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Greif (GEF.B) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio : 0.72 (As of May. 24, 2024)


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What is Greif Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

As of today (2024-05-24), Greif's current share price is $64.895. Greif's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $90.08. Greif's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is 0.72.

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

GEF.B' s Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.36   Med: 0.73   Max: 0.95
Current: 0.71

During the past years, Greif's highest Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio was 0.95. The lowest was 0.36. And the median was 0.73.

GEF.B's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is ranked better than
50.16% of 315 companies
in the Packaging & Containers industry
Industry Median: 0.73 vs GEF.B: 0.71

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.

Greif's adjusted revenue per share data for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $31.388. 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 $90.08 for the trailing ten years ended in Jan. 2024.

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Greif Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Greif'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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Greif Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Chart

Greif Annual Data
Trend Oct14 Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.54 0.55 0.81 0.76 0.71

Greif Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
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 0.81 0.71 0.83 0.71 0.70

Competitive Comparison of Greif's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio

For the Packaging & Containers subindustry, Greif'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.


Greif's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Distribution in the Packaging & Containers Industry

For the Packaging & Containers industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Greif's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Greif 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.

Greif's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share
=64.895/90.08
=0.72

* 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.

Greif's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, Greif's adjusted Revenue per Share data for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was:

Adj_RevenuePerShare=Revenue per Share/CPI of Jan. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Jan. 2024)
=31.388/130.1244*130.1244
=31.388

Current CPI (Jan. 2024) = 130.1244.

Greif Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201404 27.208 100.023 35.396
201407 28.692 100.520 37.142
201410 26.745 100.176 34.741
201501 23.018 98.604 30.376
201504 23.337 99.824 30.421
201507 23.693 100.691 30.619
201510 22.125 100.346 28.691
201601 19.650 99.957 25.580
201604 21.371 100.947 27.548
201607 21.557 101.524 27.630
201610 22.133 101.988 28.239
201701 22.067 102.456 28.026
201704 22.638 103.167 28.553
201707 24.536 103.278 30.914
201710 24.696 104.070 30.879
201801 23.082 104.578 28.721
201804 24.640 105.708 30.331
201807 25.775 106.324 31.545
201810 25.022 106.695 30.517
201901 23.119 106.200 28.327
201904 30.708 107.818 37.061
201907 31.701 108.250 38.107
201910 31.129 108.577 37.307
202001 28.079 108.841 33.570
202004 29.251 108.173 35.187
202007 27.324 109.318 32.525
202010 29.288 109.861 34.690
202101 28.883 110.364 34.054
202104 33.697 112.673 38.916
202107 37.447 115.183 42.305
202110 39.628 116.696 44.188
202201 39.264 118.619 43.072
202204 41.805 121.978 44.597
202207 40.798 125.002 42.470
202210 37.888 125.734 39.211
202301 32.663 126.223 33.673
202304 33.602 127.992 34.162
202307 34.402 128.974 34.709
202310 33.823 129.810 33.905
202401 31.388 130.124 31.388

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.


Greif  (NYSE:GEF.B) 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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Greif (GEF.B) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
425 Winter Road, Delaware, OH, USA, 43015
Greif Inc is a producer of industrial packaging products and services with manufacturing facilities located in many countries. It offers a comprehensive line of rigid industrial packaging products, such as steel, fiber, and plastic drums, rigid intermediate bulk containers, closure systems for industrial packaging products, transit protection products, water bottles and remanufactured and reconditioned industrial containers, and services, such as container life cycle management, blending, filling, logistics, warehousing, and other packaging services. The company operates in three reportable business segments including Global Industrial Packaging, Paper Packaging and Services, and Land Management. It operates in North and Latin America, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific regions.

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