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Gabelli Utility Trust (Gabelli Utility Trust) PS Ratio : (As of Jun. 02, 2024)


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What is Gabelli Utility 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, Gabelli Utility Trust's share price is $6.13. Gabelli Utility Trust's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.12. Hence, Gabelli Utility Trust's PS Ratio for today is .

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

During the past 7 years, Gabelli Utility Trust's highest PS Ratio was 9.46. The lowest was 4.03. And the median was 8.02.

GUT's PS Ratio is not ranked *
in the Asset Management industry.
Industry Median: 8.69
* Ranked among companies with meaningful PS Ratio only.

Gabelli Utility Trust's Revenue per Sharefor the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.04. Its Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.12.

During the past 3 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 16.20% per year.

During the past 7 years, Gabelli Utility Trust's highest 3-Year average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 16.20% per year. The lowest was 16.20% per year. And the median was 16.20% per year.

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Gabelli Utility Trust PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Gabelli Utility 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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Gabelli Utility Trust PS Ratio Chart

Gabelli Utility Trust Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 6.37 - 9.43 - -

Gabelli Utility Trust Semi-Annual Data
Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
PS Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 9.43 - - - -

Competitive Comparison of Gabelli Utility Trust's PS Ratio

For the Asset Management subindustry, Gabelli Utility 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.


Gabelli Utility Trust's PS Ratio Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Gabelli Utility Trust's PS Ratio falls into.



Gabelli Utility 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.

Gabelli Utility Trust's PS Ratio for today is calculated as

PS Ratio=Share Price/Revenue per Share (TTM)
=6.13/-0.121
=

Gabelli Utility Trust's Share Price of today is $6.13.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Gabelli Utility Trust's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.12.

* 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.


Gabelli Utility Trust  (NYSE:GUT) 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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Gabelli Utility Trust (Gabelli Utility Trust) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
One Corporate Center, Rye, NY, USA, 10580-1422
Gabelli Utility Trust operates as a diversified closed-end investment management company. The fund's primary objective is the long-term growth of capital and income. To achieve its objective, the fund may invest 80% of its assets in common stocks and other securities of foreign and domestic companies involved in providing products, services, or equipment for the generation or distribution of electricity, gas, & water; and telecommunications services or infrastructure operations. It invests in various sectors, of which Electric Integrated, Water, Telecommunications, and U.S. Government Obligations account for the majority weightage.
Executives
Bank Of America Na other: Former 10% Owner 100 N. TRYON STREET, CHARLOTTE NC 28255
Bank Of America Corp /de/ other: Former 10% Owner BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATE CENTER, 100 N TRYON ST, CHARLOTTE NC 28255
Leslie Fahrenkopf Foley director C/O GAMCO INVESTORS, INC., ONE CORPORATE CENTER, RYE NY 10580
Mario J Gabelli officer: Chairman and CIO, other: Trustee 191 MASON STREET, GREENWICH CT 06830
Peter D. Goldstein officer: Secretary 249 ROYAL PALM WAY, SUITE 503, PALM BEACH FL 33480
John Birch director C/O GAMCO INVESTORS, INC., ONE CORPORATE CENTER, RYE NY 10580
Elizabeth C Bogan director C/O DINSMORE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO., 65 MADISON AVENUE, MORRISTOWN NJ 07960
John Chester Ball officer: Treasurer 800 CONNECTICUT AVENUE, NORWALK CT 06854
Ferrantino Michael J Jr director 12 MARTINGALE LANE, ANDOVER MA 01810
Michael J Melarkey director ONE CORPORATE CENTER, RYE NY 10580
Kuni Nakamura director 1 MARTIN BUTLER COURT, RYE NY 10580
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. 10 percent owner 4 WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER, NORTH TOWER, NEW YORK NY 10080
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. 10 percent owner 4 WORLD FINANCIAL CTR, NEW YORK NY 10080
Agnes Mullady officer: Treasurer ONE CORPORATE CENTER, RYE NY 10580
Salvatore J Zizza other: Trustee 810 SEVENTH AVE, 27TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019