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Student Transportation (Student Transportation) Shiller PE Ratio : 187.50 (As of May. 06, 2024)


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What is Student Transportation Shiller PE Ratio?

As of today (2024-05-06), Student Transportation's current share price is $7.50. Student Transportation's E10 for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2017 was $0.04. Student Transportation's Shiller PE Ratio for today is 187.50.

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

STB's Shiller PE Ratio is not ranked *
in the Transportation industry.
Industry Median: 17.19
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Shiller PE Ratio only.

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.

Student Transportation's adjusted earnings per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2017 was $0.210. Add all the adjusted EPS for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our E10, which is $0.04 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2017.

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Student Transportation Shiller PE Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Student Transportation's Shiller PE Ratio can be seen below:

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* 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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Student Transportation Shiller PE Ratio Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Student Transportation's Shiller PE Ratio

For the Railroads subindustry, Student Transportation'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.


Student Transportation's Shiller PE Ratio Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Student Transportation's Shiller PE Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Student Transportation 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.

Student Transportation's Shiller PE Ratio for today is calculated as

Shiller PE Ratio=Share Price/ E10
=7.50/0.04
=187.50

* 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.

Student Transportation's E10 for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2017 is calculated as:

For example, Student Transportation's adjusted earnings per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2017 was:

Adj_EPS=Earnings per Share (Diluted)/CPI of Dec. 2017 (Change)*Current CPI (Dec. 2017)
=0.21/103.3447*103.3447
=0.210

Current CPI (Dec. 2017) = 103.3447.

Student Transportation Quarterly Data

Earnings per Share (Diluted) CPI Adj_EPS
200803 -0.030 88.965 -0.035
200806 0.210 91.177 0.238
200809 -0.140 91.414 -0.158
200812 -0.220 89.518 -0.254
200903 0.010 90.071 0.011
200906 0.170 90.940 0.193
200909 -0.050 90.624 -0.057
200912 0.020 90.703 0.023
201003 0.070 91.335 0.079
201006 0.010 91.809 0.011
201009 -0.100 92.362 -0.112
201012 0.050 92.836 0.056
201103 0.030 94.338 0.033
201106 0.040 94.654 0.044
201109 -0.180 95.286 -0.195
201112 0.020 94.970 0.022
201203 0.050 96.155 0.054
201206 0.140 96.076 0.151
201209 -0.100 96.392 -0.107
201212 0.040 95.760 0.043
201303 0.020 97.103 0.021
201306 0.090 97.182 0.096
201309 -0.110 97.419 -0.117
201312 0.040 96.945 0.043
201403 0.030 98.604 0.031
201406 0.060 99.473 0.062
201409 -0.110 99.394 -0.114
201412 0.040 98.367 0.042
201503 0.020 99.789 0.021
201506 0.080 100.500 0.082
201509 -0.100 100.421 -0.103
201512 0.060 99.947 0.062
201603 0.040 101.054 0.041
201606 0.062 102.002 0.063
201609 -0.130 101.765 -0.132
201612 0.060 101.449 0.061
201703 0.080 102.634 0.081
201706 0.050 103.029 0.050
201709 -0.080 103.345 -0.080
201712 0.210 103.345 0.210

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.


Student Transportation  (NAS:STB) 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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Student Transportation (Student Transportation) Business Description

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Student Transportation Inc is a Canadian company which provides school transportation and management services to public and private schools in both the United States and Canada. Services provided by the company are managed transportation which covers driver recruiting and training, safety, vehicle maintenance, insurance and routing/scheduling, special needs transportation with specially equipped buses and bus routes to specialized schools, charter services for special events and extracurricular activities, Direct-To-Parent school bus service. The company operates its business in two segments namely transportation segment and an oil and gas segment in US and Canada. The majority of the company's revenue comes from transportation business in the US.

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