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Albemarle (BSP:A1LB34) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio : 2.91 (As of May. 23, 2024)


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What is Albemarle Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

As of today (2024-05-23), Albemarle's current share price is R$26.52. Albemarle's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was R$9.11. Albemarle's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is 2.91.

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

BSP:A1LB34' s Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.45   Med: 2.96   Max: 9.06
Current: 2.87

During the past years, Albemarle's highest Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio was 9.06. The lowest was 1.45. And the median was 2.96.

BSP:A1LB34's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is ranked worse than
76.67% of 1209 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 1.23 vs BSP:A1LB34: 2.87

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.

Albemarle's adjusted revenue per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was R$2.404. 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 R$9.11 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Albemarle Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

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

Albemarle 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 2.35 4.69 7.15 5.79 3.35

Albemarle 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 5.62 5.45 4.02 3.35 2.99

Competitive Comparison of Albemarle's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Albemarle'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.


Albemarle's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Albemarle's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Albemarle 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share
=26.52/9.11
=2.91

* 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.

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

For example, Albemarle'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)
=2.404/131.7762*131.7762
=2.404

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

Albemarle Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201406 0.712 100.560 0.933
201409 0.796 100.428 1.044
201412 0.839 99.070 1.116
201503 1.067 99.621 1.411
201506 0.827 100.684 1.082
201509 1.002 100.392 1.315
201512 1.038 99.792 1.371
201603 0.898 100.470 1.178
201606 0.844 101.688 1.094
201609 0.781 101.861 1.010
201612 0.857 101.863 1.109
201703 0.831 102.862 1.065
201706 0.903 103.349 1.151
201709 0.880 104.136 1.114
201712 1.050 104.011 1.330
201803 1.003 105.290 1.255
201806 1.212 106.317 1.502
201809 1.229 106.507 1.521
201812 1.394 105.998 1.733
201903 1.252 107.251 1.538
201906 1.337 108.070 1.630
201909 1.421 108.329 1.729
201912 1.597 108.420 1.941
202003 1.412 108.902 1.709
202006 1.550 108.767 1.878
202009 1.572 109.815 1.886
202012 1.756 109.897 2.106
202103 1.718 111.754 2.026
202106 1.381 114.631 1.588
202109 1.562 115.734 1.779
202112 1.790 117.630 2.005
202203 1.987 121.301 2.159
202206 2.643 125.017 2.786
202209 3.877 125.227 4.080
202212 4.858 125.222 5.112
202303 4.752 127.348 4.917
202306 4.070 128.729 4.166
202309 4.037 129.860 4.097
202312 4.088 129.419 4.162
202403 2.404 131.776 2.404

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.


Albemarle  (BSP:A1LB34) 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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Albemarle (BSP:A1LB34) Business Description

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Address
4250 Congress Street, Suite 900, Charlotte, NC, USA, 28209
Albemarle is one of the world's largest lithium producers. In the lithium industry, the majority of demand comes from batteries, where lithium is used as the energy storage material, particularly in electric vehicles. Albemarle is a fully integrated lithium producer. Its upstream resources include salt brine deposits in Chile and the U.S. and two hard rock mines in Australia, both of which are joint ventures. The company operates lithium refining plants in Chile, the U.S., Australia, and China. Albemarle is a global leader in the production of bromine, used in flame retardants. It is also a major producer of oil refining catalysts.

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