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ALTO (Alto Ingredients) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio : 0.04 (As of Jun. 26, 2025)


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What is Alto Ingredients Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

As of today (2025-06-26), Alto Ingredients's current share price is $1.11. Alto Ingredients's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $31.21. Alto Ingredients's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is 0.04.

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

ALTO' s Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.01   Med: 0.04   Max: 0.14
Current: 0.03

During the past years, Alto Ingredients's highest Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio was 0.14. The lowest was 0.01. And the median was 0.04.

ALTO's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is ranked better than
99.48% of 1162 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 1.265 vs ALTO: 0.03

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.

Alto Ingredients's adjusted revenue per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $3.068. 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 $31.21 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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Alto Ingredients Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Alto Ingredients'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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Alto Ingredients Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Chart

Alto Ingredients Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.05 0.09 0.07 0.07 0.05

Alto Ingredients Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 0.06 0.04 0.05 0.05 0.04

Competitive Comparison of Alto Ingredients's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Alto Ingredients'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.


Alto Ingredients's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Alto Ingredients's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Alto Ingredients 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.

Alto Ingredients's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share
=1.11/31.21
=0.04

* 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.

Alto Ingredients's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, Alto Ingredients's adjusted Revenue per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was:

Adj_RevenuePerShare=Revenue per Share/CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=3.068/134.9266*134.9266
=3.068

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

Alto Ingredients Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201506 9.165 100.684 12.282
201509 9.093 100.392 12.221
201512 8.932 99.792 12.077
201603 8.142 100.470 10.934
201606 10.013 101.688 13.286
201609 9.895 101.861 13.107
201612 10.385 101.863 13.756
201703 9.117 102.862 11.959
201706 9.580 103.349 12.507
201709 10.487 104.136 13.588
201712 9.003 104.011 11.679
201803 9.322 105.290 11.946
201806 9.484 106.317 12.036
201809 8.555 106.507 10.838
201812 7.602 105.998 9.677
201903 7.817 107.251 9.834
201906 7.249 108.070 9.050
201909 7.643 108.329 9.520
201912 7.382 108.420 9.187
202003 5.785 108.902 7.167
202006 3.891 108.767 4.827
202009 3.318 109.815 4.077
202012 2.498 109.897 3.067
202103 3.019 111.754 3.645
202106 4.145 114.631 4.879
202109 4.281 115.734 4.991
202112 5.347 117.630 6.133
202203 4.316 121.301 4.801
202206 4.953 125.017 5.346
202209 4.614 125.227 4.971
202212 4.541 125.222 4.893
202303 4.252 127.348 4.505
202306 4.282 128.729 4.488
202309 4.347 129.860 4.517
202312 3.750 129.419 3.910
202403 3.307 131.776 3.386
202406 3.218 132.554 3.276
202409 3.410 133.029 3.459
202412 3.201 133.157 3.244
202503 3.068 134.927 3.068

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.


Alto Ingredients  (NAS:ALTO) 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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Alto Ingredients Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1300 South Second Street, Pekin, IL, USA, 61554
Alto Ingredients Inc is a producer of specialty alcohols and essential ingredients. The company serves five markets: Health, Home and Beauty, Food and Beverage, Essential Ingredients, and Renewable Fuels. Its customers include major food and beverage companies and consumer products manufacturers and distributors. The company operates under three segments: Marketing and distribution, Pekin Campus production, Western production, and Others.
Executives
Gilbert E Nathan director C/O EMERGENT CAPITAL, INC., 5355 TOWN CENTER ROAD, SUITE 701, BOCA RATON FL 33486
Robert R. Olander officer: Chief Financial Officer 1300 SOUTH SECOND STREET, PEKIN IL 61554
Bryon T Mcgregor officer: Interim CFO 400 CAPITAL MALL, #2060, SACRAMENTO CA 95814
Auste M Graham officer: Gen. Counsel, VP & Secy C/O ALTO INGREDIENTS, INC., 1300 SOUTH SECOND STREET, PEKIN IL 61554
Maria G Gray director C/O ALTO INGREDIENTS, INC., 1300 SOUTH SECOND STREET, PEKIN IL 61554
Christopher W Wright officer: VP, General Counsel, & Secy C/O PACIFIC ETHANOL, INC., 5711 N. WEST AVENUE, FRESNO CA 93711
William L Jones 10 percent owner 5711 N. WEST AVENUE, FRESNO CA 93711
James R Sneed officer: VP of Ethanol Supply & Trading AVENTINE RENEWABLE ENERGY HOLDINGS, INC., 1300 SOUTH SECOND STREET, PEKIN IL 61555
Neil M Koehler director, officer: CEO, President PACIFIC ETHANOL, INC., 5711 N. WEST AVENUE, FRESNO CA 93711
Douglas L Kieta director 17831 SHADOW VALLEY DRIVE, SPRING TX 77379
Winston Mar officer: Chief Restructuring Officer 46 PENINSULA CENTER #188, ROLLING HILLS ESTATES CA 90274
Dianne S. Nury director C/O PACIFIC ETHANOL INC., 400 CAPITOL MALL, SUITE 2060, SACRAMENTO CA 95814
Michael D Kandris director 400 CAPITAL MALL, #2060, SACRAMENTO CA 95814
Paul Koehler officer: VP of Corporate Development C/O TOWERSTREAM CORPORATION, 55 HAMMARLUND WAY, MIDDLETOWN RI 02842
Larry D Layne director C/O PACIFIC ETHANOL, INC., 400 CAPITOL MALL, #2060, SACRAMENTO CA 95814