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SLP (Simulations Plus) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 54.78 (As of Dec. 01, 2024)


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What is Simulations Plus Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2024-12-01), Simulations Plus's current share price is $31.77. Simulations Plus's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2024 was $0.58. Simulations Plus's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 54.78.

The historical rank and industry rank for Simulations Plus's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF or its related term are showing as below:

SLP' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 44.38   Med: 87.33   Max: 275.71
Current: 55.2

During the past years, Simulations Plus's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 275.71. The lowest was 44.38. And the median was 87.33.

SLP's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked worse than
77.13% of 188 companies
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry
Industry Median: 20.91 vs SLP: 55.20

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 Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Simulations Plus's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Aug. 2024 was $0.047. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is $0.58 for the trailing ten years ended in Aug. 2024.

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Simulations Plus Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for Simulations Plus's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF 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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Simulations Plus Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Chart

Simulations Plus Annual Data
Trend Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23 Aug24
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 203.25 123.07 137.38 84.08 62.99

Simulations Plus Quarterly Data
Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24 May24 Aug24
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF 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 84.08 75.85 76.30 82.79 62.99

Competitive Comparison of Simulations Plus's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Health Information Services subindustry, Simulations Plus's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF 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.


Simulations Plus's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Simulations Plus's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Simulations Plus's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.



Simulations Plus Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF takes the Free Cash Flow per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/FCF calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPFCF 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 Price-to-FCF.

Simulations Plus's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=31.77/0.58
=54.78

* 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.

Simulations Plus's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, Simulations Plus's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Aug. 2024 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare=Free Cash Flow per Share/CPI of Aug. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Aug. 2024)
=0.047/132.8158*132.8158
=0.047

Current CPI (Aug. 2024) = 132.8158.

Simulations Plus Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201411 -0.005 99.635 -0.007
201502 0.067 99.032 0.090
201505 0.110 100.333 0.146
201508 0.175 100.548 0.231
201511 -0.036 100.135 -0.048
201602 0.043 100.040 0.057
201605 0.104 101.355 0.136
201608 0.133 101.617 0.174
201611 0.095 101.829 0.124
201702 -0.035 102.779 -0.045
201705 0.153 103.256 0.197
201708 0.090 103.587 0.115
201711 0.117 104.072 0.149
201802 0.043 105.052 0.054
201805 0.067 106.148 0.084
201808 0.162 106.383 0.202
201811 0.122 106.338 0.152
201902 0.137 106.649 0.171
201905 0.075 108.048 0.092
201908 0.201 108.245 0.247
201911 0.114 108.519 0.140
202002 0.029 109.139 0.035
202005 0.089 108.175 0.109
202008 0.212 109.662 0.257
202011 0.212 109.793 0.256
202102 0.008 110.968 0.010
202105 0.150 113.576 0.175
202108 0.335 115.421 0.385
202111 0.105 117.269 0.119
202202 0.086 119.703 0.095
202205 0.145 123.323 0.156
202208 0.335 124.958 0.356
202211 0.176 125.607 0.186
202302 0.220 126.928 0.230
202305 0.358 128.314 0.371
202308 0.104 129.538 0.107
202311 -0.046 129.548 -0.047
202402 0.211 130.930 0.214
202405 0.231 132.509 0.232
202408 0.047 132.816 0.047

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF 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.


Simulations Plus  (NAS:SLP) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Explanation

Compared with the regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF smoothed out the fluctuations of free cash flow 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 Price-to-FCF should give similar results to regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow.


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Simulations Plus Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
42505 Tenth Street West, Lancaster, CA, USA, 93534-7059
Simulations Plus Inc is engaged in the software industry. It includes two segments. It develops and produces software for use in pharmaceutical research and education, and provides consulting and contract research services to the pharmaceutical industry. The company's operating segments include Software and services. The company offers software products for pharmaceutical research such as ADMET (Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, Excretion, and Toxicity). It generates maximum revenue from the software segment. Maximum revenue is earned from USA following EMEA and Asia Pacific.
Executives
Walter S Woltosz director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman and CEO 42505 10TH ST. WEST, LANCASTER CA 93534
Daniel L Weiner director 800 WEST EL CAMINO REAL, SUITE 200, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94040
Lisa Lavange director 42505 10TH ST., WEST, LANCASTER CA 93534
John Kenneth Paglia director 746 GRABLE PLACE, NEWBURY PARK CA 91320
Dibella John Anthony Ii officer: Division President 42505 10TH STREET WEST, LANCASTER CA 93534
Steven Chang officer: President, Immunetrics 42505 10TH STREET WEST, LANCASTER CA 15203
Shawn Oconnor officer: Chief Executive Officer 42505 10TH STREET WEST, LANCASTER CA 93534-7059
Jill Fiedler-kelly officer: President, Cognigen Division 42505 10TH STREET WEST, LANCASTER CA 93534
Brett Howell officer: President, DILIsym Division 42505 10TH STREET WEST, LANCASTER CA 93534
William W Frederick officer: CFO C/O SIMULATIONS PLUS, INC., 42505 10TH STREET WEST, LANCASTER CA 93534
Sharlene Evans director 42505 10TH STREET WEST, LANCASTER CA 93534
Nguyen Nguyen officer: VP of Human Resources 42505 TENTH STREET WEST, LANCASTER CA 93534
David L. Ralph director 42505 10TH STREET WEST, LANCASTER CA 93534
John Robert Kneisel officer: CFO 42505 10TH STREET WEST, LANCASTER CA 93534
Grasela Thaddeus Henry Jr director, officer: President 1780 WEHRLE DRIVE SUITE 110, BUFFALO NY 14221