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Belo (FRA:BES) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio : (As of May. 13, 2024)


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What is Belo Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

Note: If the price history is too short, we do not calculate current Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for this stock. All the historical data is shown as the company's primary share's data instead.

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Belo Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Belo's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio can be seen below:

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Belo Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Belo's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio

For the Broadcasting subindustry, Belo's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio data, can be viewed below:

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Belo's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Belo's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Belo 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.

Belo's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2013 is calculated as:

For example, Belo's adjusted Revenue per Share data for the three months ended in Sep. 2013 was:

Adj_RevenuePerShare=Revenue per Share/CPI of Sep. 2013 (Change)*Current CPI (Sep. 2013)
=1.185/98.7900*98.7900
=1.185

Current CPI (Sep. 2013) = 98.7900.

Belo Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
200312 2.684 77.758 3.410
200403 2.426 79.066 3.031
200406 2.727 80.037 3.366
200409 2.506 80.121 3.090
200412 2.680 80.290 3.298
200503 2.285 81.555 2.768
200506 2.802 82.062 3.373
200509 2.692 83.876 3.171
200512 3.152 83.032 3.750
200603 2.882 84.298 3.377
200606 3.052 85.606 3.522
200609 2.893 85.606 3.339
200612 3.232 85.142 3.750
200703 2.599 86.640 2.963
200706 1.431 87.906 1.608
200709 2.550 87.964 2.864
200712 2.732 88.616 3.046
200803 1.101 90.090 1.207
200806 1.176 92.320 1.258
200809 1.152 92.307 1.233
200812 1.440 88.697 1.604
200903 0.982 89.744 1.081
200906 1.008 91.003 1.094
200909 0.941 91.120 1.020
200912 1.146 91.111 1.243
201003 1.102 91.821 1.186
201006 1.289 91.962 1.385
201009 1.208 92.162 1.295
201012 1.506 92.474 1.609
201103 1.044 94.283 1.094
201106 1.110 95.235 1.151
201109 1.062 95.727 1.096
201112 1.317 95.213 1.366
201203 1.132 96.783 1.155
201206 1.360 96.819 1.388
201209 1.323 97.633 1.339
201212 1.497 96.871 1.527
201303 1.188 98.209 1.195
201306 1.258 98.518 1.261
201309 1.185 98.790 1.185

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.


Belo  (FRA:BES) 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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Belo (FRA:BES) Business Description

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Belo Corporation, a Delaware corporation, began as a Texas newspaper company in 1842. The company operates as a television company in the United States. It owns 20 television stations that reach more than 14 percent of U.S. television households, including ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, CW and MyNetwork TV affiliates, and their associated websites, in 15 markets across the United States. The Company also has three local and two regional news channels, Texas Cable News and NorthWest Cable News. It also operates more than 20 websites several interactive alliances and a broad range of Internet-based products. The Company derives revenues from the sale of airtime on its television stations, advertising space on the Company's Internet websites and retransmission of its programming by cable, satellite, telephone and wireless companies.

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