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WOLTF (Wolters Kluwer NV) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio : 8.05 (As of May. 30, 2025)


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What is Wolters Kluwer NV Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

As of today (2025-05-30), Wolters Kluwer NV's current share price is $179.712. Wolters Kluwer NV's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec24 was $22.33. Wolters Kluwer NV's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is 8.05.

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

WOLTF' s Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.15   Med: 4.74   Max: 8.49
Current: 7.41

During the past 13 years, Wolters Kluwer NV's highest Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio was 8.49. The lowest was 2.15. And the median was 4.74.

WOLTF's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is ranked worse than
93.71% of 620 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 0.885 vs WOLTF: 7.41

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.

Wolters Kluwer NV's adjusted revenue per share data of for the fiscal year that ended in Dec24 was $25.985. 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 $22.33 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec24.

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Wolters Kluwer NV Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Wolters Kluwer NV'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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Wolters Kluwer NV Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Chart

Wolters Kluwer NV 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 4.62 6.36 5.30 6.63 7.62

Wolters Kluwer NV Semi-Annual Data
Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24
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 5.30 - 6.63 - 7.62

Competitive Comparison of Wolters Kluwer NV's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Wolters Kluwer NV'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.


Wolters Kluwer NV's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Wolters Kluwer NV's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Wolters Kluwer NV 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.

Wolters Kluwer NV's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share
=179.712/22.33
=8.05

* 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.

Wolters Kluwer NV's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec24 is calculated as:

For example, Wolters Kluwer NV's adjusted Revenue per Share data for the fiscal year that ended in Dec24 was:

Adj_RevenuePerShare=Revenue per Share/CPI of Dec24 (Change)*Current CPI (Dec24)
=25.985/131.6300*131.6300
=25.985

Current CPI (Dec24) = 131.6300.

Wolters Kluwer NV Annual Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201512 15.413 99.730 20.343
201612 15.347 100.710 20.059
201712 17.967 101.970 23.193
201812 17.379 103.970 22.002
201912 18.826 106.800 23.203
202012 21.004 107.850 25.635
202112 20.592 114.010 23.774
202212 22.582 124.940 23.791
202312 24.754 126.450 25.768
202412 25.985 131.630 25.985

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.


Wolters Kluwer NV  (OTCPK:WOLTF) 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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Wolters Kluwer NV Business Description

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Zuidpoolsingel 2, P.O. Box 1030, Alphen aan den Rijn, ZH, NLD, 2400
Wolters Kluwer is a global provider of professional information, software solutions, and services in health; tax and accounting; environmental, social, and governance; finance; compliance; and legal. More than 60% of revenue is generated in North America and around 30% is from Europe.