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Willis Towers Watson (Willis Towers Watson) PS Ratio

: 2.93 (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, Willis Towers Watson's share price is $263.68. Willis Towers Watson's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $89.88. Hence, Willis Towers Watson's PS Ratio for today is 2.93.

Warning Sign:

Willis Towers Watson PLC stock PS Ratio (=2.96) is close to 2-year high of 3.28

The historical rank and industry rank for Willis Towers Watson's PS Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

WTW' s PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.94   Med: 2.58   Max: 3.94
Current: 2.92

During the past 13 years, Willis Towers Watson's highest PS Ratio was 3.94. The lowest was 1.94. And the median was 2.58.

WTW's PS Ratio is ranked worse than
83.3% of 485 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 1.03 vs WTW: 2.92

Willis Towers Watson's Revenue per Sharefor the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $28.29. Its Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $89.88.

Good Sign:

Willis Towers Watson PLC has shown predictable revenue and earnings growth.

During the past 12 months, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate of Willis Towers Watson was 13.00% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 10.50% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 6.80% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 4.60% per year.

During the past 13 years, Willis Towers Watson's highest 3-Year average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 12.50% per year. The lowest was 0.80% per year. And the median was 4.10% per year.

Back to Basics: PS Ratio


Willis Towers Watson PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Willis Towers Watson'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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Willis Towers Watson 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 3.14 3.18 3.40 3.09 2.70

Willis Towers Watson 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 3.09 2.85 2.82 2.41 2.70

Competitive Comparison

For the Insurance Brokers subindustry, Willis Towers Watson'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.


Willis Towers Watson PS Ratio Distribution

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Willis Towers Watson's PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Willis Towers Watson's PS Ratio falls into.



Willis Towers Watson 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.

Willis Towers Watson's PS Ratio for today is calculated as

PS Ratio=Share Price/Revenue per Share (TTM)
=263.68/89.876
=2.93

Willis Towers Watson's Share Price of today is $263.68.
Willis Towers Watson'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 $89.88.

* 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.


Willis Towers Watson  (NAS:WTW) 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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Willis Towers Watson (Willis Towers Watson) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
C/o Willis Group Ltd, 51 Lime Street, London, GBR, EC3M 7DQ
In January 2016, Towers Watson and Willis Group merged to form Willis Towers Watson, a global advisory, insurance brokerage, and solutions company. The company operates in two business segments: health, wealth, and career (its consulting operations) and risk and brokering (its brokerage operations). It has about 47,000 employees.
Executives
Pamela Thomson-hall officer: Head of International 51 LIME STREET, LONDON X0 EC3M 7DQ
Anne Pullum officer: Head of Strategy and CAO C/O WILLIS TOWERS WATSON, 200 LIBERTY ST, 7TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10281
Julie Jarecke Gebauer officer: Head of Human Capital&Benefits JUPITER SATURN HOLDING CO, 875 THIRD AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Fredric J Tomczyk director TORONTO DOMINION CENTRE, PO BOX 1, TORONTO A6 M5K IA2
Stephen M. Chipman director 3101 DREXEL DRIVE, DALLAS TX 75205
Jacqueline Hunt director 53 SOUTH GREEN, MATTISHALL, NORFOLK X0 N220 3JY
Anne Donovan Bodnar officer: Head of Human Resources 901 N. GLEBE ROAD, ARLINGTON VA 22203
Gene H Wickes officer: Head of Exchange Solutions 901 N GLEBE ROAD, ARLINGTON VA 22203
Brendan R Oneill director C/O IMPERIAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES PLC, 20 MANCHESTER SQUARE, LONDON X0 W1U 3AN
Paul C Reilly director 880 CARILLON PARKWAY, ST. PETERSBURG FL 33716
Alexis Faber officer: Chief Operating Officer 3340 PLAYERS CLUB PARKWAY, SUITE 200, MEMPHIS TN 38125
Andrew Jay Krasner officer: Chief Financial Officer 1450 BRICKELL AVENUE, SUITE 1600, MIAMI FL 33131
Fumbi F. Chima director 44 THORNBURY CT., 36-38 CHEPSTOW VILLAS, LONDON X0 WII 2RE
Michelle R Swanback director 7001 EAST BELLEVIEW AVENUE, DENVER CO 80237
Inga K Beale director C/O CRAWFORD & COMPANY, 5335 TRIANGLE PARKWAY, PEACHTREE CORNERS GA 30092

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