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Watsco (FRA:WC3) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio : 2.24 (As of Jun. 01, 2025)


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What is Watsco Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

As of today (2025-06-01), Watsco's current share price is €390.10. Watsco's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was €173.89. Watsco's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is 2.24.

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

FRA:WC3' s Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.12   Med: 1.56   Max: 3.02
Current: 2.36

During the past years, Watsco's highest Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio was 3.02. The lowest was 1.12. And the median was 1.56.

FRA:WC3's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is ranked worse than
83.93% of 112 companies
in the Industrial Distribution industry
Industry Median: 0.535 vs FRA:WC3: 2.36

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.

Watsco's adjusted revenue per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was €37.415. 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 €173.89 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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Watsco Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

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

Watsco Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.69 2.09 1.51 2.44 2.56

Watsco 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 2.40 2.54 2.67 2.56 2.70

Competitive Comparison of Watsco's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio

For the Industrial Distribution subindustry, Watsco'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.


Watsco's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Distribution in the Industrial Distribution Industry

For the Industrial Distribution industry and Industrials sector, Watsco's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Watsco 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share
=390.10/173.89
=2.24

* 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.

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

For example, Watsco'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)
=37.415/134.9266*134.9266
=37.415

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

Watsco Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201506 33.565 100.684 44.980
201509 32.269 100.392 43.370
201512 25.519 99.792 34.504
201603 23.499 100.470 31.558
201606 33.149 101.688 43.984
201609 33.873 101.861 44.869
201612 26.516 101.863 35.123
201703 24.951 102.862 32.729
201706 34.717 103.349 45.325
201709 31.504 104.136 40.819
201712 24.460 104.011 31.730
201803 21.896 105.290 28.059
201806 33.184 106.317 42.114
201809 32.288 106.507 40.904
201812 25.332 105.998 32.246
201903 23.957 107.251 30.139
201906 35.229 108.070 43.984
201909 36.408 108.329 45.347
201912 27.579 108.420 34.322
202003 26.050 108.902 32.275
202006 34.324 108.767 42.579
202009 37.025 109.815 45.492
202012 26.908 109.897 33.036
202103 27.012 111.754 32.613
202106 43.333 114.631 51.005
202109 42.751 115.734 49.840
202112 37.695 117.630 43.238
202203 38.965 121.301 43.342
202206 56.826 125.017 61.330
202209 57.819 125.227 62.298
202212 41.296 125.222 44.496
202303 39.896 127.348 42.270
202306 50.751 128.729 53.195
202309 54.481 129.860 56.607
202312 39.935 129.419 41.634
202403 38.913 131.776 39.843
202406 52.818 132.554 53.763
202409 51.661 133.029 52.398
202412 44.384 133.157 44.974
202503 37.415 134.927 37.415

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.


Watsco  (FRA:WC3) 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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Watsco Business Description

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2665 South Bayshore Drive, Suite 901, Miami, FL, USA, 33133
Watsco is the largest heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration products distributor in North America. The company primarily operates in the United States (90% of revenue) with significant exposure in the Sunbelt states. Watsco also has operations in Canada (5% of sales) and Latin America (5% of sales). The company's customer base consists of more than 125,000 contractors that serve the replacement and new construction HVACR markets for residential and light commercial applications.

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