Arbitron Corporation (ARB)

46.81 +0.00  +0.00%  May 21, 5:00PM
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Arbitron Corporation Price / Sales Ratio TTM:

2.764 for May 21, 2013
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    Arbitron Corporation Historical Price / Sales Ratio TTM Data

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    May 21, 2013 2.764
    May 20, 2013 2.764
    May 17, 2013 2.770
    May 16, 2013 2.766
    May 15, 2013 2.766
    May 14, 2013 2.766
    May 13, 2013 2.762
    May 10, 2013 2.763
    May 9, 2013 2.763
    May 8, 2013 2.763
    May 7, 2013 2.762
    May 6, 2013 2.760
    May 3, 2013 2.760
    May 2, 2013 2.754
    May 1, 2013 2.755
    April 30, 2013 2.757
    April 29, 2013 2.752
    April 26, 2013 2.753
    April 25, 2013 2.757
    April 24, 2013 2.760
    April 23, 2013 2.761
    April 22, 2013 2.759
    April 19, 2013 2.761
    April 18, 2013 2.755
    April 17, 2013 2.758
       
    April 16, 2013 2.760
    April 15, 2013 2.755
    April 12, 2013 2.759
    April 11, 2013 2.760
    April 10, 2013 2.763
    April 9, 2013 2.759
    April 8, 2013 2.766
    April 5, 2013 2.766
    April 4, 2013 2.768
    April 3, 2013 2.772
    April 2, 2013 2.767
    April 1, 2013 2.772
    March 28, 2013 2.813
    March 27, 2013 2.813
    March 26, 2013 2.813
    March 25, 2013 2.811
    March 22, 2013 2.813
    March 21, 2013 2.813
    March 20, 2013 2.817
    March 19, 2013 2.813
    March 18, 2013 2.815
    March 15, 2013 2.819
    March 14, 2013 2.813
    March 13, 2013 2.807
    March 12, 2013 2.813

    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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    ARB Price / Sales Ratio TTM Benchmarks

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    ARB Price / Sales Ratio TTM Rankings

    Overall 60th percentile
    3148 of 8002
    Sector 26th percentile
    533 of 725 in Consumer Cyclical
    Industry 19th percentile
    17 of 21 in Marketing Services

    ARB Price / Sales Ratio TTM Range, Past 5 Years

    Minimum 0.7921 Dec 15 2008
    Maximum 4.372 Jun 5 2008
    Average 2.242