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Western Forest Products (TSX:WEF) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio : 0.14 (As of May. 19, 2024)


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What is Western Forest Products Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

As of today (2024-05-19), Western Forest Products's current share price is C$0.495. Western Forest Products's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was C$3.54. Western Forest Products's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is 0.14.

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

TSX:WEF' s Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.14   Med: 0.6   Max: 1.15
Current: 0.14

During the past years, Western Forest Products's highest Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio was 1.15. The lowest was 0.14. And the median was 0.60.

TSX:WEF's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is ranked better than
86.35% of 249 companies
in the Forest Products industry
Industry Median: 0.59 vs TSX:WEF: 0.14

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.

Western Forest Products's adjusted revenue per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was C$0.756. 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 C$3.54 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Western Forest Products Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Western Forest Products'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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Western Forest Products Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Chart

Western Forest Products 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 0.48 0.48 0.71 0.35 0.20

Western Forest Products 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 0.33 0.30 0.23 0.20 0.18

Competitive Comparison of Western Forest Products's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio

For the Lumber & Wood Production subindustry, Western Forest Products'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.


Western Forest Products's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Distribution in the Forest Products Industry

For the Forest Products industry and Basic Materials sector, Western Forest Products's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Western Forest Products 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.

Western Forest Products's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share
=0.495/3.54
=0.14

* 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.

Western Forest Products's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, Western Forest Products'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)
=0.756/126.2576*126.2576
=0.756

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 126.2576.

Western Forest Products Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201406 0.743 99.473 0.943
201409 0.656 99.394 0.833
201412 0.591 98.367 0.759
201503 0.622 99.789 0.787
201506 0.724 100.500 0.910
201509 0.698 100.421 0.878
201512 0.667 99.947 0.843
201603 0.676 101.054 0.845
201606 0.756 102.002 0.936
201609 0.808 101.765 1.002
201612 0.735 101.449 0.915
201703 0.721 102.634 0.887
201706 0.720 103.029 0.882
201709 0.712 103.345 0.870
201712 0.707 103.345 0.864
201803 0.730 105.004 0.878
201806 0.821 105.557 0.982
201809 0.739 105.636 0.883
201812 0.730 105.399 0.874
201903 0.718 106.979 0.847
201906 0.821 107.690 0.963
201909 0.377 107.611 0.442
201912 0.216 107.769 0.253
202003 0.264 107.927 0.309
202006 0.683 108.401 0.796
202009 0.774 108.164 0.903
202012 0.849 108.559 0.987
202103 0.853 110.298 0.976
202106 1.109 111.720 1.253
202109 0.990 112.905 1.107
202112 0.964 113.774 1.070
202203 1.092 117.646 1.172
202206 1.333 120.806 1.393
202209 1.094 120.648 1.145
202212 0.916 120.964 0.956
202303 0.833 122.702 0.857
202306 0.871 124.203 0.885
202309 0.730 125.230 0.736
202312 0.779 125.072 0.786
202403 0.756 126.258 0.756

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.


Western Forest Products  (TSX:WEF) 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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Western Forest Products (TSX:WEF) Business Description

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Address
1055 West Georgia Street, Suite 800, P.O. Box 11122, Royal Centre Building, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6E 3P3
Western Forest Products Inc is a Canada-based softwood forest products company. The company's principal business activities include timber harvesting, reforestation, forest management, sawmilling logs into lumber and wood chips, and value-added lumber remanufacturing. Its operating business segment comprises Timber harvesting, Log sales, and Lumber manufacturing and sales. The firm purchases and harvests logs which are then manufactured into lumber products at its sawmills, or sold. Canada and the United States, represent the company's large markets and contribute the vast majority of its total revenue.
Executives
Glen Douglas Nontell Senior Officer

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