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Alcoa (AA) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio : 0.48 (As of Apr. 30, 2024)


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What is Alcoa Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-30), Alcoa's current share price is $35.225. Alcoa's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec23 was $72.94. Alcoa's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is 0.48.

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

AA' s Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.36   Med: 0.46   Max: 0.75
Current: 0.52

During the past 11 years, Alcoa's highest Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio was 0.75. The lowest was 0.36. And the median was 0.46.

AA's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is ranked better than
75.73% of 585 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: 1.35 vs AA: 0.52

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.

Alcoa's adjusted revenue per share data of for the fiscal year that ended in Dec23 was $59.275. 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 $72.94 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec23.

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Alcoa Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

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

Alcoa Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio
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Alcoa Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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Competitive Comparison of Alcoa's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio

For the Aluminum subindustry, Alcoa'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.


Alcoa's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Alcoa's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Alcoa 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share
=35.225/72.94
=0.48

* 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.

Alcoa's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec23 is calculated as:

For example, Alcoa's adjusted Revenue per Share data for the fiscal year that ended in Dec23 was:

Adj_RevenuePerShare=Revenue per Share/CPI of Dec23 (Change)*Current CPI (Dec23)
=59.275/129.4194*129.4194
=59.275

Current CPI (Dec23) = 129.4194.

Alcoa Annual Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201412 72.078 99.070 94.159
201512 61.398 99.792 79.626
201612 50.918 101.863 64.693
201712 62.310 104.011 77.531
201812 70.915 105.998 86.585
201912 56.395 108.420 67.318
202012 49.925 109.897 58.794
202112 63.958 117.630 70.368
202212 68.790 125.222 71.096
202312 59.275 129.419 59.275

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.


Alcoa  (NYSE:AA) 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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Alcoa (AA) Business Description

Industry
Address
201 Isabella Street, Suite 500, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, 15212-5858
Alcoa Corp is a vertically integrated aluminum company whose operations include bauxite mining, alumina refining, and the manufacture of primary aluminum. It is the world's largest bauxite miner and alumina refiner by production volume, and its profits are closely tied to prevailing commodity prices along the aluminum supply chain. The company segments include Bauxite; Alumina and Aluminum. It generates maximum revenue from the Aluminum segment. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from the United States.
Executives
Renee Henry officer: SVP & Controller 201 ISABELLA STREET, STE 500, PITTSBURGH PA 15212
Nicol Gagstetter officer: EVP & Chief Ext. Aff. Officer 201 ISABELLA STREET, SUITE 500, PITTSBURGH PA 15212
Andrew Hastings officer: EVP & Gen. Counsel 201 ISABELLA STREET, SUITE 500, PITTSBURGH PA 15212
De Oliveira Marques Roberto director C/O MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL, INC., THREE PARKWAY NORTH, DEERFIELD IL 60048
Roy Christopher Harvey director, officer: President, CEO & Director 201 ISABELLA STREET, SUITE 500, PITTSBURGH PA 15212
Renato Bacchi officer: EVP & Chief Strategy Officer 201 ISABELLA STREET, SUITE 500, PITTSBURGH PA 15212
Harden Sonya Elam officer: EVP & Chief Ext. Aff. Officer 201 ISABELLA STREET, SUITE 500, PITTSBURGH PA 15212
William F Oplinger officer: Executive VP & CFO 201 ISABELLA STREET, SUITE 500, PITTSBURGH PA 15212
Jeffrey D. Heeter officer: EVP, Gen. Counsel & Secretary C/O ALCOA CORPORATION, 201 ISABELLA STREET, SUITE 500, PITTSBURGH PA 15212
Tammi A Jones officer: EVP & CHRO 201 ISABELLA STREET, SUITE 500, PITTSBURGH PA 15212
Jackson Prince Roberts director 201 ISABELLA STREET, SUITE 500, PITTSBURGH PA 15212
John D Slaven officer: EVP & Chief Strategy Officer 201 ISABELLA STREET, SUITE 500, PITTSBURGH PA 15212-5858
Kelly R. Thomas officer: EVP & Chief Commercial Officer 25825 SCIENCE PARK DRIVE, SUITE 400, BEACHWOOD OH 44122
Molly S. Beerman officer: Vice President and Controller 201 ISABELLA STREET, SUITE 500, PITTSBURGH PA 15212
Benjamin D Kahrs officer: EVP, Chief Innovation Officer 201 ISABELLA STREET, SUITE 500, PITTSBURGH PA 15212