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Alphabet (WBO:GOOA) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio : (As of Apr. 29, 2024)


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What is Alphabet Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

Note: If the price history is too short, we do not calculate current Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for this stock. All the historical data is shown as the company's primary share's data instead.

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Alphabet Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Alphabet's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio can be seen below:

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Alphabet Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Chart

Alphabet 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 10.78 11.90 15.30 7.50 9.97

Alphabet Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 8.38 9.25 9.68 9.97 -

Competitive Comparison of Alphabet's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, Alphabet'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.


Alphabet's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Alphabet's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Alphabet 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.

Alphabet's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, Alphabet's adjusted Revenue per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was:

Adj_RevenuePerShare=Revenue per Share/CPI of Mar. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2024)
=5.947/129.4194*129.4194
=5.947

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 129.4194.

Alphabet Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201406 0.855 100.560 1.100
201409 0.932 100.428 1.201
201412 1.066 99.070 1.393
201503 1.156 99.621 1.502
201506 1.143 100.684 1.469
201509 1.198 100.392 1.544
201512 1.405 99.792 1.822
201603 1.301 100.470 1.676
201606 1.373 101.688 1.747
201609 1.432 101.861 1.819
201612 1.764 101.863 2.241
201703 1.648 102.862 2.073
201706 1.645 103.349 2.060
201709 1.656 104.136 2.058
201712 1.937 104.011 2.410
201803 1.791 105.290 2.201
201806 1.988 106.317 2.420
201809 2.054 106.507 2.496
201812 2.463 105.998 3.007
201903 2.294 107.251 2.768
201906 2.462 108.070 2.948
201909 2.633 108.329 3.146
201912 2.982 108.420 3.560
202003 2.690 108.902 3.197
202006 2.475 108.767 2.945
202009 2.858 109.815 3.368
202012 3.424 109.897 4.032
202103 3.406 111.754 3.944
202106 3.779 114.631 4.267
202109 4.091 115.734 4.575
202112 4.957 117.630 5.454
202203 4.625 121.301 4.935
202206 4.648 125.017 4.812
202209 5.318 125.227 5.496
202212 5.561 125.222 5.747
202303 5.083 127.348 5.166
202306 5.036 128.729 5.063
202309 5.657 129.860 5.638
202312 6.287 129.419 6.287
202403 5.947 129.419 5.947

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.


Alphabet  (WBO:GOOA) 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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Alphabet (WBO:GOOA) Business Description

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Alphabet is a holding company. Internet media giant Google is a wholly owned subsidiary. Google generates 99% of Alphabet revenue, of which more than 85% is from online ads. Google's other revenue is from sales of apps and content on Google Play and YouTube, as well as cloud service fees and other licensing revenue. Sales of hardware such as Chromebooks, the Pixel smartphone, and smart home products, which include Nest and Google Home, also contribute to other revenue. Alphabet's moonshot investments are in its other bets segment, where it bets on technology to enhance health (Verily), provide faster internet access (Google Fiber), enable self-driving cars (Waymo), and more.

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