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American Biltrite (American Biltrite) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio : (As of May. 25, 2024)


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What is American Biltrite Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

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American Biltrite Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for American Biltrite's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio can be seen below:

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American Biltrite Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Chart

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Competitive Comparison of American Biltrite's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio

For the Conglomerates subindustry, American Biltrite's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PS 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.


American Biltrite's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Distribution in the Conglomerates Industry

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, American Biltrite's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where American Biltrite's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio falls into.



American Biltrite Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Calculation

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

American Biltrite's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2011 is calculated as:

For example, American Biltrite's adjusted Revenue per Share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2011 was:

Adj_RevenuePerShare=Revenue per Share/CPI of Dec. 2011 (Change)*Current CPI (Dec. 2011)
=1502.794/95.2134*95.2134
=1,502.794

Current CPI (Dec. 2011) = 95.2134.

American Biltrite Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
200203 3,035.588 75.438 3,831.361
200206 3,587.559 75.902 4,500.343
200209 3,241.353 76.366 4,041.341
200212 2,995.382 76.324 3,736.728
200303 3,074.206 77.716 3,766.354
200306 3,043.559 77.505 3,738.954
200309 3,171.324 78.138 3,864.354
200312 3,038.176 77.758 3,720.192
200403 2,923.971 79.066 3,521.120
200406 3,309.118 80.037 3,936.609
200409 3,233.714 80.121 3,842.859
200412 3,107.543 80.290 3,685.156
200503 3,069.257 81.555 3,583.267
200506 3,221.824 82.062 3,738.177
200509 3,261.486 83.876 3,702.345
200512 3,354.529 83.032 3,846.663
200603 3,192.029 84.298 3,605.360
200606 3,356.143 85.606 3,732.810
200609 3,190.412 85.606 3,548.478
200612 2,796.486 85.142 3,127.295
200703 2,942.088 86.640 3,233.213
200706 3,398.765 87.906 3,681.300
200709 1,582.794 87.964 1,713.233
200712 7,593.441 88.616 8,158.731
200803 2,816.382 90.090 2,976.559
200806 2,977.618 92.320 3,070.926
200809 1,507.824 92.307 1,555.301
200812 6,520.412 88.697 6,999.423
200903 2,060.618 89.744 2,186.196
200906 2,391.824 91.003 2,502.480
200909 1,368.353 91.120 1,429.830
200912 1,310.500 91.111 1,369.504
201003 1,371.500 91.821 1,422.174
201006 1,475.294 91.962 1,527.458
201009 1,581.118 92.162 1,633.473
201012 1,502.324 92.474 1,546.828
201103 1,539.229 94.283 1,554.417
201106 1,507.088 95.235 1,506.754
201109 1,500.686 95.727 1,492.636
201112 1,502.794 95.213 1,502.794

Add all the adjusted revenue per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue 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.


American Biltrite  (OTCPK:ABLT) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PS Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of revenue 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 PS Ratio should give similar results to regular PS Ratio.


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American Biltrite (American Biltrite) Business Description

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Address
57 River Street, Suite 302, Wellesley Hills, MA, USA, 02481-2097
American Biltrite Inc is engaged in providing flooring products, tape products, jewelry, and rubber products globally. It offers all the products from its operating divisions, Tape Division, K&M Associates L.P., and American Biltrite (Canada) Ltd. The Tape products division provides specialized pressure-sensitive tapes, films, and protective sheeting. American Biltrite (Canada) Ltd manufactures and distributes commercial flooring and performance sheet rubber throughout North America. K&M Associates L.P. supplies fashion jewelry and sells branded and private-label products to a wide range of retail customers.
Executives
Mark N Kaplan director C/O AUTOWEB, INC. 6410 OAK CANYON, SUITE 250 IRVINE CA 92618
Mark S Newman director DRS TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 5 SYLVAN WAY, PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
Kenneth I Watchmaker director
Frederick H Joseph director 93 ABBOT STREET, ANDOVER MA 01810

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