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AT&T (BSP:ATTB34) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio : 0.65 (As of May. 26, 2024)


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What is AT&T Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

As of today (2024-05-26), AT&T's current share price is R$30.12. AT&T's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was R$46.51. AT&T's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is 0.65.

The historical rank and industry rank for AT&T's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

BSP:ATTB34' s Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.5   Med: 1.01   Max: 1.38
Current: 0.63

During the past years, AT&T's highest Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio was 1.38. The lowest was 0.50. And the median was 1.01.

BSP:ATTB34's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is ranked better than
63.12% of 301 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 1.06 vs BSP:ATTB34: 0.63

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.

AT&T's adjusted revenue per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was R$6.930. 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$46.51 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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AT&T Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for AT&T'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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AT&T Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Chart

AT&T 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 1.13 0.82 0.67 0.66 0.61

AT&T 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 0.68 0.57 0.54 0.61 0.64

Competitive Comparison of AT&T's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio

For the Telecom Services subindustry, AT&T'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.


AT&T's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, AT&T's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where AT&T's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio falls into.



AT&T 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.

AT&T's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share
=30.12/46.51
=0.65

* 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.

AT&T's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, AT&T'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)
=6.93/131.7762*131.7762
=6.930

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

AT&T Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201406 4.651 100.560 6.095
201409 4.926 100.428 6.464
201412 5.819 99.070 7.740
201503 6.536 99.621 8.646
201506 6.560 100.684 8.586
201509 8.558 100.392 11.233
201512 8.795 99.792 11.614
201603 8.072 100.470 10.587
201606 7.464 101.688 9.672
201609 7.164 101.861 9.268
201612 7.566 101.863 9.788
201703 6.634 102.862 8.499
201706 7.076 103.349 9.022
201709 6.700 104.136 8.478
201712 7.407 104.011 9.384
201803 6.727 105.290 8.419
201806 7.688 106.317 9.529
201809 8.558 106.507 10.588
201812 8.471 105.998 10.531
201903 7.817 107.251 9.605
201906 7.858 108.070 9.582
201909 8.323 108.329 10.124
201912 8.725 108.420 10.605
202003 9.658 108.902 11.687
202006 9.877 108.767 11.966
202009 10.625 109.815 12.750
202012 10.922 109.897 13.096
202103 11.031 111.754 13.007
202106 8.005 114.631 9.202
202109 7.344 115.734 8.362
202112 7.775 117.630 8.710
202203 6.523 121.301 7.086
202206 6.553 125.017 6.907
202209 6.867 125.227 7.226
202212 7.275 125.222 7.656
202303 7.001 127.348 7.244
202306 6.741 128.729 6.901
202309 6.954 129.860 7.057
202312 7.272 129.419 7.404
202403 6.930 131.776 6.930

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.


AT&T  (BSP:ATTB34) 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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AT&T (BSP:ATTB34) Business Description

Address
208 S. Akard Street, Dallas, TX, USA, 75202
The wireless business contributes about two thirds of AT&T's revenue following the spinoff of Warner Media. The firm is the third-largest U.S. wireless carrier, connecting 70 million postpaid and 18 million prepaid phone customers. Fixed-line enterprise services, which account for about 18% of revenue, include internet access, private networking, security, voice, and wholesale network capacity. Residential fixed-line services, about 11% of revenue, primarily consist of broadband internet access service. AT&T also has a sizable presence in Mexico, serving 22 million customers, but this business only accounts for 3% of revenue. The firm still holds a 70% equity stake in satellite television provider DirecTV but does not consolidate this business in its financial statements.

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