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Nicholas Financial (Nicholas Financial) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio : 0.78 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Nicholas Financial Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-27), Nicholas Financial's current share price is $6.75. Nicholas Financial's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $8.62. Nicholas Financial's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is 0.78.

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

NICK' s Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.49   Med: 1.27   Max: 3.34
Current: 0.78

During the past years, Nicholas Financial's highest Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio was 3.34. The lowest was 0.49. And the median was 1.27.

NICK's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is ranked better than
83.11% of 367 companies
in the Credit Services industry
Industry Median: 2.87 vs NICK: 0.78

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.

Nicholas Financial's adjusted revenue per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-2.497. 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 $8.62 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

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Nicholas Financial Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nicholas Financial'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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Nicholas Financial Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Chart

Nicholas Financial Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.13 0.71 1.25 1.14 0.67

Nicholas Financial 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 0.69 0.67 0.55 0.52 0.80

Competitive Comparison of Nicholas Financial's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio

For the Credit Services subindustry, Nicholas Financial'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.


Nicholas Financial's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Distribution in the Credit Services Industry

For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, Nicholas Financial's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Nicholas Financial 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.

Nicholas Financial's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share
=6.75/8.62
=0.78

* 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.

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

For example, Nicholas Financial'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)
=-2.497/129.4194*129.4194
=-2.497

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 129.4194.

Nicholas Financial Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201403 1.532 99.695 1.989
201406 1.591 100.560 2.048
201409 1.657 100.428 2.135
201412 1.632 99.070 2.132
201503 1.725 99.621 2.241
201506 2.559 100.684 3.289
201509 2.623 100.392 3.381
201512 2.663 99.792 3.454
201603 2.731 100.470 3.518
201606 2.671 101.688 3.399
201609 2.654 101.861 3.372
201612 2.597 101.863 3.300
201703 2.649 102.862 3.333
201706 2.539 103.349 3.179
201709 2.426 104.136 3.015
201712 2.300 104.011 2.862
201803 2.163 105.290 2.659
201806 2.071 106.317 2.521
201809 2.205 106.507 2.679
201812 1.846 105.998 2.254
201903 1.747 107.251 2.108
201906 1.787 108.070 2.140
201909 1.706 108.329 2.038
201912 1.653 108.420 1.973
202003 1.806 108.902 2.146
202006 1.611 108.767 1.917
202009 1.622 109.815 1.912
202012 1.698 109.897 2.000
202103 1.592 111.754 1.844
202106 1.491 114.631 1.683
202109 1.503 115.734 1.681
202112 1.263 117.630 1.390
202203 1.589 121.301 1.695
202206 1.435 125.017 1.486
202209 1.667 125.227 1.723
202212 1.389 125.222 1.436
202303 1.037 127.348 1.054
202306 0.904 128.729 0.909
202309 0.833 129.860 0.830
202312 -2.497 129.419 -2.497

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.


Nicholas Financial  (NAS:NICK) 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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Nicholas Financial (Nicholas Financial) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
2454 McMullen Booth Road, Building C, Suite 501B, Clearwater, FL, USA, 33759
Nicholas Financial Inc is a specialized consumer finance company. It is engaged in acquiring and servicing automobile finance installment contracts for purchases of used and new automobiles and light trucks. It originates direct consumer loans and sells consumer-finance-related products. The majority of its revenue comes from Interest and fee income.
Executives
Magnolia Capital Fund, Lp 10 percent owner 1601 DODGE STREET, SUITE 3300, OMAHA NE 68102
Jeffrey C Royal director 5420 NICHOLAS STREET, OMAHA NE 68132
Mark R Hutchins director 2454 MCMULLEN BOOTH RD, BUILDING C, CLEARWATER FL 33759
Michael Rost officer: interim CEO 2454 MCMULLEN BOOTH RD, BUILDING C, CLEARWATER FL 33759
Irina Nashtatik officer: CFO 2454 MCMULLEN BOOTH ROAD, BUILDING C, CLEARWATER FL 33759
Douglas W Marohn officer: Snr. Vice President Branch Ops 2454 MCMULLEN BOOTH RD, BLDG C #501B, CLEARWATER FL 33759
Brendan Joseph Keating director 8918 SPANISH RIDGE AVENUE, SUITE 100, LAS VEGAS NV 89148
Kelly M Malson officer: Chief Financial Officer 2454 MCMULLEN BOOTH ROAD, BUILDING C, CLEARWATER FL 33759
Adam K Peterson director, 10 percent owner 1601 DODGE STREET, SUITE 3300, OMAHA NE 68102
Chad Steinorth officer: Vice President and Interim CFO 2454 MCMULLEN BOOTH ROAD, BUILDING C, CLEARWATER FL 33759
Jeremy Qinli Zhu director 1940 LINDA FLORA DRIVE, LOS ANGELES CA 90077
Magnolia Group, Llc 10 percent owner 1601 DODGE STREET, SUITE 3300, OMAHA NE 68102
Robin Hastings director 2454 MCMULLEN BOOTH RD, BUILDING C, CLEARWATER FL 33759
Todd Pfister director 2454 MCMULLEN BOOTH ROD, BUILDING C, CLEARWATER FL 33759
Mahan Children Llc 10 percent owner 219 7TH STREET, TIERRA VERDE FL 33715