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Laboratory of America Holdings (FRA:LAB) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio : 1.58 (As of May. 17, 2024)


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What is Laboratory of America Holdings Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

As of today (2024-05-17), Laboratory of America Holdings's current share price is €196.00. Laboratory of America Holdings's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €123.97. Laboratory of America Holdings's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is 1.58.

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

FRA:LAB' s Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.08   Med: 1.89   Max: 2.52
Current: 1.57

During the past years, Laboratory of America Holdings's highest Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio was 2.52. The lowest was 1.08. And the median was 1.89.

FRA:LAB's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is ranked better than
64.66% of 133 companies
in the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry
Industry Median: 2.4 vs FRA:LAB: 1.57

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.

Laboratory of America Holdings's adjusted revenue per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €34.504. 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 €123.97 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Laboratory of America Holdings Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Laboratory of America Holdings'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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Laboratory of America Holdings Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Chart

Laboratory of America Holdings 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 1.70 1.84 2.47 1.65 1.72

Laboratory of America Holdings Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 1.56 1.61 1.53 1.72 1.61

Competitive Comparison of Laboratory of America Holdings's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio

For the Diagnostics & Research subindustry, Laboratory of America Holdings'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.


Laboratory of America Holdings's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Distribution in the Medical Diagnostics & Research Industry

For the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry and Healthcare sector, Laboratory of America Holdings's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Laboratory of America Holdings's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio falls into.



Laboratory of America Holdings 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.

Laboratory of America Holdings's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share
=196.00/123.97
=1.58

* 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.

Laboratory of America Holdings's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, Laboratory of America Holdings's adjusted Revenue per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was:

Adj_RevenuePerShare=Revenue per Share/CPI of Mar. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2024)
=34.504/131.7762*131.7762
=34.504

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

Laboratory of America Holdings Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201406 12.932 100.560 16.946
201409 13.921 100.428 18.266
201412 14.249 99.070 18.953
201503 17.664 99.621 23.365
201506 19.725 100.684 25.816
201509 20.065 100.392 26.338
201512 20.444 99.792 26.996
201603 20.486 100.470 26.869
201606 20.781 101.688 26.930
201609 20.510 101.861 26.534
201612 21.203 101.863 27.430
201703 21.638 102.862 27.720
201706 21.698 103.349 27.666
201709 21.209 104.136 26.838
201712 22.322 104.011 28.281
201803 22.340 105.290 27.960
201806 23.821 106.317 29.525
201809 23.626 106.507 29.231
201812 24.236 105.998 30.130
201903 24.826 107.251 30.503
201906 25.813 108.070 31.475
201909 27.051 108.329 32.906
201912 27.123 108.420 32.966
202003 26.292 108.902 31.815
202006 25.166 108.767 30.490
202009 33.719 109.815 40.462
202012 37.544 109.897 45.019
202103 35.489 111.754 41.847
202106 32.462 114.631 37.317
202109 35.563 115.734 40.492
202112 9.845 117.630 11.029
202203 37.668 121.301 40.921
202206 29.842 125.017 31.455
202209 31.924 125.227 33.594
202212 31.005 125.222 32.628
202303 31.880 127.348 32.989
202306 31.425 128.729 32.169
202309 32.922 129.860 33.408
202312 32.533 129.419 33.125
202403 34.504 131.776 34.504

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.


Laboratory of America Holdings  (FRA:LAB) 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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Laboratory of America Holdings (FRA:LAB) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
358 South Main Street, Burlington, NC, USA, 27215
Laboratory Corp. of America is one of the nation's two largest independent clinical laboratories, with roughly 20% of the independent lab market. The company operates approximately 2,000 patient-service centers, offering a broad range of 5,000 clinical lab tests, ranging from routine blood and urine screens to complex oncology and genomic testing.