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Albemarle (Albemarle) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio : 2.71 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Albemarle Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-27), Albemarle's current share price is $116.88. Albemarle's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $43.10. Albemarle's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is 2.71.

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

ALB' s Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.45   Med: 2.95   Max: 9.06
Current: 2.71

During the past years, Albemarle's highest Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio was 9.06. The lowest was 1.45. And the median was 2.95.

ALB's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is ranked worse than
75.71% of 1190 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 1.18 vs ALB: 2.71

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 Dec. 2023 was $20.023. 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 $43.10 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

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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
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 5.79 5.62 5.45 4.02 3.35

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
=116.88/43.1
=2.71

* 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 Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

For example, Albemarle's adjusted Revenue per Share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was:

Adj_RevenuePerShare=Revenue per Share/CPI of Dec. 2023 (Change)*Current CPI (Dec. 2023)
=20.023/129.4194*129.4194
=20.023

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 129.4194.

Albemarle Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201403 7.488 99.695 9.721
201406 7.646 100.560 9.840
201409 8.167 100.428 10.525
201412 7.620 99.070 9.954
201503 8.154 99.621 10.593
201506 6.379 100.684 8.200
201509 6.160 100.392 7.941
201512 6.417 99.792 8.322
201603 5.828 100.470 7.507
201606 5.914 101.688 7.527
201609 5.765 101.861 7.325
201612 6.135 101.863 7.795
201703 6.374 102.862 8.020
201706 6.576 103.349 8.235
201709 6.741 104.136 8.378
201712 7.648 104.011 9.516
201803 7.345 105.290 9.028
201806 7.716 106.317 9.393
201809 7.181 106.507 8.726
201812 8.614 105.998 10.517
201903 7.823 107.251 9.440
201906 8.325 108.070 9.970
201909 8.276 108.329 9.887
201912 9.336 108.420 11.144
202003 6.937 108.902 8.244
202006 7.172 108.767 8.534
202009 6.988 109.815 8.236
202012 8.192 109.897 9.647
202103 7.317 111.754 8.474
202106 6.590 114.631 7.440
202109 7.101 115.734 7.941
202112 7.596 117.630 8.357
202203 9.585 121.301 10.227
202206 12.568 125.017 13.011
202209 17.747 125.227 18.341
202212 22.226 125.222 22.971
202303 21.896 127.348 22.252
202306 20.126 128.729 20.234
202309 19.617 129.860 19.551
202312 20.023 129.419 20.023

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  (NYSE:ALB) 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 (Albemarle) Business Description

Industry
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.
Executives
Kristin M Coleman officer: EVP, General Counsel 140 HAZEL AVE., GLENCOE IL 60022
Neal Ravi Sheorey officer: Chief Financial Officer 4250 CONGRESS STREET, SUITE 900, CHARLOTTE NC 28209
Michael James Simmons officer: President - Ketjen 301 COMMERCE STREET, SUITE 3200, FORT WORTH TX 76102
Eric Norris officer: President, Lithium 1519 AUDUBON ROAD, CHARLOTTE NC 28211
J Kent Masters director ALBEMARLE CORP., 451 FLORIDA ST, BATON ROUGE LA 70801
Sean B. O'hollaren officer: Chief External Affairs Officer 4250 CONGRESS STREET, SUITE 900, CHARLOTTE NC 28209
Jacobus G. Fourie officer: Chief Capital Projects Officer 4250 CONGRESS STREET, SUITE 900, CHARLOTTE NC 28209
Scott Tozier officer: EVP & CFO ALBEMARLE CORP, 4250 CONGRESS ST STE 900, CHARLOTTE NC 28209
Karen G Narwold officer: EVP, Chief Admin Officer ALBEMARLE CORPORATION, 4250 CONGRESS ST, SUITE 900, CHARLOTTE NC 28209
Raphael Goszcz Crawford officer: President, Catalysts 4311 GREENBRIAR HILLS PLANTATION RD, CHARLOTTE NC 28277
Ralf Hans Cramer director MIERENDORSFSTRASSE 26, BENSHEIM 2M 64625
Netha N. Johnson officer: President, Bromine Specialties 3489 CRESTMOOR DRIVE, WOODBURY MN 55125
Barichivich John Clarence Iii officer: VP, Controller & CAO 4250 CONGRESS ST., SUITE 900, CHARLOTTE NC 28209
Kissam Luther C Iv director, officer: Chairman, President & CEO 3801 BERESFORD ROAD, CHARLOTTE NC 28211
Melissa H. Anderson officer: SVP, Chief HR Officer ALBEMARLE CORPORATION, 4250 CONGRESS ST. SUITE 900, CHARLOTTE NC 28209