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Quarterhill (TSX:QTRH) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio : 1.14 (As of Apr. 29, 2024)


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What is Quarterhill Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-29), Quarterhill's current share price is C$1.74. Quarterhill's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was C$1.53. Quarterhill's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is 1.14.

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

TSX:QTRH' s Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.83   Med: 2.24   Max: 7.44
Current: 1.13

During the past years, Quarterhill's highest Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio was 7.44. The lowest was 0.83. And the median was 2.24.

TSX:QTRH's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is ranked worse than
52.9% of 1896 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 1.02 vs TSX:QTRH: 1.13

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.

Quarterhill's adjusted revenue per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was C$0.508. 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 C$1.53 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

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Quarterhill Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Quarterhill'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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Quarterhill Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Chart

Quarterhill 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 1.60 2.29 2.28 1.12 1.27

Quarterhill 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 1.12 1.06 0.99 0.96 1.27

Competitive Comparison of Quarterhill's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Quarterhill'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.


Quarterhill's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



Quarterhill 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share
=1.74/1.53
=1.14

* 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.

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

For example, Quarterhill'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)
=0.508/125.4675*125.4675
=0.508

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 125.4675.

Quarterhill Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201403 0.239 98.604 0.304
201406 0.227 99.473 0.286
201409 0.228 99.394 0.288
201412 0.241 98.367 0.307
201503 0.215 99.789 0.270
201506 0.360 100.500 0.449
201509 0.238 100.421 0.297
201512 0.328 99.947 0.412
201603 0.325 101.054 0.404
201606 0.173 102.002 0.213
201609 0.183 101.765 0.226
201612 0.358 101.449 0.443
201703 0.085 102.634 0.104
201706 0.204 103.029 0.248
201709 0.898 103.345 1.090
201712 0.256 103.345 0.311
201803 0.131 105.004 0.157
201806 0.226 105.557 0.269
201809 0.213 105.636 0.253
201812 0.322 105.399 0.383
201903 0.446 106.979 0.523
201906 0.445 107.690 0.518
201909 0.185 107.611 0.216
201912 0.406 107.769 0.473
202003 0.182 107.927 0.212
202006 0.141 108.401 0.163
202009 0.758 108.164 0.879
202012 0.158 108.559 0.183
202103 0.169 110.298 0.192
202106 0.165 111.720 0.185
202109 0.319 112.905 0.354
202112 0.450 113.774 0.496
202203 1.293 117.646 1.379
202206 0.343 120.806 0.356
202209 0.368 120.648 0.383
202212 0.350 120.964 0.363
202303 0.384 122.702 0.393
202306 0.452 124.203 0.457
202309 0.398 125.230 0.399
202312 0.508 125.468 0.508

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.


Quarterhill  (TSX:QTRH) 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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Quarterhill (TSX:QTRH) Business Description

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25 King Street West, Suite 1101, Toronto, ON, CAN, M5L 2A1
Quarterhill Inc is focused on the acquisition, management, and growth of companies in the intelligent transportation systems (ITS) and innovation and licensing industries. It operates in two segments Licensing, which includes companies that count licensing as their principal business activity, and Intelligent Transportation Systems, which include companies that provide integrated systems and solutions to the ITS industry and its adjacent markets. Its geographical segments are the United States, Canada, Chile, China, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Ukraine, and the Rest of the world. The majority of the revenue comes from the United States.

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