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Equifax (FRA:EFX) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio : 6.83 (As of May. 22, 2024)


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What is Equifax Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

As of today (2024-05-22), Equifax's current share price is €230.00. Equifax's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €33.68. Equifax's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is 6.83.

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

FRA:EFX' s Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.96   Med: 6.11   Max: 10.45
Current: 6.76

During the past years, Equifax's highest Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio was 10.45. The lowest was 3.96. And the median was 6.11.

FRA:EFX's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is ranked worse than
93.21% of 692 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 0.88 vs FRA:EFX: 6.76

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.

Equifax's adjusted revenue per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €10.242. 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 €33.68 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Equifax Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

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

Equifax 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 6.00 7.62 10.00 5.86 6.85

Equifax 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 5.93 6.72 5.12 6.85 7.18

Competitive Comparison of Equifax's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio

For the Consulting Services subindustry, Equifax'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.


Equifax's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Equifax's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Equifax 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share
=230.00/33.68
=6.83

* 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.

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

For example, Equifax'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)
=10.242/131.7762*131.7762
=10.242

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

Equifax Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201406 3.635 100.560 4.763
201409 3.854 100.428 5.057
201412 4.162 99.070 5.536
201503 4.949 99.621 6.546
201506 4.997 100.684 6.540
201509 4.931 100.392 6.473
201512 5.072 99.792 6.698
201603 5.414 100.470 7.101
201606 5.962 101.688 7.726
201609 5.906 101.861 7.641
201612 6.271 101.863 8.113
201703 6.383 102.862 8.177
201706 6.255 103.349 7.975
201709 5.769 104.136 7.300
201712 5.845 104.011 7.405
201803 5.788 105.290 7.244
201806 6.183 106.317 7.664
201809 5.879 106.507 7.274
201812 6.063 105.998 7.537
201903 6.158 107.251 7.566
201906 6.384 108.070 7.784
201909 6.502 108.329 7.909
201912 6.682 108.420 8.121
202003 7.071 108.902 8.556
202006 7.113 108.767 8.618
202009 7.374 109.815 8.849
202012 7.468 109.897 8.955
202103 8.270 111.754 9.752
202106 8.299 114.631 9.540
202109 8.403 115.734 9.568
202112 8.951 117.630 10.027
202203 10.023 121.301 10.889
202206 10.102 125.017 10.648
202209 10.193 125.227 10.726
202212 9.171 125.222 9.651
202303 9.847 127.348 10.189
202306 9.823 128.729 10.056
202309 9.976 129.860 10.123
202312 9.747 129.419 9.924
202403 10.242 131.776 10.242

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.


Equifax  (FRA:EFX) 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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Equifax (FRA:EFX) Business Description

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1550 Peachtree Street N.W., Atlanta, GA, USA, 30309
Along with Experian and TransUnion, Equifax is one of the leading credit bureaus in the United States. Equifax's credit reports provide credit histories on millions of consumers, and the firm's services are critical to lenders' credit decisions. In addition, about a third of the firm's revenue comes from workforce solutions, which provides income verification and employer human resources services. Equifax generates over 20% of its revenue from outside the United States.