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Lazard (Lazard) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio : 1.46 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Lazard Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-27), Lazard's current share price is $38.99. Lazard's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $26.63. Lazard's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is 1.46.

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

LAZ' s Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.02   Med: 1.96   Max: 3.29
Current: 1.46

During the past years, Lazard's highest Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio was 3.29. The lowest was 1.02. And the median was 1.96.

LAZ's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is ranked better than
70.14% of 576 companies
in the Capital Markets industry
Industry Median: 2.985 vs LAZ: 1.46

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.

Lazard's adjusted revenue per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $9.075. 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 $26.63 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

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Lazard Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

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

Lazard 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 2.07 2.11 1.92 1.39 1.31

Lazard 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 1.29 1.23 1.17 1.31 -

Competitive Comparison of Lazard's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio

For the Capital Markets subindustry, Lazard'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.


Lazard's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Distribution in the Capital Markets Industry

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, Lazard's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Lazard 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share
=38.99/26.63
=1.46

* 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.

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

For example, Lazard'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)
=9.075/129.4194*129.4194
=9.075

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 129.4194.

Lazard Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201403 4.088 99.695 5.307
201406 4.353 100.560 5.602
201409 4.346 100.428 5.601
201412 4.831 99.070 6.311
201503 4.434 99.621 5.760
201506 4.663 100.684 5.994
201509 4.389 100.392 5.658
201512 4.524 99.792 5.867
201603 3.828 100.470 4.931
201606 4.122 101.688 5.246
201609 4.685 101.861 5.953
201612 5.296 101.863 6.729
201703 4.791 102.862 6.028
201706 5.512 103.349 6.902
201709 4.808 104.136 5.975
201712 5.200 104.011 6.470
201803 5.793 105.290 7.121
201806 5.907 106.317 7.191
201809 4.911 106.507 5.967
201812 5.512 105.998 6.730
201903 5.445 107.251 6.570
201906 5.567 108.070 6.667
201909 5.331 108.329 6.369
201912 6.518 108.420 7.780
202003 4.870 108.902 5.788
202006 5.300 108.767 6.306
202009 5.274 109.815 6.216
202012 7.794 109.897 9.179
202103 5.859 111.754 6.785
202106 7.412 114.631 8.368
202109 6.518 115.734 7.289
202112 9.006 117.630 9.909
202203 6.603 121.301 7.045
202206 6.390 125.017 6.615
202209 7.468 125.227 7.718
202212 7.606 125.222 7.861
202303 6.271 127.348 6.373
202306 7.341 128.729 7.380
202309 5.637 129.860 5.618
202312 9.075 129.419 9.075

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.


Lazard  (NYSE:LAZ) 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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Lazard (Lazard) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
2 Church Street, Clarendon House, Hamilton, BMU, HM11
Lazard has a storied history that can be traced back to 1848. The company's revenue is nearly equally split between financial advisory, such as acquisition and restructuring advisory, and asset management. The company's asset management business is primarily equities (over 80% of assets under management), has an international focus, and is geared toward institutional clients. By geography, the company earns approximately 60% of revenue in the Americas, 35% in EMEA, and 5% in Asia-Pacific. Lazard has offices across more than 20 countries and over 3,000 employees.
Executives
Michael Gathy officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O LAZARD LTD, 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10112
Christian A. Weideman officer: General Counsel C/O APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT, INC., 9 WEST 57TH STREET, 43RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Alexander F. Stern officer: Chief Operating Officer C/O LAZARD LTD, 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10020
Mary Ann Betsch officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O LAZARD LTD, 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10112
Lewis William M Jr director 9 WEST 57TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019
Scott D Hoffman officer: General Counsel C/O LAZARD LLC, 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10020
Dominick Ragone officer: Chief Accounting Officer 767 5TH AVENUE, SUITE 4700, NEW YORK NY 10153
Ann-kristin Achleitner director THE PRIESTLEY CENTRE, 10 PRIESTLEY RD, SURREY RESEARCH PARK, GUILDFORD, SURREY X0 GU2 7XY
Ashish Bhutani director, officer: CEO of Lazard Asset Management
Peter Richard Orszag officer: CEO of Financial Advisory 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, LAZARD, NEW YORK NY 10112
Alexandra Soto officer: Exec Human Capital & Workplace C/O LAZARD LTD, 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10112
Iris Knobloch director ONE TIME WARNER CENTER, NEW YORK NY 10019
Evan L Russo officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O LAZARD LTD, 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10112
Michelle Jarrard director C/O LAZARD LTD, 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10112
Sylvia Jay director 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10020

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