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Genesee & Wyoming (Genesee & Wyoming) PS Ratio : 2.82 (As of May. 05, 2024)


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What is Genesee & Wyoming 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, Genesee & Wyoming's share price is $111.88. Genesee & Wyoming's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2019 was $39.69. Hence, Genesee & Wyoming's PS Ratio for today is 2.82.

Warning Sign:

Genesee & Wyoming Inc stock PS Ratio (=2.83) is close to 5-year high of 2.89

The historical rank and industry rank for Genesee & Wyoming's PS Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

GWR' s PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.36   Med: 2.24   Max: 4.19
Current: 2.83

During the past 13 years, Genesee & Wyoming's highest PS Ratio was 4.19. The lowest was 1.36. And the median was 2.24.

GWR's PS Ratio is not ranked
in the Transportation industry.
Industry Median: 0.98 vs GWR: 2.83

Genesee & Wyoming's Revenue per Sharefor the three months ended in Sep. 2019 was $10.15. Its Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2019 was $39.69.

Good Sign:

Genesee & Wyoming Inc has shown predictable revenue and earnings growth.

During the past 12 months, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate of Genesee & Wyoming was 10.00% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 2.40% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 10.10% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 14.50% per year.

During the past 13 years, Genesee & Wyoming's highest 3-Year average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 46.00% per year. The lowest was -24.70% per year. And the median was 13.10% per year.

Back to Basics: PS Ratio


Genesee & Wyoming PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Genesee & Wyoming'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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Genesee & Wyoming PS Ratio Chart

Genesee & Wyoming Annual Data
Trend Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18
PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.39 1.55 2.12 2.13 1.94

Genesee & Wyoming Quarterly Data
Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19
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 2.43 1.94 2.25 2.51 2.86

Competitive Comparison of Genesee & Wyoming's PS Ratio

For the Railroads subindustry, Genesee & Wyoming'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.


Genesee & Wyoming's PS Ratio Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Genesee & Wyoming's PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Genesee & Wyoming's PS Ratio falls into.



Genesee & Wyoming 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.

Genesee & Wyoming's PS Ratio for today is calculated as

PS Ratio=Share Price/Revenue per Share (TTM)
=111.88/39.69
=2.82

Genesee & Wyoming's Share Price of today is $111.88.
Genesee & Wyoming's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2019 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $39.69.

* 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.


Genesee & Wyoming  (NYSE:GWR) 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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Genesee & Wyoming (Genesee & Wyoming) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
20 West Avenue, Darien, CT, USA, 06820
Genesee & Wyoming manages one of the largest portfolios of short-line/regional freight railroads in North America. About 58% of revenue comes from its core North American short-line business, while its rail lines in Australia make up 14%. Roughly 28% comes from its Europe/U.K. division, which includes its European heavy haul and intermodal operations (Freightliner) that were acquired in early 2015.
Executives
Albert J Neupaver director
Hunter C Smith director C/O GENESEE & WYOMING INC., 20 WEST AVENUE, DARIEN CT 06820
Richard Harold Bott director 34 ISLAND DRIVE, RYE NY 10580
J H Pyne director
Oivind Lorentzen director C/O SEACOR SMIT, INC., 460 PARK AVENUE 12TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Mark A Scudder director 411 S. 13TH STREET, SUITE 200, LINCOLN NE 68508
Cynthia Lynn Hostetler director C/O EDGEN MURRAY CORPORATION, 18444 HIGHLAND ROAD, BATON ROUGE LA 70809
Ann N Reese director C/O GENESEE & WYOMING INC., 66 FIELD POINT ROAD, GREENWICH CT 06901
David A Brown officer: Chief Operating Officer GENESEE & WYOMING INC., 66 FIELD POINT ROAD, GREENWICH CT 06830
Hans Michael Norkus director OVERLAND STORAGE, INC., 4820 OVERLAND AVENUE, SAN DIEGO CA 92123
Robert M Melzer director 61 MONMOUTH ST., ., BROOKLINE MA 02446-5605
Tc Group V, L.l.c. 10 percent owner C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP, 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVE., N.W., SUITE 220S, WASHINGTON DC 20004
Tc Group Cayman Investment Holdings, L.p. 10 percent owner C/O WALKERS CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED, 190 ELGIN AVENUE, GEORGE TOWN, GRAND CAYMAN E9 KY1-9001
Carlyle Group Inc. 10 percent owner C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP, 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, N.W., WASHINGTON DC 20004
Carlyle Holdings Ii L.l.c. 10 percent owner C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP L.P., 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW, WASHINGTON DC 20004-2505

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