GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Technology » Hardware » Avistar Communications Corp (OTCPK:AVSR) » Definitions » Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio

Avistar Communications (Avistar Communications) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio : (As of May. 17, 2024)


View and export this data going back to 2000. Start your Free Trial

What is Avistar Communications Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

Shiller PE for Stocks: The True Measure of Stock Valuation


Avistar Communications Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Avistar Communications's Cyclically Adjusted PS 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.

* Premium members only.

Avistar Communications Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Chart

Avistar Communications Annual Data
Trend Dec02 Dec03 Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - - - -

Avistar Communications Quarterly Data
Jun07 Sep07 Dec07 Mar08 Jun08 Sep08 Dec08 Mar09 Jun09 Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12
Cyclically Adjusted PS 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 - - - - -

Competitive Comparison of Avistar Communications's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Avistar Communications'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.


Avistar Communications's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



Avistar Communications 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.

Avistar Communications's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2012 is calculated as:

For example, Avistar Communications's adjusted Revenue per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2012 was:

Adj_RevenuePerShare=Revenue per Share/CPI of Mar. 2012 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2012)
=0.061/96.7829*96.7829
=0.061

Current CPI (Mar. 2012) = 96.7829.

Avistar Communications Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
200206 0.079 75.902 0.101
200209 0.093 76.366 0.118
200212 0.069 76.324 0.087
200303 0.066 77.716 0.082
200306 0.059 77.505 0.074
200309 0.080 78.138 0.099
200312 0.047 77.758 0.058
200403 0.046 79.066 0.056
200406 0.050 80.037 0.060
200409 0.045 80.121 0.054
200412 0.052 80.290 0.063
200503 0.058 81.555 0.069
200506 0.040 82.062 0.047
200509 0.054 83.876 0.062
200512 0.054 83.032 0.063
200603 0.053 84.298 0.061
200606 0.052 85.606 0.059
200609 0.209 85.606 0.236
200612 0.069 85.142 0.078
200703 0.068 86.640 0.076
200706 0.168 87.906 0.185
200709 0.051 87.964 0.056
200712 0.056 88.616 0.061
200803 0.033 90.090 0.035
200806 0.052 92.320 0.055
200809 0.078 92.307 0.082
200812 0.090 88.697 0.098
200903 0.076 89.744 0.082
200906 0.079 91.003 0.084
200909 0.037 91.120 0.039
200912 0.048 91.111 0.051
201003 0.376 91.821 0.396
201006 0.026 91.962 0.027
201009 0.057 92.162 0.060
201012 0.040 92.474 0.042
201103 0.035 94.283 0.036
201106 0.037 95.235 0.038
201109 0.095 95.727 0.096
201112 0.029 95.213 0.029
201203 0.061 96.783 0.061

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.


Avistar Communications  (OTCPK:AVSR) 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.


Avistar Communications Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Related Terms

Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of Avistar Communications's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.


Avistar Communications (Avistar Communications) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
1855 South Grant Street, 4th Floor, San Mateo, CA, USA, 94402
Avistar Communications Corp creates technology that provides the missing critical element in unified communications: bringing people in organizations face-to-face, through enhanced communications for the true collaboration anytime, anyplace. The company's solutions include Bandwidth Management, CEBP, Firewall Traversal and Enterprise Endpoints. Its products include Avistar C3 Communicator, Avistar C3 Conference, Avistar C3 Command, Avistar C3 Call Control and Avistar C3 Media Engine.
Executives
R Stephen Heinrichs director, 10 percent owner 141 CASPIAN COURT, SUNNYVALE CA 94089
Jefferies Financial Group Inc. 10 percent owner 520 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Phlcorp Holding Llc 10 percent owner 529 EAST SOUTH TEMPLE, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84102
Baldwin Enterprises, Inc. 10 percent owner 529 EAST SOUTH TEMPLE, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84102
Robert P Latta director 650 PAGE MILL ROAD, PALO ALTO CA 94304

Avistar Communications (Avistar Communications) Headlines

No Headlines