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Ziff Davis (Ziff Davis) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio : 1.88 (As of Apr. 30, 2024)


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What is Ziff Davis Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-30), Ziff Davis's current share price is $50.12. Ziff Davis's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $26.62. Ziff Davis's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is 1.88.

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

ZD' s Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.91   Med: 5.77   Max: 8.96
Current: 1.91

During the past years, Ziff Davis's highest Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio was 8.96. The lowest was 1.91. And the median was 5.77.

ZD's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is ranked worse than
74.03% of 697 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 0.89 vs ZD: 1.91

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.

Ziff Davis's adjusted revenue per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $8.472. 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 $26.62 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

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Ziff Davis Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ziff Davis'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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Ziff Davis Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Chart

Ziff Davis 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 5.21 4.80 5.25 3.25 2.52

Ziff Davis Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 3.25 3.11 2.73 2.43 2.52

Competitive Comparison of Ziff Davis's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio

For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, Ziff Davis'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.


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

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

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



Ziff Davis 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.

Ziff Davis's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share
=50.12/26.62
=1.88

* 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.

Ziff Davis's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

For example, Ziff Davis's adjusted Revenue per Share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was:

Adj_RevenuePerShare=Revenue per Share/CPI of Dec. 2023 (Change)*Current CPI (Dec. 2023)
=8.472/129.4194*129.4194
=8.472

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 129.4194.

Ziff Davis Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201403 2.868 99.695 3.723
201406 3.075 100.560 3.958
201409 3.244 100.428 4.180
201412 3.522 99.070 4.601
201503 3.376 99.621 4.386
201506 3.679 100.684 4.729
201509 3.727 100.392 4.805
201512 4.179 99.792 5.420
201603 4.157 100.470 5.355
201606 4.388 101.688 5.585
201609 4.424 101.861 5.621
201612 5.262 101.863 6.686
201703 5.222 102.862 6.570
201706 5.581 103.349 6.989
201709 5.639 104.136 7.008
201712 6.532 104.011 8.128
201803 5.761 105.290 7.081
201806 5.849 106.317 7.120
201809 5.940 106.507 7.218
201812 7.135 105.998 8.712
201903 6.182 107.251 7.460
201906 6.566 108.070 7.863
201909 7.014 108.329 8.380
201912 1.700 108.420 2.029
202003 6.980 108.902 8.295
202006 6.977 108.767 8.302
202009 7.709 109.815 9.085
202012 3.037 109.897 3.577
202103 6.669 111.754 7.723
202106 7.650 114.631 8.637
202109 7.310 115.734 8.174
202112 8.381 117.630 9.221
202203 6.012 121.301 6.414
202206 7.181 125.017 7.434
202209 7.294 125.227 7.538
202212 8.405 125.222 8.687
202303 6.537 127.348 6.643
202306 6.966 128.729 7.003
202309 7.403 129.860 7.378
202312 8.472 129.419 8.472

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.


Ziff Davis  (NAS:ZD) 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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Ziff Davis (Ziff Davis) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
114 5th Avenue, 15th Floor New York, NY 10011
Ziff Davis is a vertically focused digital media and internet company whose portfolio includes leading brands in technology, entertainment, shopping, health, cybersecurity, and martech.
Executives
Vivek Shah director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O J2 GLOBAL, INC., 6922 HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD, SUITE 500, LOS ANGELES CA 90028
Sarah Ann Fay director 5 GORHAN AVENUE, BROOKLINE MA 02445
Layth Taki officer: Chief Accounting Officer 1 COURT SQUARE WEST, LONG ISLAND CITY NY 11101
W Brian Kretzmer director 26110 ENTERPRISE WAY, STE 200, LAKE FOREST CA 92630
Jeremy Rossen officer: VP/General Counsel ZIFF DAVIS INC, 114 5TH AVE,14TH AND 15TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10011
Bret Richter officer: Chief Financial Officer 11 PENNSYLVANIA PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10001
Teresa A Harris director 1820 E BIG BEAVER RD, TROY MI 48083
R Scott Turicchi officer: President C/O J2 GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC., 6922 HOLLYWOOD BLVD, 5TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90028
Douglas Y Bech director C/O J2 GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS INC, 6922 HOLLYWOOD BLVD/LEGAL DEPT - 5TH FL., LOS ANGELES CA 90028
Richard S Ressler director, 10 percent owner C/O J2 GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC., 6922 HOLLYWOOD BLVD, 5TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90028
Pamela Sutton-wallace director 197 VAN VORST ST, APT 1505, JERSEY CITY NJ 07302
Scott C Taylor director 20330 STEVENS CREEK BLVD., CUPERTINO CA 95014
Stephen Ross director
Robert J Cresci director
Jon Miller director C/O TRIPADVISOR, INC, 141 NEEDHAM STREET, NEWTON MA 02464