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Ambac Financial Group (Ambac Financial Group) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio : 1.31 (As of Apr. 30, 2024)


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What is Ambac Financial Group Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-30), Ambac Financial Group's current share price is $14.64. Ambac Financial Group's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $11.15. Ambac Financial Group's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is 1.31.

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

AMBC' s Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.73   Med: 1.89   Max: 38
Current: 1.32

During the past years, Ambac Financial Group's highest Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio was 38.00. The lowest was 0.73. And the median was 1.89.

AMBC's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is ranked worse than
61.48% of 405 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 0.98 vs AMBC: 1.32

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.

Ambac Financial Group's adjusted revenue per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.594. 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 $11.15 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

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Ambac Financial Group Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ambac Financial Group'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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Ambac Financial Group Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Chart

Ambac Financial Group 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 2.46 1.69 1.58 1.53 1.48

Ambac Financial Group 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 1.53 1.34 1.23 1.07 1.48

Competitive Comparison of Ambac Financial Group's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio

For the Insurance - Specialty subindustry, Ambac Financial Group'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.


Ambac Financial Group's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Ambac Financial Group's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Ambac Financial Group 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.

Ambac Financial Group's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share
=14.64/11.15
=1.31

* 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.

Ambac Financial Group's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

For example, Ambac Financial Group'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)
=1.594/129.4194*129.4194
=1.594

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 129.4194.

Ambac Financial Group Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201403 2.320 99.695 3.012
201406 1.271 100.560 1.636
201409 3.332 100.428 4.294
201412 1.749 99.070 2.285
201503 3.314 99.621 4.305
201506 4.968 100.684 6.386
201509 1.910 100.392 2.462
201512 3.779 99.792 4.901
201603 0.346 100.470 0.446
201606 2.273 101.688 2.893
201609 3.167 101.861 4.024
201612 5.090 101.863 6.467
201703 2.730 102.862 3.435
201706 3.734 103.349 4.676
201709 2.935 104.136 3.648
201712 4.145 104.011 5.158
201803 3.744 105.290 4.602
201806 3.241 106.317 3.945
201809 2.929 106.507 3.559
201812 1.122 105.998 1.370
201903 2.204 107.251 2.660
201906 1.935 108.070 2.317
201909 4.594 108.329 5.488
201912 1.978 108.420 2.361
202003 -1.520 108.902 -1.806
202006 1.625 108.767 1.934
202009 1.364 109.815 1.608
202012 1.884 109.897 2.219
202103 2.027 111.754 2.347
202106 1.073 114.631 1.211
202109 1.105 115.734 1.236
202112 1.094 117.630 1.204
202203 2.534 121.301 2.704
202206 0.635 125.017 0.657
202209 1.745 125.227 1.803
202212 4.185 125.222 4.325
202303 1.251 127.348 1.271
202306 1.333 128.729 1.340
202309 1.538 129.860 1.533
202312 1.594 129.419 1.594

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.


Ambac Financial Group  (NYSE:AMBC) 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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Ambac Financial Group (Ambac Financial Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
One World Trade Center, New York, NY, USA, 10007
Ambac Financial Group Incis a financial services holding company. The business operations of the company include Legacy Financial Guarantee Insurance, Specialty Property and Casualty Insurance and Insurance Distribution. The Company has three reportable segments namely Legacy Financial Guarantee Insurance, Specialty Property and Casualty Insurance and Insurance Distribution. Majority of revenues are earned from Legacy Financial Guarantee Insurance segment.
Executives
Claude Leblanc director, officer: Chief Executive Officer ONE BERMUDIANA ROAD, HAMILTON D0 HM 11
Kristi Ann Matus director C/O EQUITABLE HOLDINGS, INC., 1290 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10104
Michael D Price director 67 ORCHARD DRIVE, NEW CANAAN CT 06840
C James Prieur director
Lisa G Iglesias director 1 FOUNTAIN SQUARE, LAW DEPT. 7S730, CHATTANOOGA TN 37402
David Trick officer: Sr. MD., CFO & Treasurer AMBAC FINANCIAL GROUP, INC., ONE STATE STREET PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10004
Daniel Mcginnis officer: Sr. MD & COO C/O AMBAC FINANCIAL GROUP, INC., ONE WORLD TRADE CENTER, 41ST FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10007
R Sharon Smith officer: Senior Managing Director ONE STATE STREET PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10004
Robert Bryan Eisman officer: Sr. MD & CAO AMBAC FINANCIAL GROUP INC., ONE STATE STREET PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10004
Jeffrey Scott Stein director 601 TRAVIS, SUITE 1400, HOUSTON TX 77002
Stephen Michael Ksenak officer: Sr. MD & General Counsel AMBAC FINANCIAL GROUP, INC., ONE STATE STREET PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10004
Joan M Lammtennant director 40 WANTAGE AVE, BRANCHVILLE NJ 07890
David Barranco officer: Senior Managing Director C/O AMBAC FINANCIAL GROUP INC, ONE STATE STREET PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10004
Tavakoli Nader director 551 FIFTH AVE 334TH FL, NEW YORK NY 10176
Alexander David Greene director 3200 INDUSTRIAL PARK ROAD, VAN BUREN AR 72956

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