American Software (AMSWA)

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8.28 +0.05  +0.61%   NASDAQ May 24, 5:01PM BATS Real time Currency in USD

American Software Price / Sales Ratio TTM:

2.213 for May 24, 2013
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American Software Price / Sales Ratio TTM Chart

    American Software Historical Price / Sales Ratio TTM Data

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    May 24, 2013 2.213
    May 23, 2013 2.200
    May 22, 2013 2.221
    May 21, 2013 2.248
    May 20, 2013 2.264
    May 17, 2013 2.251
    May 16, 2013 2.245
    May 15, 2013 2.251
    May 14, 2013 2.248
    May 13, 2013 2.213
    May 10, 2013 2.256
    May 9, 2013 2.197
    May 8, 2013 2.264
    May 7, 2013 2.253
    May 6, 2013 2.237
    May 3, 2013 2.237
    May 2, 2013 2.189
    May 1, 2013 2.138
    April 30, 2013 2.221
    April 29, 2013 2.208
    April 26, 2013 2.173
    April 25, 2013 2.243
    April 24, 2013 2.251
    April 23, 2013 2.240
    April 22, 2013 2.189
       
    April 19, 2013 2.178
    April 18, 2013 2.168
    April 17, 2013 2.154
    April 16, 2013 2.192
    April 15, 2013 2.106
    April 12, 2013 2.181
    April 11, 2013 2.165
    April 10, 2013 2.146
    April 9, 2013 2.146
    April 8, 2013 2.189
    April 5, 2013 2.154
    April 4, 2013 2.189
    April 3, 2013 2.157
    April 2, 2013 2.221
    April 1, 2013 2.208
    March 28, 2013 2.224
    March 27, 2013 2.256
    March 26, 2013 2.299
    March 25, 2013 2.307
    March 22, 2013 2.307
    March 21, 2013 2.301
    March 20, 2013 2.291
    March 19, 2013 2.261
    March 18, 2013 2.256
    March 15, 2013 2.272

    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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    AMSWA Price / Sales Ratio TTM Benchmarks

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    AMSWA Price / Sales Ratio TTM Rankings

    Overall 65th percentile
    2786 of 8009
    Sector 46th percentile
    512 of 952 in Technology
    Industry 64th percentile
    69 of 196 in Software - Application

    AMSWA Price / Sales Ratio TTM Range, Past 5 Years

    Minimum 0.9159 Dec 1 2008
    Maximum 2.750 Jan 10 2012
    Average 2.036