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Watsco (XPAR:WSO) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio : (As of May. 28, 2024)


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What is Watsco Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

Note: If the price history is too short, we do not calculate current Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for this stock. All the historical data is shown as the company's primary share's data instead.

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Watsco Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

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

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Watsco Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Chart

Watsco 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 1.40 1.69 2.09 1.51 2.44

Watsco 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 1.87 2.21 2.15 2.44 2.40

Competitive Comparison of Watsco's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio

For the Industrial Distribution subindustry, Watsco'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.


Watsco's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Distribution in the Industrial Distribution Industry

For the Industrial Distribution industry and Industrials sector, Watsco's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Watsco 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.

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

For example, Watsco'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)
=40.844/131.7762*131.7762
=40.844

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

Watsco Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201406 26.621 100.560 34.885
201409 27.204 100.428 35.696
201412 21.947 99.070 29.193
201503 23.049 99.621 30.489
201506 33.565 100.684 43.930
201509 29.750 100.392 39.051
201512 23.537 99.792 31.081
201603 21.689 100.470 28.447
201606 30.661 101.688 39.733
201609 31.373 101.861 40.587
201612 24.569 101.863 31.784
201703 23.131 102.862 29.633
201706 32.214 103.349 41.075
201709 29.265 104.136 37.033
201712 23.116 104.011 29.287
201803 21.317 105.290 26.680
201806 32.363 106.317 40.113
201809 31.507 106.507 38.982
201812 24.719 105.998 30.731
201903 23.380 107.251 28.726
201906 34.441 108.070 41.996
201909 35.930 108.329 43.707
201912 27.377 108.420 33.275
202003 25.882 108.902 31.318
202006 34.143 108.767 41.366
202009 37.010 109.815 44.411
202012 26.926 109.897 32.287
202103 27.072 111.754 31.922
202106 43.550 114.631 50.064
202109 42.982 115.734 48.940
202112 37.956 117.630 42.521
202203 39.244 121.301 42.633
202206 57.261 125.017 60.357
202209 58.328 125.227 61.379
202212 42.344 125.222 44.560
202303 41.085 127.348 42.514
202306 52.448 128.729 53.690
202309 56.533 129.860 57.367
202312 41.704 129.419 42.463
202403 40.844 131.776 40.844

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.


Watsco  (XPAR:WSO) 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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Watsco (XPAR:WSO) Business Description

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2665 South Bayshore Drive, Suite 901, Miami, FL, USA, 33133
Watsco is the largest heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, and refrigeration products distributor in North America. The company primarily operates in the United States (91% of 2022 revenue) with significant exposure in the Sunbelt states. Watsco also has operations in Canada (5% of sales) and Latin America and the Caribbean (4% of sales). The company's customer base consists of more than 120,000 dealers and contractors that serve the replacement and new construction HVACR markets for residential and light commercial applications.