Apple (AAPL)

433.26 -1.32  -0.30%  May 17, 8:00PM
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Apple Price / Sales Ratio TTM:

2.427 for May 17, 2013
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    Apple Historical Price / Sales Ratio TTM Data

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    May 17, 2013 2.427
    May 16, 2013 2.434
    May 15, 2013 2.402
    May 14, 2013 2.486
    May 13, 2013 2.547
    May 10, 2013 2.537
    May 9, 2013 2.558
    May 8, 2013 2.598
    May 7, 2013 2.569
    May 6, 2013 2.580
    May 3, 2013 2.520
    May 2, 2013 2.495
    May 1, 2013 2.460
    April 30, 2013 2.480
    April 29, 2013 2.409
    April 26, 2013 2.337
    April 25, 2013 2.287
    April 24, 2013 2.271
    April 23, 2013 2.275
    April 22, 2013 2.233
    April 19, 2013 2.187
    April 18, 2013 2.196
    April 17, 2013 2.256
    April 16, 2013 2.387
    April 15, 2013 2.352
       
    April 12, 2013 2.407
    April 11, 2013 2.433
    April 10, 2013 2.440
    April 9, 2013 2.391
    April 8, 2013 2.387
    April 5, 2013 2.370
    April 4, 2013 2.396
    April 3, 2013 2.420
    April 2, 2013 2.407
    April 1, 2013 2.402
    March 28, 2013 2.545
    March 27, 2013 2.599
    March 26, 2013 2.651
    March 25, 2013 2.665
    March 22, 2013 2.656
    March 21, 2013 2.603
    March 20, 2013 2.599
    March 19, 2013 2.613
    March 18, 2013 2.62
    March 15, 2013 2.551
    March 14, 2013 2.486
    March 13, 2013 2.463
    March 12, 2013 2.463
    March 11, 2013 2.517
    March 8, 2013 2.482

    About Price to Sales Ratio

    The price to sales ratio (PS ratio) is calculated by dividing stock price by the revenue per share. It is most useful for comparing companies within a sector or industry because "normal" values for this ratio vary from industry to industry. In general, low price to sales ratios are more appealing because they suggest that a company is undervalued.

    An example illustrating why PS ratios should not be compared across industries: On June 21, 2010, Starbucks had a PS ratio of 1.12 while Yahoo! had a PS ratio of 2.56. In other words, Yahoo! shareholders were paying $2.56 for $1 of sales while Starbucks shareholders would only pay $1.12 for $1 of sales. However, at that same moment, the two companies' price to earnings ratios were virtually identical (Starbucks: 28.09 and Yahoo!: 27.78). Hence, shareholders were paying nearly the same amount for $1.00 in earnings. The PS ratios, though, are less comparable since Yahoo!'s profit margins are much higher than that of Starbucks.
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    AAPL Price / Sales Ratio TTM Benchmarks

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    Google 6.132
    Microsoft Corporation 3.886
    Nokia Oyj

    AAPL Price / Sales Ratio TTM Rankings

    Overall 61st percentile
    2902 of 7590
    Sector 40th percentile
    542 of 905 in Technology
    Industry 31st percentile
    13 of 19 in Consumer Electronics

    AAPL Price / Sales Ratio TTM Range, Past 5 Years

    Minimum 1.775 Jan 20 2009
    Maximum 5.907 Jun 5 2008
    Average 3.660