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Kimberly-Clark (FRA:KMY) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio : 2.03 (As of May. 24, 2024)


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What is Kimberly-Clark Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

As of today (2024-05-24), Kimberly-Clark's current share price is €122.84. Kimberly-Clark's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €60.62. Kimberly-Clark's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is 2.03.

The historical rank and industry rank for Kimberly-Clark's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:KMY' s Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.75   Med: 2.24   Max: 2.85
Current: 2.02

During the past years, Kimberly-Clark's highest Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio was 2.85. The lowest was 1.75. And the median was 2.24.

FRA:KMY's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is ranked worse than
77.12% of 1377 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 0.82 vs FRA:KMY: 2.02

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 PS Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted revenue per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Kimberly-Clark's adjusted revenue per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €14.003. Add all the adjusted revenue per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share, which is €60.62 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Kimberly-Clark Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kimberly-Clark'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.

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Kimberly-Clark Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Chart

Kimberly-Clark Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.49 2.41 2.41 2.16 1.89

Kimberly-Clark Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 2.11 2.15 1.88 1.89 1.98

Competitive Comparison of Kimberly-Clark's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio

For the Household & Personal Products subindustry, Kimberly-Clark'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.


Kimberly-Clark's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Kimberly-Clark's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Kimberly-Clark's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio falls into.



Kimberly-Clark 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.

Kimberly-Clark's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share
=122.84/60.62
=2.03

* 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.

Kimberly-Clark's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, Kimberly-Clark's adjusted Revenue per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was:

Adj_RevenuePerShare=Revenue per Share/CPI of Mar. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2024)
=14.003/131.7762*131.7762
=14.003

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

Kimberly-Clark Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201406 9.634 100.560 12.625
201409 10.437 100.428 13.695
201412 10.492 99.070 13.956
201503 11.782 99.621 15.585
201506 11.281 100.684 14.765
201509 11.479 100.392 15.068
201512 11.432 99.792 15.096
201603 11.061 100.470 14.508
201606 11.267 101.688 14.601
201609 11.323 101.861 14.648
201612 12.203 101.863 15.787
201703 11.744 102.862 15.045
201706 11.418 103.349 14.559
201709 11.031 104.136 13.959
201712 11.003 104.011 13.940
201803 10.882 105.290 13.619
201806 11.250 106.317 13.944
201809 11.258 106.507 13.929
201812 11.567 105.998 14.380
201903 11.923 107.251 14.650
201906 11.751 108.070 14.329
201909 12.180 108.329 14.816
201912 11.976 108.420 14.556
202003 13.174 108.902 15.941
202006 11.979 108.767 14.513
202009 11.615 109.815 13.938
202012 11.586 109.897 13.893
202103 11.739 111.754 13.842
202106 11.585 114.631 13.318
202109 12.618 115.734 14.367
202112 12.924 117.630 14.478
202203 13.679 121.301 14.860
202206 14.158 125.017 14.923
202209 15.086 125.227 15.875
202212 13.852 125.222 14.577
202303 14.330 127.348 14.828
202306 13.983 128.729 14.314
202309 14.189 129.860 14.398
202312 13.452 129.419 13.697
202403 14.003 131.776 14.003

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.


Kimberly-Clark  (FRA:KMY) 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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Kimberly-Clark (FRA:KMY) Business Description

Address
P.O. Box 619100, Dallas, TX, USA, 75261-9100
With more than half of sales from personal care and another third from tissue products, Kimberly-Clark sits as a leading manufacturer in the tissue and hygiene realm. Its brand mix includes Huggies, Pull-Ups, Kotex, Depend, Kleenex, and Cottonelle. The firm also operates K-C Professional, which partners with businesses to provide safety and sanitary products for the workplace. Kimberly-Clark generates just over of half its sales in North America and more than 10% in Europe, with the rest primarily concentrated in Asia and Latin America.

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