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Western Digital (BSP:W1DC34) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio : 0.46 (As of Jun. 03, 2025)


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What is Western Digital Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

As of today (2025-06-03), Western Digital's current share price is R$182.92. Western Digital's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was R$396.63. Western Digital's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is 0.46.

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

BSP:W1DC34' s Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.33   Med: 0.71   Max: 1.57
Current: 0.79

During the past years, Western Digital's highest Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio was 1.57. The lowest was 0.33. And the median was 0.71.

BSP:W1DC34's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is ranked better than
61.23% of 1839 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 1.13 vs BSP:W1DC34: 0.79

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.

Western Digital's adjusted revenue per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was R$36.897. 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 R$396.63 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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Western Digital Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Western Digital'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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Western Digital Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Chart

Western Digital Annual Data
Trend Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.54 0.82 0.47 0.41 0.84

Western Digital 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 0.77 0.84 0.77 0.68 0.62

Competitive Comparison of Western Digital's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio

For the Computer Hardware subindustry, Western Digital'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.


Western Digital's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Western Digital's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Western Digital 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.

Western Digital's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share
=182.92/396.63
=0.46

* 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.

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

For example, Western Digital'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)
=36.897/134.9266*134.9266
=36.897

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

Western Digital Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201506 42.433 100.684 56.865
201509 56.046 100.392 75.326
201512 55.011 99.792 74.379
201603 44.597 100.470 59.891
201606 44.980 101.688 59.682
201609 53.809 101.861 71.276
201612 55.763 101.863 73.863
201703 48.628 102.862 63.786
201706 53.366 103.349 69.672
201709 53.038 104.136 68.720
201712 59.399 104.011 77.054
201803 53.369 105.290 68.391
201806 56.754 106.317 72.026
201809 69.324 106.507 87.822
201812 56.684 105.998 72.154
201903 48.324 107.251 60.794
201906 47.497 108.070 59.301
201909 56.226 108.329 70.031
201912 58.317 108.420 72.574
202003 67.326 108.902 83.415
202006 74.640 108.767 92.591
202009 69.897 109.815 85.881
202012 66.077 109.897 81.127
202103 74.481 111.754 89.925
202106 79.296 114.631 93.335
202109 84.380 115.734 98.373
202112 86.762 117.630 99.520
202203 68.992 121.301 76.742
202206 72.329 125.017 78.062
202209 61.411 125.227 66.168
202212 51.250 125.222 55.222
202303 45.767 127.348 48.491
202306 40.783 128.729 42.747
202309 42.048 129.860 43.689
202312 45.711 129.419 47.656
202403 26.044 131.776 26.667
202406 140.980 132.554 143.504
202409 63.522 133.029 64.428
202412 73.229 133.157 74.202
202503 36.897 134.927 36.897

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.


Western Digital  (BSP:W1DC34) 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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Western Digital Business Description

Address
5601 Great Oaks Parkway, San Jose, CA, USA, 95119
Western Digital is a leading, vertically integrated supplier of hard disk drives. The HDD market is a practical duopoly with, Western Digital and Seagate being the two largest players. Western Digital designs and manufacturers its HDDs, with much of the manufacturing and workforce located in Asia. The primary consumers of HDDs are data centers.

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