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United States Cellular (United States Cellular) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio : 0.67 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is United States Cellular Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-28), United States Cellular's current share price is $36.78. United States Cellular's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $55.15. United States Cellular's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is 0.67.

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

USM' s Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.26   Med: 0.72   Max: 1.13
Current: 0.67

During the past years, United States Cellular's highest Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio was 1.13. The lowest was 0.26. And the median was 0.72.

USM's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is ranked better than
62.12% of 293 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 1.02 vs USM: 0.67

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.

United States Cellular's adjusted revenue per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $11.111. 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 $55.15 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

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United States Cellular Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for United States Cellular'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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United States Cellular Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Chart

United States Cellular 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 0.70 0.60 0.59 0.38 0.75

United States Cellular Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 0.38 0.37 0.32 0.77 0.75

Competitive Comparison of United States Cellular's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio

For the Telecom Services subindustry, United States Cellular'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.


United States Cellular's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, United States Cellular's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



United States Cellular 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.

United States Cellular's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share
=36.78/55.15
=0.67

* 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.

United States Cellular's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

For example, United States Cellular's adjusted Revenue per Share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was:

Adj_RevenuePerShare=Revenue per Share/CPI of Dec. 2023 (Change)*Current CPI (Dec. 2023)
=11.111/129.4194*129.4194
=11.111

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 129.4194.

United States Cellular Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201403 10.884 99.695 14.129
201406 11.356 100.560 14.615
201409 11.877 100.428 15.306
201412 12.125 99.070 15.839
201503 11.353 99.621 14.749
201506 11.482 100.684 14.759
201509 12.576 100.392 16.212
201512 12.012 99.792 15.578
201603 11.400 100.470 14.685
201606 11.671 101.688 14.854
201609 12.035 101.861 15.291
201612 11.824 101.863 15.023
201703 10.884 102.862 13.694
201706 11.198 103.349 14.023
201709 11.329 104.136 14.080
201712 11.551 104.011 14.373
201803 10.953 105.290 13.463
201806 11.326 106.317 13.787
201809 11.506 106.507 13.981
201812 11.678 105.998 14.258
201903 10.977 107.251 13.246
201906 11.057 108.070 13.241
201909 11.716 108.329 13.997
201912 11.955 108.420 14.270
202003 10.943 108.902 13.005
202006 11.184 108.767 13.308
202009 11.670 109.815 13.753
202012 12.333 109.897 14.524
202103 11.625 111.754 13.463
202106 11.523 114.631 13.010
202109 11.678 115.734 13.059
202112 12.726 117.630 14.002
202203 11.609 121.301 12.386
202206 11.805 125.017 12.221
202209 12.741 125.227 13.168
202212 12.639 125.222 13.063
202303 11.465 127.348 11.652
202306 11.128 128.729 11.188
202309 11.198 129.860 11.160
202312 11.111 129.419 11.111

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.


United States Cellular  (NYSE:USM) 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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United States Cellular (United States Cellular) Business Description

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Address
8410 West Bryn Mawr, Chicago, IL, USA, 60631
U.S. Cellular is a regional wireless carrier that serves about 5 million customers spread across four major geographic clusters: the Midwest, mid-Atlantic, New England, and the Pacific Northwest. These service territories encompass a total population of about 32 million people. The vast majority of the markets the firm serves are rural or second/third-tier cities, with only the greater Milwaukee and Oklahoma City regions boasting populations greater than 1 million. U.S. Cellular also owns a 5.5% stake in Verizon Wireless' Los Angeles operations and, unlike its wireless carrier peers, owns most of its own towers.
Executives
Michael Irizarry officer: EVP & CTO-Engineering and IS 8410 W BRYN MAWR, CHICAGO IL 60631
Kevin R Lowell officer: EVP, Chief People Officer 8410 W. BRYN MAWR AVE, CHICAGO IL 60631
Xavier Williams director C/O AMERICAN VIRTUAL CLOUD TECHNOLOGIES, 1720 PEACHTREE ST., SUITE 629, ATLANTA GA 30309
James W Butman director 30 N. LASALLE STREET, STE. 4000, CHICAGO IL 60602
Gregory P Josefowicz director 850 76TH STREET SW, GRAND RAPIDS MI 49518
Deirdre Drake officer: SVP-Chief HR Officer 8410 W. BRYN MAWR AVE, CHICAGO IL 60631
Esteban C Iriarte director 8410 W. BRYN MAWR, CHICAGO IL 60631
Vicki L Villacrez director 30 N. LASALLE STREET, SUITE 4000, CHICAGO IL 60602
Ronald E Daly director
J Samuel Crowley director 8410 WEST BRYN MAWR ST STE 700, CHICAGO IL 60631
Jay Ellison officer: EVP-Operations
Laurent C Therivel director, officer: President and CEO 8410 W. BRYN MAWR STREET, CHICAGO IL 60631
Kenneth R Meyers director, officer: President and CEO
Anita J Kroll officer: Chief Accounting Officer 30 N. LASALLE STREET, SUITE 4000, CHICAGO IL 60602
Steven T Campbell director, officer: EVP-Finance, CFO and Treasurer 8410 W. BRYN MAWR, CHICAGO IL 60631

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