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Western Digital (Western Digital) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio : 1.06 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is Western Digital Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-28), Western Digital's current share price is $71.36. Western Digital's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $67.21. Western Digital's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is 1.06.

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

WDC' s Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.43   Med: 1.02   Max: 2.65
Current: 1.06

During the past years, Western Digital's highest Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio was 2.65. The lowest was 0.43. And the median was 1.02.

WDC's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is ranked worse than
50.45% of 1889 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 1.01 vs WDC: 1.06

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.

Western Digital's adjusted revenue per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $9.329. 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 $67.21 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

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Western Digital Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Western Digital'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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Western Digital Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Chart

Western Digital Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.78 0.71 1.08 0.63 0.55

Western Digital 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 0.45 0.54 0.55 0.66 0.78

Competitive Comparison of Western Digital's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio

For the Computer Hardware subindustry, Western Digital'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.


Western Digital's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



Western Digital 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.

Western Digital's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share
=71.36/67.21
=1.06

* 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.

Western Digital's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

For example, Western Digital'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)
=9.329/129.4194*129.4194
=9.329

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 129.4194.

Western Digital Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201403 15.302 99.695 19.864
201406 15.087 100.560 19.417
201409 16.429 100.428 21.172
201412 16.336 99.070 21.340
201503 15.042 99.621 19.541
201506 13.637 100.684 17.529
201509 14.359 100.392 18.511
201512 14.175 99.792 18.383
201603 12.060 100.470 15.535
201606 13.139 101.688 16.722
201609 16.540 101.861 21.015
201612 16.626 101.863 21.124
201703 15.548 102.862 19.562
201706 16.194 103.349 20.279
201709 16.931 104.136 21.042
201712 18.027 104.011 22.431
201803 16.276 105.290 20.006
201806 15.050 106.317 18.320
201809 16.872 106.507 20.502
201812 14.597 105.998 17.822
201903 12.582 107.251 15.183
201906 12.319 108.070 14.753
201909 13.649 108.329 16.306
201912 14.208 108.420 16.960
202003 13.779 108.902 16.375
202006 14.386 108.767 17.118
202009 12.944 109.815 15.255
202012 12.844 109.897 15.126
202103 13.217 111.754 15.306
202106 15.769 114.631 17.803
202109 15.984 115.734 17.874
202112 15.343 117.630 16.881
202203 13.864 121.301 14.792
202206 14.329 125.017 14.834
202209 11.712 125.227 12.104
202212 9.770 125.222 10.098
202303 8.787 127.348 8.930
202306 8.403 128.729 8.448
202309 8.514 129.860 8.485
202312 9.329 129.419 9.329

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.


Western Digital  (NAS:WDC) 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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Western Digital (Western Digital) Business Description

Industry
Address
5601 Great Oaks Parkway, San Jose, CA, USA, 95119
Western Digital is a leading vertically integrated supplier of data storage solutions, spanning both hard disk drives and solid-state drives. In the HDD market it forms a practical duopoly with Seagate, and it is the largest global producer of NAND flash chips for SSDs in a joint venture with competitor Kioxia.
Executives
Robert Soderbery officer: EVP & GM, Flash Business C/O WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION, 5601 GREAT OAKS PARKWAY, SAN JOSE CA 95119
Gene M. Zamiska officer: Principal Accounting Officer C/O WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION, 5601 GREAT OAKS PARKWAY, SAN JOSE CA 95119
Reed B Rayman director 6775 LENOX CENTER COURT, SUITE 400, MEMPHIS TN 38115
David Goeckeler director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION, 5601 GREAT OAKS PARKWAY, SAN JOSE CA 95119
Wissam G Jabre officer: EVP & CFO C/O WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION, 5601 GREAT OAKS PARKWAY, SAN JOSE CA 95119
Paula A Price director ONE CVS DRIVE, WOONSOCKET RI 02895
Miyuki Suzuki director C/O WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION, 5601 GREAT OAKS PARKWAY, SAN JOSE CA 95119
Thomas Caulfield director C/O WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION, 5601 GREAT OAKS PARKWAY, SAN JOSE CA 95119
Lori S Sundberg officer: EVP & Chief Human Res Officer 400 NORTH FIFTH STREET, PHOENIX AZ 85004
Michael Charles Ray officer: Sr. VP, Gen Cnsl & Secretary C/O WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION, 5601 GREAT OAKS PARKWAY, SAN JOSE CA 95119
Sean Hunkler officer: EVP, Global Operations C/O WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION, 5601 GREAT OAKS PARKWAY, SAN JOSE CA 95119
Michael D Cordano officer: President, HGST Subsidiary C/O WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION, 5601 GREAT OAKS PARKWAY, SAN JOSE CA 95119
Stephen D Milligan officer: Sr. V.P. & CFO C/O WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION, 5601 GREAT OAKS PARKWAY, SAN JOSE CA 95119
Matthew E Massengill director, officer: Chairman and CEO C/O WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION, 5601 GREAT OAKS PARKWAY, SAN JOSE CA 95119
Robert K Eulau officer: EVP & CFO 5601 GREAT OAKS PARKWAY, SAN JOSE CA 95119