Alliant Techsystems (ATK)

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77.74 +0.67  +0.87%   NYSE May 24, 8:00PM BATS Real time Currency in USD

Alliant Techsystems Price / Sales Ratio TTM:

0.5819 for May 24, 2013
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    Alliant Techsystems Historical Price / Sales Ratio TTM Data

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    May 24, 2013 0.5819
    May 23, 2013 0.5769
    May 22, 2013 0.5712
    May 21, 2013 0.5805
    May 20, 2013 0.5854
    May 17, 2013 0.5822
    May 16, 2013 0.5776
    May 15, 2013 0.5793
    May 14, 2013 0.5737
    May 13, 2013 0.5626
    May 10, 2013 0.5477
    May 9, 2013 0.549
    May 8, 2013 0.5509
    May 7, 2013 0.5498
    May 6, 2013 0.5442
    May 3, 2013 0.5462
    May 2, 2013 0.5562
    May 1, 2013 0.5566
    April 30, 2013 0.5566
    April 29, 2013 0.5519
    April 26, 2013 0.5466
    April 25, 2013 0.5486
    April 24, 2013 0.5433
    April 23, 2013 0.5412
    April 22, 2013 0.5338
       
    April 19, 2013 0.5295
    April 18, 2013 0.522
    April 17, 2013 0.5301
    April 16, 2013 0.5412
    April 15, 2013 0.5423
    April 12, 2013 0.5528
    April 11, 2013 0.5548
    April 10, 2013 0.5465
    April 9, 2013 0.54
    April 8, 2013 0.5359
    April 5, 2013 0.5295
    April 4, 2013 0.5313
    April 3, 2013 0.5292
    April 2, 2013 0.5301
    April 1, 2013 0.5337
    March 28, 2013 0.5244
    March 27, 2013 0.5235
    March 26, 2013 0.5173
    March 25, 2013 0.5156
    March 22, 2013 0.5096
    March 21, 2013 0.513
    March 20, 2013 0.5203
    March 19, 2013 0.5163
    March 18, 2013 0.5106
    March 15, 2013 0.5082

    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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    ATK Price / Sales Ratio TTM Benchmarks

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    ATK Price / Sales Ratio TTM Rankings

    Overall 88th percentile
    910 of 7600
    Sector 76th percentile
    187 of 802 in Industrials
    Industry 85th percentile
    7 of 48 in Aerospace & Defense

    ATK Price / Sales Ratio TTM Range, Past 5 Years

    Minimum 0.3130 Jul 24 2012
    Maximum 0.9170 May 30 2008
    Average 0.5237