117.630 9.130
202203 7.821 121.301 8.496
202206 8.016 125.017 8.449
202209 8.033 125.227 8.453
202212 8.332 125.222 8.768
202303 8.380 127.348 8.671
202306 8.593 128.729 8.796
202309 8.648 129.860 8.776
202312 8.769 129.419 8.929
202403 8.675 131.776 8.675

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.


Cognex  (NAS:CGNX) 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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Cognex (Cognex) Business Description

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One Vision Drive, Natick, MA, USA, 01760-2059
Cognex Corp provides machine vision products that help automate manufacturing processes. The firm's products include vision software, vision systems, vision sensors, and ID products. Vision software combines vision tools with a customer's own cameras and peripheral equipment and can help with several vision tasks, including part location, identification, measurement, and robotic guidance. Vision systems combine a camera, processor, and vision software into a single package. Vision sensors deliver simple, low-cost solutions for common vision applications, such as checking the size of parts. ID products read codes that have been applied to items during the manufacturing process. Cognex generates the largest proportion of its sales in the United States and Europe.
Executives
Angelos Papadimitriou director 1 VISION DRIVE, NATICK MA 01760
Patrick Alias director
Theodor Krantz director ONE VISION DRIVE, NATICK MA 01760
Joerg Kuechen officer: Chief Technology Officer 1 VISION DRIVE, NATICK MA 01760
Paul Todgham officer: SVP, CFO 1 VISION DRIVE, NATICK MA 01760
Anthony Sun director 2494 SAND HILL RD, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Dianne M Parrotte director 1 VISION DRIVE, NATICK MA 01760
John Tseng-chung Lee director 90 INDUSTRIAL WAY, WILMINGTON MA 01887
Carl Gerst officer: EVP, Vision & ID Products 1 VISION DRIVE, NATICK MA 01760
Marjorie T. Sennett director 950 TOWER LANE, 6TH FLOOR, FOSTER CITY CA 94404
Jerry A. Schneider director ONE VISION DRIVE, NATICK MA 01760
Sachin Lawande director HARMAN INTERNATIONAL, 400 ATLANTIC STREET, SUITE 1500, STAMFORD CT 06901
Eugene G Banucci director
Sheila Marie Dipalma officer: SVP, Employee Services 1 VISION DRIVE, NATICK MA 01760
Robert Willett officer: Executive Vice President C/O COGNEX CORPORATION, ONE VISION DRIVE, NATICK MA 01760-2059

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