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Encore Wire (Encore Wire) PS Ratio

: 1.91 (As of Today)
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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, Encore Wire's share price is $284.42. Encore Wire's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $149.29. Hence, Encore Wire's PS Ratio for today is 1.91.

Warning Sign:

Encore Wire Corp stock PS Ratio (=1.91) is close to 10-year high of 1.91

The historical rank and industry rank for Encore Wire's PS Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

WIRE' s PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.55   Med: 0.88   Max: 1.91
Current: 1.91

During the past 13 years, Encore Wire's highest PS Ratio was 1.91. The lowest was 0.55. And the median was 0.88.

WIRE's PS Ratio is ranked worse than
55.78% of 2969 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 1.61 vs WIRE: 1.91

Encore Wire's Revenue per Sharefor the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $39.36. Its Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $149.29.

Warning Sign:

Encore Wire Corp revenue per share is in decline over the past 12 months.

During the past 12 months, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate of Encore Wire was -3.90% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 34.10% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 25.50% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 12.10% per year.

During the past 13 years, Encore Wire's highest 3-Year average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 96.30% per year. The lowest was -19.20% per year. And the median was 11.50% per year.

Back to Basics: PS Ratio


Encore Wire PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Encore Wire'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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Encore Wire Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
PS Ratio
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.94 0.98 1.14 0.89 1.43

Encore Wire Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
PS Ratio 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.89 1.19 1.24 1.24 1.43

Competitive Comparison

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Encore Wire'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.


Encore Wire PS Ratio Distribution

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Encore Wire's PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Encore Wire's PS Ratio falls into.



Encore Wire 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.

Encore Wire's PS Ratio for today is calculated as

PS Ratio=Share Price/Revenue per Share (TTM)
=284.42/149.288
=1.91

Encore Wire's Share Price of today is $284.42.
Encore Wire'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 $149.29.

* 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.


Encore Wire  (NAS:WIRE) 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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Encore Wire (Encore Wire) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1329 Millwood Road, McKinney, TX, USA, 75069
Encore Wire Corp is engaged in manufacturing electrical building wire and cable. It supplies building wire for interior electrical wiring in commercial and industrial buildings, homes, apartments, and manufactured housing. The company's principal customers are wholesale electrical distributors, who sell building wire and a variety of other products to electrical contractors. Encore offers an electrical building wire product line that consists primarily of NM-B cable, UF-B cable, THHN/THWN-2, XHHW-2, RHH/RHW-2, and other types of wire products, including tray cable, metal-clad, and armored cable.
Executives
William Kelvin Walker director 1329 MILLWOOD ROAD, MCKINNEY TX 75069
Matthew D. Ford officer: Controller 1329 MILLWOOD ROAD, MCKINNEY TX 75069
Daniel L Jones director, officer: Chairman, President & CEO 1410 MILLWOOD RD, C/O ENCORE WIRE CORP, MCKINNEY TX 75069
Bret J Eckert officer: Vice President - Finance & CFO P O BOX 650205, DALLAS TX 75265
Gregory J Fisher director 14643 DALLAS PAKWAY, STE 1000, DALLAS TX 75254-8890
Scott D Weaver director C/O WESTERN REFINING, INC., 6500 TROWBRIDGE DRIVE, EL PASO TX 79905
Thomas William R Iii director 12900 PRESTON ROAD, SUITE 700, DALLAS TX 75230
John H Wilson director 12900 PRESTON RD, STE 700, DALLAS TX 75230
Gina A. Norris director 1329 MILLWOOD ROAD, MCKINNEY TX 75069
Frank J Bilban officer: Vice President - Finance & CFO 1410 MILLWOOD RD, C/O ENCORE WIRE CORP, MCKINNEY TX 75069
Donald Eugene Courtney director
Capital Southwest Corp director 8333 DOUGLAS AVE, SUITE 1100, DALLAS TX 75225
Norman R Medlen officer: Controller 1410 MILLWOOD RD, C/O ENCORE WIRE CORP, MCKINNEY TX 75069
Cunningham Thomas Lee Iii director
Joseph M Brito director 1410 MILLWOOD RD, C/O ENCORE WIRE CORP, MCKINNEY TX 75069