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Sigma AB (OSTO:SIGM B) Shiller PE Ratio : (As of Jun. 23, 2024)


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What is Sigma AB Shiller PE Ratio?

Shiller PE for Stocks: The True Measure of Stock Valuation


Sigma AB Shiller PE Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sigma AB's Shiller PE Ratio can be seen below:

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Sigma AB Shiller PE Ratio Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Sigma AB's Shiller PE Ratio

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Sigma AB'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.


Sigma AB's Shiller PE Ratio Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Sigma AB's Shiller PE Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sigma AB's Shiller PE Ratio falls into.



Sigma AB 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.

Sigma AB's E10 for the fiscal year that ended in Dec12 is calculated as:

For example, Sigma AB's adjusted earnings per share data for the fiscal year that ended in Dec12 was:

Adj_EPS=Earnings per Share (Diluted)/CPI of Dec12 (Change)*Current CPI (Dec12)
=0.16/100.4034*100.4034
=0.160

Current CPI (Dec12) = 100.4034.

Sigma AB Annual Data

Earnings per Share (Diluted) CPI Adj_EPS
200312 -1.360 88.902 -1.536
200412 -0.080 89.151 -0.090
200512 0.670 89.939 0.748
200612 0.710 91.410 0.780
200712 -0.020 94.566 -0.021
200812 0.440 95.419 0.463
200912 0.400 95.967 0.418
201012 0.460 98.211 0.470
201112 0.810 100.458 0.810
201212 0.160 100.403 0.160

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.


Sigma AB  (OSTO:SIGM B) 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.


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