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Electro-Sensors (Electro-Sensors) PS Ratio : 1.61 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is Electro-Sensors 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, Electro-Sensors's share price is $4.0201. Electro-Sensors's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $2.49. Hence, Electro-Sensors's PS Ratio for today is 1.61.

Good Sign:

Electro-Sensors Inc stock PS Ratio (=1.65) is close to 3-year low of 1.54

The historical rank and industry rank for Electro-Sensors's PS Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

ELSE' s PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.09   Med: 1.78   Max: 2.86
Current: 1.62

During the past 13 years, Electro-Sensors's highest PS Ratio was 2.86. The lowest was 1.09. And the median was 1.78.

ELSE's PS Ratio is ranked worse than
53.38% of 2454 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 1.48 vs ELSE: 1.62

Electro-Sensors's Revenue per Sharefor the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.68. Its Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $2.49.

Warning Sign:

Electro-Sensors Inc revenue per share is in decline over the past 12 months.

During the past 12 months, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate of Electro-Sensors was -5.10% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 3.60% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 2.80% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 2.90% per year.

During the past 13 years, Electro-Sensors's highest 3-Year average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 13.00% per year. The lowest was -12.60% per year. And the median was 2.55% per year.

Back to Basics: PS Ratio


Electro-Sensors PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Electro-Sensors'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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Electro-Sensors PS Ratio Chart

Electro-Sensors Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.49 2.14 2.52 1.72 1.52

Electro-Sensors Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 1.72 1.81 1.81 1.62 1.52

Competitive Comparison of Electro-Sensors's PS Ratio

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Electro-Sensors'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.


Electro-Sensors's PS Ratio Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Electro-Sensors's PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Electro-Sensors's PS Ratio falls into.



Electro-Sensors 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.

Electro-Sensors's PS Ratio for today is calculated as

PS Ratio=Share Price/Revenue per Share (TTM)
=4.0201/2.494
=1.61

Electro-Sensors's Share Price of today is $4.0201.
Electro-Sensors's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $2.49.

* 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.


Electro-Sensors  (NAS:ELSE) 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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Electro-Sensors (Electro-Sensors) Business Description

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Address
6111 Blue Circle Drive, Minnetonka, MN, USA, 55343-9108
Electro-Sensors Inc is engaged in manufacturing and selling a variety of monitoring systems that measure actual machine production and operation rates, as well as systems that regulate the speed of related machines in production processes. Its speed monitoring systems compare revolutions per minute or speed against acceptable rates as determined by a customer. It also includes a line of products that measure production counts or rates, such as parts, gallons, or board feet, alarm systems, tachometers, and other devices that translate impulses from the sensors into alarm signals, computer inputs, or digital displays that are usable by the customer.
Executives
Patricia Nancy Peterson 10 percent owner 6005 ERIN TERRACE, EDINA MN 55439
Paul Rodney Peterson 10 percent owner 227 CEDAR DRIVE WEST, HUDSON WI 54016
John Eberhart Peterson 10 percent owner 815 BUTTONBUSH LANE, NAPLES FL 34108
Michael C. Zipoy director 6111 BLUE CIRCLE DR, MINNETONKA MN 55343
Lynne Elizabeth Peterson 10 percent owner 10254 NOTTINGHAM TRAIL, EDEN PRAIRIE MN 55347
Estate Of Nancy P. Peterson 10 percent owner C/O 15708 WOODKNOLL LANE, MINNETONKA MN 55345
Michael Hochman officer: VP of Casino Card Operations 1100 CANTERBURY ROAD, SHAKOPEE MN 55379
Nancy P. Peterson 10 percent owner 905 MAIN STREET, HOPKINS MN 55343
Nicholas John Swenson 10 percent owner 5000 WEST 36TH STREET, SUITE 130, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55416
Scott A. Gabbard director 6111 BLUE CIRCLE DRIVE, MINNETONKA MN 55343
David L Klenk director 6111 BLUE CIRCLE DRIVE, MINNETONKA MN 55343
Robert W Heller director 10992 MOUNT CURVE ROAD, EDEN PRAIRIE MN 55347
Jeffrey Dean Peterson director 15708 WOODKNOLL LANE, MINNETONKA MN 55345
Geoffrey W Miller director 12735 42ND PLACE N, PLAYMOUTH MN 55442-2350
John S Strom director