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Foster Wheeler AG (FRA:FWI) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio : (As of Jun. 09, 2024)


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Foster Wheeler AG Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

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Foster Wheeler AG Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Foster Wheeler AG's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Foster Wheeler AG'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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Foster Wheeler AG's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Foster Wheeler AG's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Foster Wheeler AG 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.

Foster Wheeler AG's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 is calculated as:

For example, Foster Wheeler AG's adjusted Revenue per Share data for the three months ended in Sep. 2014 was:

Adj_RevenuePerShare=Revenue per Share/CPI of Sep. 2014 (Change)*Current CPI (Sep. 2014)
=6.594/100.0000*100.0000
=6.594

Current CPI (Sep. 2014) = 100.0000.

Foster Wheeler AG Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
200412 17.618 78.600 22.415
200503 4.122 78.800 5.231
200506 4.270 79.400 5.378
200509 4.556 79.900 5.702
200512 5.391 80.300 6.714
200603 4.255 80.400 5.292
200606 4.155 81.500 5.098
200609 5.050 81.900 6.166
200612 0.000 82.600 0.000
200703 6.060 82.800 7.319
200706 6.107 83.500 7.314
200709 6.443 83.500 7.716
200712 6.923 84.500 8.193
200803 7.959 84.900 9.375
200806 7.521 86.600 8.685
200809 8.249 87.500 9.427
200812 8.895 87.100 10.212
200903 7.642 87.300 8.754
200906 7.355 88.100 8.348
200909 6.550 88.300 7.418
200912 6.816 88.900 7.667
201003 5.449 89.400 6.095
201006 6.432 90.200 7.131
201009 5.491 90.400 6.074
201012 7.341 91.700 8.005
201103 5.895 92.600 6.366
201106 6.688 93.500 7.153
201109 6.926 94.500 7.329
201112 7.469 95.000 7.862
201203 6.547 95.400 6.863
201206 6.921 95.600 7.240
201209 5.765 96.400 5.980
201212 5.264 97.300 5.410
201303 5.829 97.800 5.960
201306 6.528 98.000 6.661
201309 6.083 98.700 6.163
201312 6.117 99.200 6.166
201403 5.283 99.300 5.320
201406 6.195 99.800 6.207
201409 6.594 100.000 6.594

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.


Foster Wheeler AG  (FRA:FWI) 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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Foster Wheeler AG (FRA:FWI) Business Description

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Foster Wheeler AG was formed in 1927. The Company, with its subsidiaries, is a provider of construction and engineering services. The Company serves the oil and gas, oil refining, chemical and petrochemical, environmental, power generation, and power plant operation and maintenance industries. The Company operates through two business groups: its Global Engineering and Construction Group (Global E&C Group) and its Global Power Group. The Global E&C Group operates and designs, engineers, and constructs onshore and offshore upstream oil and gas processing facilities, natural gas liquefaction facilities and receiving terminals, gas-to-liquids facilities, oil refining, pharmaceutical and biotechnology facilities and related infrastructure, power generation and distribution facilities, and gasification facilities. The group provides engineering, project management and construction management services, and also designs facilities in new or developing market sectors, such as carbon capture and storage, solid fuel-fired integrated gasification combined-cycle power plants, coal-to-liquids, coal-to-chemicals and biofuels. The Global E&C Group additionally performs environmental remediation services. The Global Power Group designs, manufactures and installs steam generators and auxiliary equipment for electric power generating stations, district heating and power plants and industrial facilities. It offers new and retrofit nitrogen-oxide reduction systems, and provides site services related to these products, including construction and erection, maintenance engineering, plant upgrading, and life extensions. The Global Power Group conducts research and development in the areas of combustion, solid, fluid, and gas dynamics, heat transfer, materials, and solid mechanics. Further, this group owns and operates independent power production and waste-to-energy facilities, as well as power generation facilities for the process and petrochemical industries. Companies that compete with Global E&C Group include but are not limited to the following: Bechtel Corporation; Chicago Bridge & Iron Company N.V.; Chiyoda Corporation; Fluor Corporation; Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.; JGC Corporation; KBR, Inc.; Saipem S.p.A.; Technip; Técnicas Reunidas, SA; and WorleyParsons Ltd. Companies that compete with Global Power Group include but are not limited to the following: Alstom Power S.A.; Andritz Group AG; The Babcock & Wilcox Company; Babcock Power Inc.; Dongfang Boiler Works (a subsidiary of Dong Fang Electric Corporation); Doosan-Babcock; Harbin Boiler Co., Ltd.; Hitachi, Ltd.; Metso Corporation; Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.; and Shanghai Boiler Works Ltd. The operations are subject to certain federal, state and local environmental, occupational health and product safety laws.

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