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ASGN (STU:OA2) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio : 1.28 (As of Jun. 08, 2024)


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What is ASGN Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

As of today (2024-06-08), ASGN's current share price is €85.50. ASGN's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €66.90. ASGN's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is 1.28.

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

STU:OA2' s Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.76   Med: 1.83   Max: 2.98
Current: 1.26

During the past years, ASGN's highest Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio was 2.98. The lowest was 0.76. And the median was 1.83.

STU:OA2's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is ranked better than
59.96% of 1461 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 1.81 vs STU:OA2: 1.26

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.

ASGN's adjusted revenue per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €20.577. 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 €66.90 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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ASGN Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

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

ASGN 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 1.81 1.85 2.27 1.27 1.34

ASGN 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 1.25 1.11 1.16 1.34 1.41

Competitive Comparison of ASGN's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, ASGN'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.


ASGN's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, ASGN's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



ASGN 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share
=85.50/66.9
=1.28

* 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.

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

For example, ASGN'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)
=20.577/131.7762*131.7762
=20.577

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

ASGN Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201406 5.795 100.560 7.594
201409 6.343 100.428 8.323
201412 6.779 99.070 9.017
201503 7.611 99.621 10.068
201506 8.216 100.684 10.753
201509 9.563 100.392 12.553
201512 9.865 99.792 13.027
201603 9.743 100.470 12.779
201606 10.039 101.688 13.009
201609 10.430 101.861 13.493
201612 10.976 101.863 14.199
201703 11.001 102.862 14.093
201706 10.874 103.349 13.865
201709 10.525 104.136 13.319
201712 10.860 104.011 13.759
201803 10.525 105.290 13.173
201806 14.189 106.317 17.587
201809 14.656 106.507 18.133
201812 15.303 105.998 19.025
201903 15.366 107.251 18.880
201906 16.114 108.070 19.649
201909 17.050 108.329 20.740
201912 8.712 108.420 10.589
202003 16.818 108.902 20.351
202006 13.938 108.767 16.886
202009 14.487 109.815 17.384
202012 13.732 109.897 16.466
202103 14.188 111.754 16.730
202106 15.012 114.631 17.257
202109 17.092 115.734 19.461
202112 17.630 117.630 19.750
202203 18.941 121.301 20.577
202206 20.933 125.017 22.065
202209 23.863 125.227 25.111
202212 21.547 125.222 22.675
202303 21.171 127.348 21.907
202306 21.216 128.729 21.718
202309 21.621 129.860 21.940
202312 20.868 129.419 21.248
202403 20.577 131.776 20.577

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.


ASGN  (STU:OA2) 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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ASGN Inc is a provider of information technology (IT) services and professional solutions, including technology, creative, and digital, across the commercial and government sectors. It operates through two segments, Commercial and Federal Government. The Commercial Segment, which is their largest segment, provides consulting, creative digital marketing, and permanent placement services to Fortune 1000 clients and mid-market companies. The Federal Government Segment provides mission-critical solutions to the Department of Defense, intelligence agencies, and civilian agencies.

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