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WestRock Co (LTS:0LW9) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio : 0.66 (As of Jun. 01, 2024)


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What is WestRock Co Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

As of today (2024-06-01), WestRock Co's current share price is $53.38. WestRock Co's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $81.03. WestRock Co's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is 0.66.

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

LTS:0LW9' s Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.34   Med: 0.73   Max: 1.33
Current: 0.66

During the past years, WestRock Co's highest Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio was 1.33. The lowest was 0.34. And the median was 0.73.

LTS:0LW9's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is ranked better than
54.29% of 315 companies
in the Packaging & Containers industry
Industry Median: 0.72 vs LTS:0LW9: 0.66

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.

WestRock Co's adjusted revenue per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $18.229. 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 $81.03 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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WestRock Co Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for WestRock Co'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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WestRock Co Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Chart

WestRock Co Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.56 0.51 0.69 0.39 0.44

WestRock Co 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 0.38 0.36 0.44 0.52 0.61

Competitive Comparison of WestRock Co's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio

For the Packaging & Containers subindustry, WestRock Co'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.


WestRock Co's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Distribution in the Packaging & Containers Industry

For the Packaging & Containers industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, WestRock Co's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



WestRock Co 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.

WestRock Co's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share
=53.38/81.03
=0.66

* 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.

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

For example, WestRock Co'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)
=18.229/131.7762*131.7762
=18.229

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

WestRock Co Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201406 17.335 100.560 22.716
201409 17.937 100.428 23.536
201412 17.606 99.070 23.418
201503 17.208 99.621 22.762
201506 17.792 100.684 23.286
201509 14.070 100.392 18.469
201512 13.243 99.792 17.487
201603 13.569 100.470 17.797
201606 14.038 101.688 18.192
201609 14.119 101.861 18.266
201612 13.503 101.863 17.468
201703 14.361 102.862 18.398
201706 14.476 103.349 18.458
201709 15.751 104.136 19.932
201712 15.023 104.011 19.033
201803 15.432 105.290 19.314
201806 15.877 106.317 19.679
201809 16.345 106.507 20.223
201812 16.676 105.998 20.732
201903 17.810 107.251 21.883
201906 18.136 108.070 22.114
201909 17.953 108.329 21.839
201912 17.021 108.420 20.688
202003 17.092 108.902 20.682
202006 16.268 108.767 19.709
202009 17.191 109.815 20.629
202012 16.622 109.897 19.931
202103 16.621 111.754 19.599
202106 17.904 114.631 20.582
202109 18.924 115.734 21.547
202112 18.555 117.630 20.787
202203 20.287 121.301 22.039
202206 21.444 125.017 22.603
202209 21.071 125.227 22.173
202212 19.178 125.222 20.182
202303 20.648 127.348 21.366
202306 19.926 128.729 20.398
202309 19.402 129.860 19.688
202312 17.977 129.419 18.304
202403 18.229 131.776 18.229

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.


WestRock Co  (LTS:0LW9) 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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WestRock Co (LTS:0LW9) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1000 Abernathy Road, North East, Atlanta, GA, USA, 30328
WestRock manufactures corrugated packaging and consumer packaging, such as folding cartons and paperboard. After the merger of RockTenn and MeadWestvaco in fall 2015, WestRock became the largest North American producer of solid bleached sulfate and the second-largest producer of containerboard, which is used in the production of shipping containers.

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