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, The Hershey Co's share price is $188.14.
The Hershey Co's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $54.31. Hence, The Hershey Co's PS Ratio for today is 3.46.
Good Sign:
The Hershey Co stock PS Ratio (=3.44) is close to 5-year low of 3.11
The historical rank and industry rank for The Hershey Co's PS Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
HSY'
s PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.48 Med: 3.25 Max: 5.29
Current: 3.5
During the past 13 years, The Hershey Co's highest PS Ratio was 5.29. The lowest was 2.48. And the median was 3.25.
HSY's PS Ratio is ranked worse than 84.96% of 1862
companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 0.94
vs HSY: 3.50
The Hershey Co's Revenue per Sharefor the
three
months ended in Dec. 2023 was $12.94.
Its Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $54.31.
Good Sign:
The Hershey Co has shown predictable revenue and earnings growth.
During the past 12 months, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate of The Hershey Co was 7.70% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 11.80% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 8.60% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 5.10% per year.
During the past 13 years, The Hershey Co's highest 3-Year average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 11.80% per year. The lowest was -1.90% per year. And the median was 5.40% per year.
Back to Basics: PS Ratio
The Hershey Co PS Ratio Historical Data
The historical data trend for The Hershey Co'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.
Competitive Comparison of The Hershey Co's PS Ratio
For the Confectioners subindustry, The Hershey Co'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.
The Hershey Co's PS Ratio Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry
For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, The Hershey Co's PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where The Hershey Co's PS Ratio falls into.
The Hershey Co 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.
The Hershey Co's PS Ratio for today is calculated as
The Hershey Co's Share Price of today is $188.14.
The Hershey Co'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 $54.31.
* 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:
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.
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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The Hershey Co (The Hershey Co) Business Description
Hershey is a leading confectionery manufacturer in the U.S. (around a $25 billion market), controlling around 45% of the domestic chocolate space (per IRI, as cited by Hershey). Beyond its namesake label, the firm's mix has expanded over the last 85 years and now consists of 100 brands, including Reese's, Kit Kat, Kisses, and Ice Breakers. Hershey's products are sold in about 80 countries, albeit with just a high-single-digit percentage of sales coming from markets outside the U.S., including Brazil, India, and Mexico. The firm has sought inorganic opportunities to extend its reach beyond its core confection business, adding Amplify Snack Brands and its Skinny Pop ready-to-eat popcorn to its mix, Pirate Brands, and Dot's Pretzels over the past few years.
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