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Air Liquide (XPAR:AI) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio : 3.96 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Air Liquide Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-27), Air Liquide's current share price is €185.18. Air Liquide's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec23 was €46.77. Air Liquide's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is 3.96.

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

XPAR:AI' s Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.11   Med: 2.76   Max: 4.17
Current: 4.02

During the past 13 years, Air Liquide's highest Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio was 4.17. The lowest was 2.11. And the median was 2.76.

XPAR:AI's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is ranked worse than
84.76% of 1188 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 1.18 vs XPAR:AI: 4.02

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.

Air Liquide's adjusted revenue per share data of for the fiscal year that ended in Dec23 was €52.683. 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 €46.77 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec23.

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Air Liquide Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Air Liquide'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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Air Liquide Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Chart

Air Liquide 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 3.10 3.24 3.51 3.02 3.77

Air Liquide Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 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 3.51 - 3.02 - 3.77

Competitive Comparison of Air Liquide's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Air Liquide'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.


Air Liquide's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Air Liquide's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Air Liquide 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.

Air Liquide's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share
=185.18/46.77
=3.96

* 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.

Air Liquide's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec23 is calculated as:

For example, Air Liquide's adjusted Revenue per Share data for the fiscal year that ended in Dec23 was:

Adj_RevenuePerShare=Revenue per Share/CPI of Dec23 (Change)*Current CPI (Dec23)
=52.683/118.2300*118.2300
=52.683

Current CPI (Dec23) = 118.2300.

Air Liquide Annual Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201412 33.499 99.860 39.661
201512 33.609 100.040 39.720
201612 37.578 100.650 44.142
201712 39.280 101.850 45.597
201812 40.395 103.470 46.157
201912 42.070 104.980 47.380
202012 39.279 104.960 44.245
202112 44.608 107.850 48.901
202212 57.134 114.160 59.171
202312 52.683 118.230 52.683

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.


Air Liquide  (XPAR:AI) 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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Air Liquide (XPAR:AI) Business Description

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Address
75, Quai d'Orsay, Paris, FRA, 75007
Founded in 1902, Air Liquide is one of the leading industrial gas companies in the world, serving over 3.8 million customers in 78 countries. The company generated approximately EUR 29.9 billion of revenue in 2022, serving a wide range of industries, including chemicals, energy, healthcare, food and beverage, and electronics. The healthcare division serves around 1.8 million patients and 15,000 hospitals and clinics annually. Air Liquide employs approximately 65,000 people.