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Saia (FRA:SQR) Shiller PE Ratio : 74.63 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is Saia Shiller PE Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-28), Saia's current share price is €456.00. Saia's E10 for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was €6.11. Saia's Shiller PE Ratio for today is 74.63.

The historical rank and industry rank for Saia's Shiller PE Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:SQR' s Shiller PE Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 27.03   Med: 55.77   Max: 108.48
Current: 64.72

During the past years, Saia's highest Shiller PE Ratio was 108.48. The lowest was 27.03. And the median was 55.77.

FRA:SQR's Shiller PE Ratio is ranked worse than
91.5% of 565 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 17.19 vs FRA:SQR: 64.72

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years.

Saia's adjusted earnings per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was €3.054. Add all the adjusted EPS for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our E10, which is €6.11 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

Shiller PE for Stocks: The True Measure of Stock Valuation


Saia Shiller PE Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Saia'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.

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Saia Shiller PE Ratio Chart

Saia Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Shiller PE Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 41.24 64.53 86.24 39.24 66.14

Saia Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Shiller PE 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 39.24 47.98 57.03 62.72 66.14

Competitive Comparison of Saia's Shiller PE Ratio

For the Trucking subindustry, Saia'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.


Saia's Shiller PE Ratio Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Saia's Shiller PE Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Saia 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.

Saia's Shiller PE Ratio for today is calculated as

Shiller PE Ratio=Share Price/ E10
=456.00/6.11
=74.63

* 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.

Saia's E10 for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

For example, Saia's adjusted earnings per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was:

Adj_EPS=Earnings per Share (Diluted)/CPI of Dec. 2023 (Change)*Current CPI (Dec. 2023)
=3.054/129.4194*129.4194
=3.054

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 129.4194.

Saia Quarterly Data

Earnings per Share (Diluted) CPI Adj_EPS
201403 0.246 99.695 0.319
201406 0.390 100.560 0.502
201409 0.497 100.428 0.640
201412 0.430 99.070 0.562
201503 0.453 99.621 0.588
201506 0.668 100.684 0.859
201509 0.410 100.392 0.529
201512 0.413 99.792 0.536
201603 0.377 100.470 0.486
201606 0.463 101.688 0.589
201609 0.481 101.861 0.611
201612 0.379 101.863 0.482
201703 0.411 102.862 0.517
201706 0.605 103.349 0.758
201709 0.461 104.136 0.573
201712 1.538 104.011 1.914
201803 0.649 105.290 0.798
201806 0.984 106.317 1.198
201809 0.917 106.507 1.114
201812 0.853 105.998 1.041
201903 0.752 107.251 0.907
201906 1.239 108.070 1.484
201909 1.135 108.329 1.356
201912 0.729 108.420 0.870
202003 0.959 108.902 1.140
202006 0.950 108.767 1.130
202009 1.324 109.815 1.560
202012 1.241 109.897 1.461
202103 1.176 111.754 1.362
202106 1.942 114.631 2.193
202109 2.533 115.734 2.833
202112 2.443 117.630 2.688
202203 2.706 121.301 2.887
202206 3.879 125.017 4.016
202209 3.707 125.227 3.831
202212 2.502 125.222 2.586
202303 2.662 127.348 2.705
202306 3.157 128.729 3.174
202309 3.439 129.860 3.427
202312 3.054 129.419 3.054

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.


Saia  (FRA:SQR) 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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Saia (FRA:SQR) Business Description

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Address
11465 Johns Creek Parkway, Suite 400, Johns Creek, GA, USA, 30097
Saia ranks among the 10 largest less-than-truckload carriers in the United States, with more than 190 facilities and a fleet of about 6,200 tractors and 20,800 trailers. As a national LTL carrier, the firm offers time-definite and expedited options for shipments ranging between 100 and 10,000 pounds. Saia ranks among the top-tier providers in terms of profitability.

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