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Cognizant Technology Solutions (Cognizant Technology Solutions) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 3.01 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Cognizant Technology Solutions Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-27), Cognizant Technology Solutions's current share price is $66.94. Cognizant Technology Solutions's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $22.27. Cognizant Technology Solutions's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 3.01.

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

CTSH' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.65   Med: 6.12   Max: 12.47
Current: 3.01

During the past years, Cognizant Technology Solutions's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 12.47. The lowest was 2.65. And the median was 6.12.

CTSH's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
55.67% of 1288 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 2.495 vs CTSH: 3.01

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.

Cognizant Technology Solutions's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $26.560. 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 $22.27 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

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Cognizant Technology Solutions Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cognizant Technology Solutions'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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Cognizant Technology Solutions Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Cognizant Technology Solutions 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 4.50 5.40 5.02 2.83 3.39

Cognizant Technology Solutions 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 2.83 2.92 3.04 3.08 3.39

Competitive Comparison of Cognizant Technology Solutions's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Cognizant Technology Solutions'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.


Cognizant Technology Solutions's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



Cognizant Technology Solutions 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.

Cognizant Technology Solutions's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=66.94/22.27
=3.01

* 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.

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

For example, Cognizant Technology Solutions'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)
=26.56/129.4194*129.4194
=26.560

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 129.4194.

Cognizant Technology Solutions Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201403 10.885 99.695 14.130
201406 11.501 100.560 14.802
201409 12.123 100.428 15.623
201412 12.701 99.070 16.592
201503 13.396 99.621 17.403
201506 14.013 100.684 18.012
201509 14.518 100.392 18.716
201512 15.235 99.792 19.758
201603 15.857 100.470 20.426
201606 16.241 101.688 20.670
201609 16.967 101.861 21.557
201612 17.645 101.863 22.418
201703 16.949 102.862 21.325
201706 17.768 103.349 22.250
201709 18.608 104.136 23.126
201712 18.145 104.011 22.578
201803 18.751 105.290 23.048
201806 18.359 106.317 22.348
201809 18.928 106.507 23.000
201812 19.799 105.998 24.174
201903 19.571 107.251 23.616
201906 19.125 108.070 22.903
201909 19.458 108.329 23.246
201912 20.113 108.420 24.009
202003 19.617 108.902 23.313
202006 20.244 108.767 24.088
202009 20.668 109.815 24.358
202012 20.445 109.897 24.077
202103 20.903 111.754 24.207
202106 21.343 114.631 24.096
202109 21.992 115.734 24.592
202112 22.840 117.630 25.129
202203 22.981 121.301 24.519
202206 23.069 125.017 23.881
202209 23.265 125.227 24.044
202212 24.183 125.222 24.994
202303 24.972 127.348 25.378
202306 25.910 128.729 26.049
202309 25.713 129.860 25.626
202312 26.560 129.419 26.560

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.


Cognizant Technology Solutions  (NAS:CTSH) 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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Cognizant Technology Solutions (Cognizant Technology Solutions) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
300 Frank West Burr Boulevard, Suite 36, 6th Floor, Teaneck, NJ, USA, 07666
Cognizant is a global IT services provider, offering consulting and outsourcing services to some of the world's largest enterprises spanning the financial services, media and communications, healthcare, natural resources, and consumer products industries. Cognizant employs nearly 300,000 people globally, roughly 70% of whom are in India, although the company's headquarters are in Teaneck, New Jersey.
Executives
Michael Patsalos-fox director 300 FRANK W. BURR BLVD., STE. 36, 6 FL., TEANECK NJ 07666
Mackay Leo S. Jr. director C/O COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP., 300 FRANK W. BURR BLVD., STE. 36, 6 FL., TEANECK NJ 07666
Robert C. Walker officer: EVP & Pres, Global Growth Mkts C/O COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, 300 FRANK W. BURR BOULEVARD, TEANECK NJ 07666
Abraham Schot director C/O COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP, 300 FRANK W. BURR BLVD. STE 36, 6 FL, TEANECK NJ 07666
Zein Abdalla director 700 ANDERSON HILL ROAD, LEGAL DEPARTMENT, 1/2, PURCHASE NY 10577
Maureen Breakiron-evans director C/O COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP., 300 FRANK W. BURR BLVD., STE. 36, 6 FL., TEANECK NJ 07666
Kathryn Diaz officer: SVP & Interim Chief People Off 300 FRANK W BURR BLVD, TEANECK NJ 07666
Eric Branderiz director 915 DEGUIGNE DRIVE, PO BOX 3453, SUNNYVALE CA 94088-3453
Nella Domenici director C/O ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN, 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10105
Ravi Kumar Singisetti director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 9405 SW GEMINI DRIVE, BEAVERTON OR 97008
Surya Gummadi officer: SVP & Interim Americas Lead C/O COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, 300 FRANK W. BURR BOULEVARD, TEANECK NJ 07666
Andrew J Stafford officer: EVP, Head of Global Delivery C/O COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP., 300 FRANK W. BURR BLVD., STE. 36, 6 FL., TEANECK NJ 07666
Stephen J Rohleder director C/O ACCENTURE, 161 N. CLARK STREET, CHICAGO IL 60601
Rajesh Nambiar officer: President, Digital Business 300 FRANK W. BURR BLVD, STE. 36, 6TH FL., TEANECK NJ 07666
Robert Telesmanic officer: SVP, Cont. & Chief Acct. Offc. COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP., 300 FRANK W. BURR BLVD., STE. 36, 6 FL., TEANECK NJ 07666