CVST (Covista Communications) Shiller PE Ratio: (As of Aug. 27, 2026)

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What is Covista Communications Shiller PE Ratio?

Shiller PE for Stocks: The True Measure of Stock Valuation


Covista Communications  (OTCPK:CVST) Shiller PE Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PE Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Shiller PE Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of profit margins during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Shiller PE Ratio should give similar results to regular PE Ratio.

Compared with the PS Ratio, the Shiller PE Ratio makes the comparison between different industries more meaningful.


Be Aware

Shiller PE Ratio assumes that over the long term, businesses and profitability revert to their means. If a company's business model does not work in the future compared with the past, Shiller PE Ratio and PS Ratio will give false valuations.


Covista Communications Shiller PE Ratio Related Terms


Covista Communications Shiller PE Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Covista Communications's Shiller PE 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.

Covista Communications Shiller PE Ratio Chart

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CVST vs FULO, TWER, DTGI: Shiller PE Ratio Comparison

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Covista Communications's Shiller PE Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Shiller PE 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.


Covista Communications Shiller PE Ratio vs Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Covista Communications's Shiller PE Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Covista Communications's Shiller PE Ratio falls into.



Covista Communications Shiller PE Ratio Calculation

For Shiller PE Ratio, the earnings of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/E calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Shiller PE Ratio is also called PE10.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The same calculation is applied here to individual companies.

Covista Communications's E10 for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2005 is calculated as:

For example, Covista Communications's adjusted earnings per share data for the three months ended in Apr. 2005 was:

Adj_EPS=Earnings per Share (Diluted)/CPI of Apr. 2005 (Change)*Current CPI (Apr. 2005)
=0.01/194.6000*194.6000
=0.010

Current CPI (Apr. 2005) = 194.6000.

Covista Communications Quarterly Data

Earnings per Share (Diluted) CPI Adj_EPS
199507 0.050 152.500 0.064
199510 0.090 153.700 0.114
199601 0.050 154.400 0.063
199604 0.080 156.300 0.100
199607 0.120 157.000 0.149
199610 0.120 158.300 0.148
199701 0.015 159.100 0.018
199704 0.090 160.200 0.109
199707 0.040 160.500 0.048
199710 0.050 161.600 0.060
199801 -0.020 161.600 -0.024
199804 0.040 162.500 0.048
199807 0.040 163.200 0.048
199810 -0.120 164.000 -0.142
199901 -0.450 164.300 -0.533
199904 0.040 166.200 0.047
199907 0.050 166.700 0.058
199910 -0.770 168.200 -0.891
200001 -0.630 168.800 -0.726
200004 -0.210 171.300 -0.239
200007 -0.190 172.800 -0.214
200010 -0.330 174.000 -0.369
200101 -0.460 175.100 -0.511
200104 -0.560 176.900 -0.616
200107 0.010 177.500 0.011
200110 -0.170 177.700 -0.186
200201 -0.530 177.100 -0.582
200204 -0.230 179.800 -0.249
200207 -0.280 180.100 -0.303
200210 -0.110 181.300 -0.118
200301 -0.090 181.700 -0.096
200304 -0.040 183.800 -0.042
200307 -0.050 183.900 -0.053
200310 -0.010 185.000 -0.011
200401 0.050 185.200 0.053
200404 -0.110 188.000 -0.114
200407 -0.060 189.400 -0.062
200410 -0.130 190.900 -0.133
200501 0.000 190.700 0.000
200504 0.010 194.600 0.010

Add all the adjusted EPS together and divide 10 will get our E10.

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.


Covista Communications Business Description

Address 735 Broad Street, Unit 306, Chattanooga, TN, USA, 37402
Covista Communications Inc is a telecommunication service provider. Its products and services include voice, data, and internet solutions, including local, long-distance, and toll-free services, calling card, frame relay, Internet access, & directory assistance.