American Capital (ACAS)

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American Capital Price / Sales Ratio: 5.22

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ACAS Price / Sales Ratio Rankings

Overall 10th percentile 3890 of 4365
Sector 13th percentile 800 of 928 in Financial
Industry 18th percentile 41 of 50 in Asset Management

ACAS Price / Sales Ratio Range, Past 5 Years

Minimum 5.72 Sep 2002
Maximum 11.25 Dec 2000
Average 8.09

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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ACAS News

$ACAS http://stks.co/2MSP Favorite Fin, love it over 8.74, reports Valentines Day
about 12 hours ago by harmongreg
$ACAS - STOPPED OUT of remaining 1/3rd position at the open at 8.06 for a Gain of 0.83c/per (+11.5%) and an Overall gain of 7.8%
about 13 days ago by exkapie
$ACAS - MOVING SellStop on remaining 1/3rd position to 8.10 (from 7.99)
about 17 days ago by exkapie
$ACAS Sold here at 8.38 for a 45% gain. A wise man once told me &quot;never regret a profit&quot;
about 17 days ago by NYZ93
$ACAS looking to steal your stock at stops at teh open, careful
about 17 days ago by harmongreg
$ACAS out later today. I don&#39;t want this through earnings TBH should be a 35% gain for me
about 17 days ago by NYZ93
$ACAS - MOVING SellStop on remaining 1/3rd position to 7.99 (from 7.84)
about 17 days ago by exkapie
sold another 20% $ACAS 8.32 +11%
about 18 days ago by harmongreg
$ACAS
about 18 days ago by android323
@motleyfool ...this is dismal on $ACAS ... buybacks &lt; BV in instead of cash dividends r accetive to NAV http://stks.co/24b9
about 19 days ago by ToddSullivan
@toddsullivan How does crap like this get printed. $ACAS won&#39;t pay dividend because &quot;strapped for cash&quot; Really? Idiot.. http://stks.co/24WU
about 19 days ago by Val_U_Investor
$ACAS - MOVING SellStop on remaining 1/3rd position to 7.84 (from 7.53)
about 20 days ago by exkapie
@traderstewie Thoughts on $ACAS? Lil flag on the daily, lot of supply up at this $8 area but if it can get through solidly, looks good 2 me
about 20 days ago by Val_U_Investor
$ACAS - STOPPED OUT of 2nd 1/3rd position at 7.84 for a Gain of .61c/per (+8.4%)
about 23 days ago by exkapie
$ACAS - MOVING SellStop on 2nd 1/3rd position to 7.84 (from 7.30); MOVING SellStop on remaining 1/3rd position to 7.53 (from 7.30)
about 24 days ago by exkapie
$ACAS mentioned this one on Jan 13 as a breakout candidate, fully breaking out to the upside today.
about 24 days ago by Val_U_Investor
Now $ACAS is getting serious
about 24 days ago by android323
$ACAS - STOPPED OUT of 1/3rd position at 7.49 for a Gain of .26c/per (+3.6%)
about 24 days ago by exkapie
$ACAS - ENTERING SellStop on 1/3rd position at 7.49 - MOVING SellStop on remaining 2/3rd position to 7.30 (from 7.11)
about 25 days ago by exkapie
@harmongreg $ACAS 7.45
about 26 days ago by Keef
long $ACAS 7.49
about 26 days ago by harmongreg
$acas looking good
about 26 days ago by doman26
EBR: Watchlist/worksheet/3 Trading Ideas: $TWC $ROSE $ACAS http://stks.co/1wuY
about 26 days ago by TheEquitiesRoom

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