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ASGN (STU:OA2) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 3.23 (As of Jun. 09, 2024)


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What is ASGN Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-06-09), ASGN's current share price is €85.50. ASGN's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €26.47. ASGN's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 3.23.

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

STU:OA2' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.04   Med: 4.74   Max: 7.72
Current: 3.19

During the past years, ASGN's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 7.72. The lowest was 2.04. And the median was 4.74.

STU:OA2's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
58.38% of 1420 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 2.54 vs STU:OA2: 3.19

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.

ASGN's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €37.067. 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 €26.47 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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ASGN Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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

ASGN 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 4.82 4.90 5.91 3.28 3.41

ASGN 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 3.19 2.82 2.95 3.41 3.57

Competitive Comparison of ASGN's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, ASGN'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.


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

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

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



ASGN 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=85.50/26.47
=3.23

* 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.

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

For example, ASGN'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)
=37.067/131.7762*131.7762
=37.067

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

ASGN Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 9.266 100.560 12.142
201409 9.534 100.428 12.510
201412 10.012 99.070 13.317
201503 12.060 99.621 15.953
201506 12.281 100.684 16.074
201509 12.808 100.392 16.812
201512 13.587 99.792 17.942
201603 13.660 100.470 17.916
201606 13.992 101.688 18.132
201609 14.436 101.861 18.676
201612 15.626 101.863 20.215
201703 15.697 102.862 20.109
201706 15.620 103.349 19.916
201709 14.927 104.136 18.889
201712 16.063 104.011 20.351
201803 15.981 105.290 20.001
201806 17.486 106.317 21.673
201809 18.458 106.507 22.837
201812 19.787 105.998 24.599
201903 20.571 107.251 25.275
201906 21.517 108.070 26.237
201909 22.941 108.329 27.906
201912 23.414 108.420 28.458
202003 24.171 108.902 29.248
202006 24.646 108.767 29.860
202009 24.508 109.815 29.409
202012 24.662 109.897 29.572
202103 25.986 111.754 30.642
202106 26.831 114.631 30.844
202109 29.813 115.734 33.945
202112 31.870 117.630 35.703
202203 33.084 121.301 35.941
202206 34.839 125.017 36.723
202209 38.160 125.227 40.156
202212 36.259 125.222 38.157
202303 36.515 127.348 37.785
202306 36.665 128.729 37.533
202309 37.652 129.860 38.208
202312 37.153 129.419 37.830
202403 37.067 131.776 37.067

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.


ASGN  (STU:OA2) 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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ASGN Inc is a provider of information technology (IT) services and professional solutions, including technology, creative, and digital, across the commercial and government sectors. It operates through two segments, Commercial and Federal Government. The Commercial Segment, which is their largest segment, provides consulting, creative digital marketing, and permanent placement services to Fortune 1000 clients and mid-market companies. The Federal Government Segment provides mission-critical solutions to the Department of Defense, intelligence agencies, and civilian agencies.

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