BONTQ (The Bon-Ton Stores) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio: (As of Jul. 30, 2026)

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What is The Bon-Ton Stores Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

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The Bon-Ton Stores  (OTCPK:BONTQ) 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.


The Bon-Ton Stores Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Related Terms


The Bon-Ton Stores Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for The Bon-Ton Stores's Cyclically Adjusted PS 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.

The Bon-Ton Stores Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Chart

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BONTQ vs DBHSF: Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Comparison

For the Department Stores subindustry, The Bon-Ton Stores'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.


The Bon-Ton Stores Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio vs Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, The Bon-Ton Stores's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where The Bon-Ton Stores's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio falls into.



The Bon-Ton Stores 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.

The Bon-Ton Stores's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2017 is calculated as:

For example, The Bon-Ton Stores's adjusted Revenue per Share data for the three months ended in Oct. 2017 was:

Adj_RevenuePerShare=Revenue per Share/CPI of Oct. 2017 (Change)*Current CPI (Oct. 2017)
=26.641/246.6630*246.6630
=26.641

Current CPI (Oct. 2017) = 246.6630.

The Bon-Ton Stores Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
200801 62.369 211.080 72.883
200804 43.094 214.823 49.481
200807 41.373 219.964 46.395
200810 44.488 216.573 50.669
200901 63.047 211.143 73.653
200904 39.023 213.240 45.139
200907 36.770 215.351 42.116
200910 42.487 216.177 48.479
201001 60.199 216.687 68.527
201004 38.184 218.009 43.203
201007 35.320 218.011 39.962
201010 40.670 218.711 45.868
201101 51.772 220.223 57.988
201104 37.031 224.906 40.613
201107 33.643 225.922 36.732
201110 36.944 226.421 40.247
201201 51.781 226.665 56.349
201204 35.040 230.085 37.565
201207 32.120 229.104 34.582
201210 35.942 231.317 38.326
201301 54.284 230.280 58.146
201304 34.331 232.531 36.417
201307 29.086 233.596 30.713
201310 33.911 233.546 35.816
201401 47.632 233.916 50.228
201404 31.504 237.072 32.779
201407 29.004 238.250 30.028
201410 33.010 237.433 34.293
201501 48.358 233.707 51.039
201504 31.231 236.599 32.559
201507 28.169 238.654 29.114
201510 31.577 237.838 32.749
201601 47.002 236.916 48.936
201604 29.909 239.261 30.834
201607 27.242 240.628 27.925
201610 29.507 241.729 30.109
201701 43.853 242.839 44.544
201704 26.755 244.524 26.989
201707 24.883 244.786 25.074
201710 26.641 246.663 26.641

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.


The Bon-Ton Stores Business Description

Address 2801 East Market Street, York, PA, USA, 17402
The Bon-Ton Stores Inc operates is a department store operator in the United States. It offers a range of brand-name fashion apparel and accessories for women, men, and children, through stores in the United States. Its nationally distributed brand assortment includes a range of labels in the apparel, accessories, footwear, cosmetics and home furnishings industries, such as Anne Klein, Calvin Klein, Carters, Chaps, Clarks, Clinique, Coach, Estee Lauder and Others.