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COUR (Coursera) PS Ratio : 1.61 (As of Oct. 31, 2024)


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What is Coursera 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, Coursera's share price is $7.05. Coursera's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2024 was $4.39. Hence, Coursera's PS Ratio for today is 1.61.

Good Sign:

Coursera Inc stock PS Ratio (=1.62) is close to 5-year low of 1.53

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

COUR' s PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.53   Med: 4.19   Max: 8.16
Current: 1.59

During the past 5 years, Coursera's highest PS Ratio was 8.16. The lowest was 1.53. And the median was 4.19.

COUR's PS Ratio is ranked worse than
53.01% of 266 companies
in the Education industry
Industry Median: 1.475 vs COUR: 1.59

Coursera's Revenue per Sharefor the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was $1.12. Its Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2024 was $4.39.

During the past 12 months, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate of Coursera was 7.60% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 23.20% per year.

During the past 5 years, Coursera's highest 3-Year average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 23.20% per year. The lowest was -6.90% per year. And the median was 8.15% per year.

Back to Basics: PS Ratio


Coursera PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Coursera'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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Coursera PS Ratio Chart

Coursera Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
PS Ratio
- - 6.68 3.28 4.60

Coursera Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 4.58 4.60 3.26 1.64 1.81

Competitive Comparison of Coursera's PS Ratio

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Coursera'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.


Coursera's PS Ratio Distribution in the Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Coursera's PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Coursera 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.

Coursera's PS Ratio for today is calculated as

PS Ratio=Share Price/Revenue per Share (TTM)
=7.05/4.387
=1.61

Coursera's Share Price of today is $7.05.
Coursera's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $4.39.

* 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.


Coursera  (NYSE:COUR) 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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Coursera Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
381 E. Evelyn Avenue, Mountain View, CA, USA, 94041
Coursera Inc is an online learning platform that connects learners, educators, and institutions with the goal of providing educational content that is affordable, accessible, and relevant. It combines content, data, and technology into a single, unified platform that is customizable and extensible to both individual learners and institutions. The company operates through three reporting segments: Consumer, Enterprise, and Degrees. The majority of revenue is generated from the Consumer segment. The consumer segment targets individual learners seeking to obtain hands-on learning, gain valuable job skills, receive professional-level certifications, and otherwise increase their knowledge to start or advance their careers.
Executives
Andrew Y. Ng director 381 E. EVELYN AVE., MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94041
Alan B Cardenas officer: SVP, General Counsel 381 E. EVELYN AVENUE, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94041
Amanda Clark director PO BOX 99900, LOUISVILLE KY 40269
Sabrina Simmons director GAP INC., 2 FOLSOM STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Richard J Jacquet officer: See Remarks BELL MICRO, 1941 RINGWOOD AVE., SAN JOSE CA 95131
Jeffrey Nacey Maggioncalda director, officer: See Remarks 1804 EMBARCADERO ROAD, PALO ALTO CA 94303
Michele M Meyers officer: See Remarks 601 RIVERSIDE AVENUE, JACKSONVILLE FL 32207
Leah F. Belsky officer: See Remarks 381 E. EVELYN AVE., MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94041
Shravan Goli officer: See Remarks 1040 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10016
Kenneth R Hahn officer: See Remarks C/O BORLAND SOFTWARE CORP, 100 ENTERPRISE WAY, SCOTTS VALLEY CA 95066-3249
Susan W. Muigai director C/O TRANSUNION, 555 WEST ADAMS STREET, CHICAGO IL 60661
Carmen Chang director 2855 SAND HILL ROAD, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Christopher D. Mccarthy director 381 E. EVELYYN AVE., MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94041
Mustafa S. Furniturewala officer: SVP, Engineering 381 E. EVELYN AVE., MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94041
Xueyan Wang officer: See Remarks 381 E. EVELYN AVE., MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94041

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