Apollo Group (APOL)

21.55 +0.15  +0.70%  May 21, 11:38AM
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Apollo Group Price / Sales Ratio TTM:

0.6179 for May 21, 2013
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    Apollo Group Historical Price / Sales Ratio TTM Data

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    May 21, 2013 0.6179
    May 20, 2013 0.6136
    May 17, 2013 0.6121
    May 16, 2013 0.6041
    May 15, 2013 0.609
    May 14, 2013 0.5875
    May 13, 2013 0.5387
    May 10, 2013 0.539
    May 9, 2013 0.5281
    May 8, 2013 0.5161
    May 7, 2013 0.4992
    May 6, 2013 0.4997
    May 3, 2013 0.5038
    May 2, 2013 0.5006
    May 1, 2013 0.5075
    April 30, 2013 0.5267
    April 29, 2013 0.5264
    April 26, 2013 0.5141
    April 25, 2013 0.5181
    April 24, 2013 0.4848
    April 23, 2013 0.5052
    April 22, 2013 0.494
    April 19, 2013 0.4983
    April 18, 2013 0.4986
    April 17, 2013 0.50
       
    April 16, 2013 0.5135
    April 15, 2013 0.4992
    April 12, 2013 0.5115
    April 11, 2013 0.5187
    April 10, 2013 0.5046
    April 9, 2013 0.4811
    April 8, 2013 0.4774
    April 5, 2013 0.4891
    April 4, 2013 0.5046
    April 3, 2013 0.4909
    April 2, 2013 0.4972
    April 1, 2013 0.5063
    March 28, 2013 0.4983
    March 27, 2013 0.4983
    March 26, 2013 0.5092
    March 25, 2013 0.5233
    March 22, 2013 0.4886
    March 21, 2013 0.4846
    March 20, 2013 0.4877
    March 19, 2013 0.4834
    March 18, 2013 0.4886
    March 15, 2013 0.4857
    March 14, 2013 0.4803
    March 13, 2013 0.4851
    March 12, 2013 0.4874

    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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    APOL Price / Sales Ratio TTM Benchmarks

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    APOL Price / Sales Ratio TTM Rankings

    Overall 87th percentile
    971 of 8002
    Sector 67th percentile
    95 of 292 in Consumer Defensive
    Industry 70th percentile
    11 of 37 in Education & Training Services

    APOL Price / Sales Ratio TTM Range, Past 5 Years

    Minimum 0.4645 Mar 4 2013
    Maximum 4.372 Jan 16 2009
    Average 1.840