American Vanguard Corporation (AVD)

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30.85 -0.29  -0.93%   NYSE May 24, 8:00PM BATS Real time Currency in USD

American Vanguard Corporation Price / Sales Ratio TTM:

2.224 for May 24, 2013
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American Vanguard Corporation Price / Sales Ratio TTM Chart

    American Vanguard Corporation Historical Price / Sales Ratio TTM Data

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    May 24, 2013 2.224
    May 23, 2013 2.245
    May 22, 2013 2.240
    May 21, 2013 2.238
    May 20, 2013 2.217
    May 17, 2013 2.208
    May 16, 2013 2.158
    May 15, 2013 2.181
    May 14, 2013 2.199
    May 13, 2013 2.168
    May 10, 2013 2.224
    May 9, 2013 2.154
    May 8, 2013 2.158
    May 7, 2013 2.158
    May 6, 2013 2.145
    May 3, 2013 2.160
    May 2, 2013 2.045
    May 1, 2013 2.006
    April 30, 2013 2.079
    April 29, 2013 2.040
    April 26, 2013 2.052
    April 25, 2013 2.082
    April 24, 2013 2.090
    April 23, 2013 2.079
    April 22, 2013 2.105
       
    April 19, 2013 2.059
    April 18, 2013 2.065
    April 17, 2013 2.088
    April 16, 2013 2.150
    April 15, 2013 2.079
    April 12, 2013 2.178
    April 11, 2013 2.031
    April 10, 2013 2.069
    April 9, 2013 2.072
    April 8, 2013 2.052
    April 5, 2013 2.055
    April 4, 2013 2.066
    April 3, 2013 2.032
    April 2, 2013 2.071
    April 1, 2013 2.124
    March 28, 2013 2.396
    March 27, 2013 2.394
    March 26, 2013 2.447
    March 25, 2013 2.455
    March 22, 2013 2.488
    March 21, 2013 2.484
    March 20, 2013 2.548
    March 19, 2013 2.467
    March 18, 2013 2.511
    March 15, 2013 2.588

    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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    AVD Price / Sales Ratio TTM Benchmarks

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    American Pacific Corporation 1.077
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    AVD Price / Sales Ratio TTM Rankings

    Overall 62nd percentile
    2818 of 7600
    Sector 53rd percentile
    197 of 428 in Basic Materials
    Industry 62nd percentile
    6 of 16 in Agricultural Inputs

    AVD Price / Sales Ratio TTM Range, Past 5 Years

    Minimum 0.7786 Aug 23 2010
    Maximum 3.063 Sep 20 2012
    Average 1.489