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Aflac (FRA:AFL) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio : 2.60 (As of May. 01, 2024)


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What is Aflac Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

As of today (2024-05-01), Aflac's current share price is €78.84. Aflac's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was €30.28. Aflac's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is 2.60.

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

FRA:AFL' s Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.96   Med: 1.65   Max: 2.55
Current: 2.48

During the past years, Aflac's highest Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio was 2.55. The lowest was 0.96. And the median was 1.65.

FRA:AFL's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is ranked worse than
83.95% of 405 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 0.98 vs FRA:AFL: 2.48

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.

Aflac's adjusted revenue per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was €6.049. 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 €30.28 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

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Aflac Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Aflac'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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Aflac Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Chart

Aflac 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 1.89 1.54 1.87 2.19 2.45

Aflac 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 2.19 1.94 2.07 2.26 2.45

Competitive Comparison of Aflac's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio

For the Insurance - Life subindustry, Aflac'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.


Aflac's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Distribution in the Insurance Industry

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

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



Aflac 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.

Aflac's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share
=78.84/30.28
=2.60

* 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.

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

For example, Aflac'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)
=6.049/129.4194*129.4194
=6.049

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 129.4194.

Aflac Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201403 4.451 99.695 5.778
201406 4.714 100.560 6.067
201409 4.870 100.428 6.276
201412 4.913 99.070 6.418
201503 5.489 99.621 7.131
201506 5.404 100.684 6.946
201509 5.219 100.392 6.728
201512 5.654 99.792 7.333
201603 5.795 100.470 7.465
201606 5.823 101.688 7.411
201609 6.176 101.861 7.847
201612 6.872 101.863 8.731
201703 6.123 102.862 7.704
201706 6.030 103.349 7.551
201709 5.795 104.136 7.202
201712 5.783 104.011 7.196
201803 5.637 105.290 6.929
201806 6.131 106.317 7.463
201809 6.174 106.507 7.502
201812 5.893 105.998 7.195
201903 6.604 107.251 7.969
201906 6.492 108.070 7.775
201909 6.737 108.329 8.049
201912 6.819 108.420 8.140
202003 6.372 108.902 7.573
202006 6.618 108.767 7.875
202009 6.693 109.815 7.888
202012 7.181 109.897 8.457
202103 7.033 111.754 8.145
202106 6.732 114.631 7.600
202109 6.658 115.734 7.445
202112 6.536 117.630 7.191
202203 7.163 121.301 7.642
202206 7.842 125.017 8.118
202209 7.529 125.227 7.781
202212 5.996 125.222 6.197
202303 7.345 127.348 7.464
202306 7.919 128.729 7.961
202309 7.859 129.860 7.832
202312 6.049 129.419 6.049

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.


Aflac  (FRA:AFL) 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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Aflac (FRA:AFL) Business Description

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Address
1932 Wynnton Road, Columbus, GA, USA, 31999
Aflac Inc offers supplemental health insurance and life insurance in the two largest insurance markets in the world, the U.S. and Japan. In addition to its cancer policies, the company has broadened its product offerings to include accident, disability, and long-term-care insurance. It markets its products through independent distributors, selling most of its policies directly to consumers at their places of work.