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Equus Total Return (Equus Total Return) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio : 3.37 (As of May. 15, 2024)


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What is Equus Total Return Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

As of today (2024-05-15), Equus Total Return's current share price is $1.45. Equus Total Return's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.43. Equus Total Return's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is 3.37.

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

EQS' s Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.04   Med: 9.52   Max: 54.5
Current: 3.44

During the past years, Equus Total Return's highest Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio was 54.50. The lowest was 3.04. And the median was 9.52.

EQS's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is ranked better than
71.12% of 876 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 7.425 vs EQS: 3.44

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.

Equus Total Return's adjusted revenue per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.158. 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 $0.43 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

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Equus Total Return Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Equus Total Return'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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Equus Total Return Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Chart

Equus Total Return 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 16.91 11.44 9.42 - 3.37

Equus Total Return 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 - 4.51 3.79 3.14 3.37

Competitive Comparison of Equus Total Return's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio

For the Asset Management subindustry, Equus Total Return'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.


Equus Total Return's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Equus Total Return's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Equus Total Return 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.

Equus Total Return's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share
=1.45/0.43
=3.37

* 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.

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

For example, Equus Total Return'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)
=0.158/129.4194*129.4194
=0.158

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 129.4194.

Equus Total Return Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201403 0.018 99.695 0.023
201406 0.153 100.560 0.197
201409 0.008 100.428 0.010
201412 -0.005 99.070 -0.007
201503 0.022 99.621 0.029
201506 0.261 100.684 0.335
201509 0.010 100.392 0.013
201512 0.015 99.792 0.019
201603 0.088 100.470 0.113
201606 0.217 101.688 0.276
201609 0.209 101.861 0.266
201612 0.167 101.863 0.212
201703 0.068 102.862 0.086
201706 0.041 103.349 0.051
201709 0.032 104.136 0.040
201712 0.140 104.011 0.174
201803 0.086 105.290 0.106
201806 0.136 106.317 0.166
201809 0.234 106.507 0.284
201812 -0.154 105.998 -0.188
201903 0.294 107.251 0.355
201906 0.162 108.070 0.194
201909 0.142 108.329 0.170
201912 -0.162 108.420 -0.193
202003 -0.455 108.902 -0.541
202006 0.246 108.767 0.293
202009 -0.238 109.815 -0.280
202012 -0.082 109.897 -0.097
202103 0.098 111.754 0.113
202106 0.103 114.631 0.116
202109 0.168 115.734 0.188
202112 0.080 117.630 0.088
202203 0.148 121.301 0.158
202206 0.037 125.017 0.038
202209 0.000 125.227 0.000
202212 0.000 125.222 0.000
202303 0.001 127.348 0.001
202306 0.505 128.729 0.508
202309 0.610 129.860 0.608
202312 0.158 129.419 0.158

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.


Equus Total Return  (NYSE:EQS) 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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Equus Total Return (Equus Total Return) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
700 Louisiana Street, 48th Floor, Houston, TX, USA, 77002
Equus Total Return Inc is a United States-based closed-end management investment company providing financial solutions for privately-owned middle market and small capitalization companies. Its investment objective is to seek the highest total return, consisting of capital appreciation and current income. It focuses to provide long-term capital gains by investing in the debt and equity securities of small and middle-market capitalization companies that are generally not publicly traded at the time of its investment. Its investment operations include investment selection, due diligence, structuring investments, and providing management assistance and monitoring of investments.
Executives
Robert L Knauss director 5151 SAN FELIPE, SUITE 1661, HOUSTON TX 77056
Pallieres Bertrand Des director EQUUS TOTAL RETURN, INC., 8 GREENWAY PLAZA, SUITE 930, HOUSTON TX 77046
Michael T Tokarz 10 percent owner 287 BOWMAN AVENUE, SUITE 331, PURCHASE NY 10577
Mvc Capital, Inc. 10 percent owner RIVERVIEW AT PURCHASE, 287 BOWMAN AVENUE, 3RD FLOOR, PURCHASE NY 10577
Tokarz Group Advisers Llc 10 percent owner RIVERVIEW PLAZA, 287 BOWMAN AVENUE, 2ND FLOOR, PURCHASE NY 10577
John A. Hardy director C/O EQUUS TOTAL RETURN, INC., 8 GREENWAY PLAZA, SUITE 930, HOUSTON TX 77046
Richard F Bergner director 2727 ALLEN PARKWAY, 13TH FLOOR, HOUSTON TX 77019
Fraser Atkinson director C/O EQUUS TOTAL RETURN, INC., 8 GREENWAY PLAZA, SUITE 930, HOUSTON TX 77046
Henry W Hankinson director 2727 ALLEN PARKWAY, 13TH FLOOR, HOUSTON TX 77019
Kenneth I Denos officer: Executive VP and Secretary 10757 SOUTH RIVER FRONT PARKWAY, SUITE 125, SOUTH JORDAN UT 84095
Mobiquity Investments Ltd director 19105 36TH AVENUE WEST, SUITE 213, LYNNWOOD WA 98036
Alessandro Benedetti director C/O EQUUS TOTAL RETURN, INC., 8 GREENWAY PLAZA, SUITE 930, HOUSTON TX 77046
Tiel Trust Fbo Paula T. Douglass 10 percent owner P.O. BOX 130197, HOUSTON TX 77219
Tiel Trust Fbo Sam P. Douglass 10 percent owner P.O. BOX 130197, HOUSTON TX 77219
Douglass Trust Iv - Fbo S. Preston Douglass 10 percent owner P.O. BOX 130197, HOUSTON TX 77219

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