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Ferguson (LSE:FERG) Shiller PE Ratio : 41.91 (As of Apr. 29, 2024)


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What is Ferguson Shiller PE Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-29), Ferguson's current share price is £171.00. Ferguson's E10 for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was £4.08. Ferguson's Shiller PE Ratio for today is 41.91.

The historical rank and industry rank for Ferguson's Shiller PE Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:FERG' s Shiller PE Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 23.72   Med: 35.91   Max: 49.01
Current: 41.34

During the past years, Ferguson's highest Shiller PE Ratio was 49.01. The lowest was 23.72. And the median was 35.91.

LSE:FERG's Shiller PE Ratio is ranked worse than
79.82% of 109 companies
in the Industrial Distribution industry
Industry Median: 16.7 vs LSE:FERG: 41.34

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years.

Ferguson's adjusted earnings per share data for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was £1.243. Add all the adjusted EPS for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our E10, which is £4.08 for the trailing ten years ended in Jan. 2024.

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Ferguson Shiller PE Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ferguson's Shiller PE 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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Ferguson Shiller PE Ratio Chart

Ferguson Annual Data
Trend Jul14 Jul15 Jul16 Jul17 Jul18 Jul19 Jul20 Jul21 Jul22 Jul23
Shiller PE Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 29.60 30.85 41.11 29.06 32.47

Ferguson Quarterly Data
Jan18 Jul18 Jan19 Jul19 Jan20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
Shiller PE 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 30.43 29.11 32.47 29.10 36.40

Competitive Comparison of Ferguson's Shiller PE Ratio

For the Industrial Distribution subindustry, Ferguson's Shiller PE Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Shiller PE 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.


Ferguson's Shiller PE Ratio Distribution in the Industrial Distribution Industry

For the Industrial Distribution industry and Industrials sector, Ferguson's Shiller PE Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Ferguson's Shiller PE Ratio falls into.



Ferguson Shiller PE Ratio Calculation

For Shiller PE Ratio, the earnings of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/E calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Shiller PE Ratio is also called PE10.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The same calculation is applied here to individual companies.

Ferguson's Shiller PE Ratio for today is calculated as

Shiller PE Ratio=Share Price/ E10
=171.00/4.08
=41.91

* 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.

Ferguson's E10 for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, Ferguson's adjusted earnings per share data for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was:

Adj_EPS=Earnings per Share (Diluted)/CPI of Jan. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Jan. 2024)
=1.243/130.0000*130.0000
=1.243

Current CPI (Jan. 2024) = 130.0000.

Ferguson Quarterly Data

Earnings per Share (Diluted) CPI Adj_EPS
200801 0.114 84.100 0.176
200807 0.015 86.600 0.023
200901 -4.882 86.600 -7.329
200907 -2.062 88.000 -3.046
201001 -0.881 88.800 -1.290
201007 -0.481 90.000 -0.695
201101 0.535 91.800 0.758
201107 0.579 93.500 0.805
201201 0.687 94.700 0.943
201207 -0.470 95.700 -0.638
201301 0.488 97.000 0.654
201307 0.614 98.000 0.814
201401 0.896 98.700 1.180
201407 1.109 99.600 1.447
201501 -0.234 99.200 -0.307
201507 1.095 100.000 1.424
201601 1.094 99.900 1.424
201607 1.507 100.900 1.942
201701 0.922 101.800 1.177
201707 2.074 103.500 2.605
201801 1.316 104.500 1.637
201807 2.507 105.900 3.078
201901 1.959 106.400 2.394
201907 1.807 108.000 2.175
202001 1.572 108.300 1.887
202007 1.716 109.200 2.043
202010 1.147 109.200 1.365
202101 0.301 109.300 0.358
202104 1.184 110.400 1.394
202107 2.179 111.400 2.543
202110 1.832 113.400 2.100
202201 1.454 114.600 1.649
202204 1.933 119.000 2.112
202207 2.252 121.200 2.416
202210 2.505 124.300 2.620
202301 1.471 124.800 1.532
202304 1.309 128.300 1.326
202307 2.212 129.000 2.229
202310 2.085 130.200 2.082
202401 1.243 130.000 1.243

Add all the adjusted EPS together and divide 10 will get our E10.

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.


Ferguson  (LSE:FERG) Shiller PE Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PE Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Shiller PE Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of profit margins during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Shiller PE Ratio should give similar results to regular PE Ratio.

Compared with the PS Ratio, the Shiller PE Ratio makes the comparison between different industries more meaningful.


Be Aware

Shiller PE Ratio assumes that over the long term, businesses and profitability revert to their means. If a company's business model does not work in the future compared with the past, Shiller PE Ratio and PS Ratio will give false valuations.


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Ferguson (LSE:FERG) Business Description

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Address
1020 Eskdale Road, Winnersh Triangle, Wokingham, Berkshire, GBR, RG41 5TS
Ferguson distributes plumbing and HVAC products primarily to repair, maintenance and improvement, new construction, and civil infrastructure markets. It serves over 1 million customers and sources products from 37,000 suppliers. Ferguson engages customers through approximately 1,700 North American branches, over the phone, online, and in residential showrooms. In fiscal 2023, Ferguson derived 95% of its nearly $30 billion of sales in the U.S. According to Modern Distribution Management, Ferguson is the largest industrial and construction distributor in North America. The firm sold its U.K. business in 2021 and is now solely focused on the North American market.

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