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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, First Solar's share price is $197.49. First Solar's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2024 was $35.82. Hence, First Solar's PS Ratio for today is 5.51.
The historical rank and industry rank for First Solar's PS Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
During the past 13 years, First Solar's highest PS Ratio was 8.84. The lowest was 0.74. And the median was 2.52.
First Solar's Revenue per Sharefor the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was $8.25. Its Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2024 was $35.82.
During the past 12 months, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate of First Solar was 25.20% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 6.70% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 4.30% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was -2.80% per year.
During the past 13 years, First Solar's highest 3-Year average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 378.20% per year. The lowest was -19.40% per year. And the median was 6.70% per year.
The historical data trend for First Solar'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.
First Solar Annual Data | |||||||||||||||||||||
Trend | Dec14 | Dec15 | Dec16 | Dec17 | Dec18 | Dec19 | Dec20 | Dec21 | Dec22 | Dec23 | |||||||||||
PS Ratio | Get a 7-Day Free Trial | 1.92 | 3.89 | 3.19 | 6.09 | 5.57 |
First Solar 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 | 5.47 | 5.57 | 5.09 | 6.44 | - |
For the Solar subindustry, First Solar'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.
For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, First Solar's PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where First Solar's PS Ratio falls into.
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.
First Solar's PS Ratio for today is calculated as
PS Ratio | = | Share Price | / | Revenue per Share (TTM) |
= | 197.49 | / | 35.82 | |
= | 5.51 |
First Solar's Share Price of today is $197.49.
First Solar'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 $35.82.
* 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.
First Solar (NAS:FSLR) 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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