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Franklin Universal Trust (Franklin Universal Trust) PS Ratio : 14.57 (As of May. 26, 2024)


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What is Franklin Universal Trust PS Ratio?

The PS Ratio, or Price-to-Sales ratio, or Price/Sales, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Revenue per Share. As of today, Franklin Universal Trust's share price is $6.82. Franklin Universal Trust's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2024 was $0.47. Hence, Franklin Universal Trust's PS Ratio for today is 14.57.

The historical rank and industry rank for Franklin Universal Trust's PS Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

FT' s PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.54   Med: 7.16   Max: 52.62
Current: 14.57

During the past 7 years, Franklin Universal Trust's highest PS Ratio was 52.62. The lowest was 5.54. And the median was 7.16.

FT's PS Ratio is ranked worse than
68.33% of 1424 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 8.72 vs FT: 14.57

Franklin Universal Trust's Revenue per Sharefor the six months ended in Feb. 2024 was $0.33. Its Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2024 was $0.47.

Warning Sign:

Franklin Universal Trust revenue per share has been in decline over the past 3 years.

During the past 3 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was -38.90% per year.

During the past 7 years, Franklin Universal Trust's highest 3-Year average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 107.50% per year. The lowest was -38.90% per year. And the median was 34.30% per year.

Back to Basics: PS Ratio


Franklin Universal Trust PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Franklin Universal Trust's 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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Franklin Universal Trust PS Ratio Chart

Franklin Universal Trust Annual Data
Trend Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23
PS Ratio
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Franklin Universal Trust Semi-Annual Data
Aug17 Feb18 Aug18 Feb19 Aug19 Feb20 Aug20 Feb21 Aug21 Feb22 Aug22 Feb23 Aug23 Feb24
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Competitive Comparison of Franklin Universal Trust's PS Ratio

For the Asset Management subindustry, Franklin Universal Trust's PS Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 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.


Franklin Universal Trust's PS Ratio Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Franklin Universal Trust's PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Franklin Universal Trust's PS Ratio falls into.



Franklin Universal Trust PS Ratio Calculation

The PS Ratio, or Price-to-Sales ratio, or Price/Sales, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Revenue per Share. It is a ratio widely used to value stocks and it was first used by Ken Fisher.

Franklin Universal Trust's PS Ratio for today is calculated as

PS Ratio=Share Price/Revenue per Share (TTM)
=6.82/0.468
=14.57

Franklin Universal Trust's Share Price of today is $6.82.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Franklin Universal Trust's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2024 was $0.47.

* 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.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

PS Ratio=Market Cap/Revenue

The Revenue here is for the trailing 12 months.


Franklin Universal Trust  (NYSE:FT) PS Ratio Explanation

The PS Ratio is an excellent valuation indicator if you want to compare a stock with its historical valuation or with the stocks in the same industry. The PS Ratio works especially well when you want to compare the stock's current valuation with its historical valuation. The PS Ratio is a great valuation tool for evaluating cyclical businesses where the PE Ratio works poorly. It works the best when comparing the current valuation with the historical valuation because over time, a company's profit margin tends to revert to the mean.

When the PS Ratio is applied to the whole stock market, it can be used to evaluate the current market valuation and projected returns. In this case, the price is the total market cap of all stocks that are traded, and sales are the GDP of the country. This is how Warren Buffett estimates the broad market valuation and project future returns.

Similar to the PE Ratio or Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow or Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow , the PS Ratio measures the valuation based on the earning power of the company. This is where it is different from the PB Ratio , which measures the valuation based on the company's balance sheet.


Be Aware

The PS Ratio does not tell you how cheap or expensive the stock is. It cannot be used to compare companies in different industries. It works better for companies within the same industry because these companies tend to have similar capital structures and profit margins. It works the best when comparing a company with itself in the past.


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Franklin Universal Trust (Franklin Universal Trust) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
One Franklin Parkway, San Mateo, CA, USA, 94403-1906
Franklin Universal Trust is a closed-end management investment company. Its primary investment objective is to provide high, current income consistent with the preservation of capital. Its secondary objective is the growth of income through dividend increases and capital appreciation. The fund invests in two asset classes being the high yield bonds and utility stocks.
Executives
Metlife Investment Management, Llc 10 percent owner ONE METLIFE WAY, WHIPPANY NJ 07981
Christine M. Debevec officer: VP & Assistant Secretary ONE FRANKLIN PARKWAY, SAN MATEO CA 94403
Ted P Becker officer: Chief Compliance Officer 399 PARK AVENUE, 4TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
George P. Hoyt officer: VP & Assistant Secretary C/O FRANKLIN TEMPLETON, 100 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE, STAMFORD CT 06902
Oliveira Marc De officer: VP & Assistant Secretary C/O LEGG MASON & CO. LLC, ONE FIRST STAMFORD PLACE, STAMFORD CT 06902
Alexander Kymn officer: VP & Assistant Secretary WELLS FARGO BANK, 45 FREMONT STREET, 26TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Harris Goldblat officer: VP & Assistant Secretary ONE FRANKLIN PARKWAY, SAN MATEO CA 94403
Tara E. Gormel officer: VP & Assistant Secretary ONE FRANKLIN PARKWAY, SAN MATEO CA 94403
J Michael Luttig other: Trustee C/O THE BOEING COMPANY, 100 NORTH RIVERSIDE PLAZA, CHICAGO IL 60606-1596
Christopher Kings officer: CFO, CAO and Treasurer ONE FRANKLIN PARKWAY, SAN MATEO CA 94403
Jeffrey White officer: Interim CFO, CAO and Treasurer 3355 DATA DRIVE, RANCHO CORDOVA CA 95670
Susan Kerr officer: VP - AML Compliance 280 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Valerie Williams other: Trustee C/O OMNICOM GROUP INC., 280 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Robert Kubilis officer: CFO, CAO and Treasurer FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INVESTMENTS, 300 S.E. 2ND STREET, FORT LAUDERDALE FL 33301-1923
Sonal Desai officer: Pres. & CEO - Invest. Mgmt. ONE FRANKLIN PARKWAY, SMO-920/3, SAN MATEO CA 94403