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Apple (NAS:AAPL) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio

: 11.09 (As of Today)
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As of today (2023-12-09), Apple's current share price is $195.71. Apple's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $17.64. Apple's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is 11.09.

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

AAPL' s Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.61   Med: 7.3   Max: 14.12
Current: 11.01

During the past years, Apple's highest Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio was 14.12. The lowest was 4.61. And the median was 7.30.

AAPL's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is ranked worse than
97.26% of 1859 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 1.01 vs AAPL: 11.01

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.

Apple's adjusted revenue per share data for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was $5.711. 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 $17.64 for the trailing ten years ended in Sep. 2023.

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Apple Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Apple'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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Apple Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 6.20 11.11 11.13 8.94 9.71

Apple Quarterly Data
Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 8.94 8.15 9.94 11.34 9.71

Competitive Comparison

For the Consumer Electronics subindustry, Apple'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.


Apple Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Distribution

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Apple's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Apple 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share
=195.71/17.64
=11.09

* 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.

Apple's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as:

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

Adj_RevenuePerShare=Revenue per Share/CPI of Sep. 2023 (Change)*Current CPI (Sep. 2023)
=5.711/129.8595*129.8595
=5.711

Current CPI (Sep. 2023) = 129.8595.

Apple Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201312 2.282 98.326 3.014
201403 1.854 99.695 2.415
201406 1.546 100.560 1.996
201409 1.763 100.428 2.280
201412 3.171 99.070 4.157
201503 2.485 99.621 3.239
201506 2.148 100.684 2.770
201509 2.266 100.392 2.931
201512 3.391 99.792 4.413
201603 2.281 100.470 2.948
201606 1.935 101.688 2.471
201609 2.172 101.861 2.769
201612 3.676 101.863 4.686
201703 2.513 102.862 3.173
201706 2.169 103.349 2.725
201709 2.536 104.136 3.162
201712 4.280 104.011 5.344
201803 3.016 105.290 3.720
201806 2.703 106.317 3.302
201809 3.244 106.507 3.955
201812 4.416 105.998 5.410
201903 3.085 107.251 3.735
201906 2.924 108.070 3.514
201909 3.542 108.329 4.246
201912 5.153 108.420 6.172
202003 3.310 108.902 3.947
202006 3.426 108.767 4.090
202009 3.749 109.815 4.433
202012 6.512 109.897 7.695
202103 5.292 111.754 6.149
202106 4.853 114.631 5.498
202109 5.011 115.734 5.623
202112 7.503 117.630 8.283
202203 5.930 121.301 6.348
202206 5.101 125.017 5.299
202209 5.593 125.227 5.800
202212 7.342 125.222 7.614
202303 5.984 127.348 6.102
202306 5.185 128.729 5.231
202309 5.711 129.860 5.711

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.


Apple  (NAS:AAPL) 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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Apple (NAS:AAPL) Business Description

Industry
Address
One Apple Park Way, Cupertino, CA, USA, 95014
Apple designs a wide variety of consumer electronic devices, including smartphones (iPhone), tablets (iPad), PCs (Mac), smartwatches (Apple Watch), and AirPods, among others. In addition, Apple offers its customers a variety of services such as Apple Music, iCloud, Apple Care, Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, Apple Fitness, Apple Card, and Apple Pay, among others. Apple's products include internally developed software and semiconductors, and the firm is well known for its integration of hardware, software, semiconductors, and services. Apple's products are distributed online as well as through company-owned stores and third-party retailers.
Executives
Alex Gorsky director JOHNSON & JOHNSON, ONE JOHNSON & JOHNSON PLAZA, NEW BRUNSWICK NJ 08933
Monica C Lozano director
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Andrea Jung director C/O APPLE INC, ONE APPLE PARK WAY, CUPERTINO CA 95014
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Albert Jr Gore director C/O APPLE INC, 1 INFINITE LOOP, CUPERTINO CA 95014
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Katherine L. Adams officer: SVP, General Counsel APPLE INC., 1 INFINITE LOOP, CUPERTINO CA 95014
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Philip W Schiller officer: Senior Vice President C/O APPLE INC, ONE INFINITE LOOP, CUPERTINO CA 95014
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