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G4S (GFSZY) PS Ratio : 0.54 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is G4S 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, G4S's share price is $16.70. G4S's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2020 was $31.00. Hence, G4S's PS Ratio for today is 0.54.

The historical rank and industry rank for G4S's PS Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

GFSZY's PS Ratio is not ranked *
in the Business Services industry.
Industry Median: 1.07
* Ranked among companies with meaningful PS Ratio only.

G4S's Revenue per Sharefor the six months ended in Jun. 2020 was $14.26. Its Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2020 was $31.00.

Back to Basics: PS Ratio


G4S PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for G4S'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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G4S PS Ratio Chart

G4S Annual Data
Trend Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19
PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.51 0.48 0.53 0.41 0.43

G4S Semi-Annual Data
Dec10 Jun11 Dec11 Jun12 Dec12 Jun13 Dec13 Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20
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 - 0.41 - 0.43 -

Competitive Comparison of G4S's PS Ratio

For the Security & Protection Services subindustry, G4S'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.


G4S's PS Ratio Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, G4S's PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where G4S's PS Ratio falls into.



G4S 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.

G4S's PS Ratio for today is calculated as

PS Ratio=Share Price/Revenue per Share (TTM)
=16.70/30.995
=0.54

G4S's Share Price of today is $16.70.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. G4S's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2020 was $31.00.

* 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.


G4S  (OTCPK:GFSZY) 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.


G4S PS Ratio Related Terms

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G4S (GFSZY) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
105 Victoria Street, 5th Floor, Southside, London, GBR, SW1E 6QT
G4S is a multinational security services company and constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. The company was formed through a series of large mergers, most notably in 2004 when British Securicor and Danish Group 4 Falck merged. G4S is now the world's largest security company and has operations in around 90 countries. With over 550,000 employees, it is also the world's third- largest private employer. The company offers a range of services from the supply of security personnel and response units to risk consulting and prison management.

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