Caterpillar (CAT)

87.67 +0.89  +1.03%  May 17, 8:00PM
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Caterpillar Price / Sales Ratio TTM:

0.9305 for May 17, 2013
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Caterpillar Price / Sales Ratio TTM Chart

    Caterpillar Historical Price / Sales Ratio TTM Data

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    May 17, 2013 0.9305
    May 16, 2013 0.9211
    May 15, 2013 0.9234
    May 14, 2013 0.9293
    May 13, 2013 0.9348
    May 10, 2013 0.9406
    May 9, 2013 0.9547
    May 8, 2013 0.9586
    May 7, 2013 0.9531
    May 6, 2013 0.9297
    May 3, 2013 0.9232
    May 2, 2013 0.8944
    May 1, 2013 0.8818
    April 30, 2013 0.8987
    April 29, 2013 0.9001
    April 26, 2013 0.8988
    April 25, 2013 0.897
    April 24, 2013 0.8893
    April 23, 2013 0.8927
    April 22, 2013 0.8779
    April 19, 2013 0.8537
    April 18, 2013 0.854
    April 17, 2013 0.8647
    April 16, 2013 0.8768
    April 15, 2013 0.8732
       
    April 12, 2013 0.9027
    April 11, 2013 0.9096
    April 10, 2013 0.9189
    April 9, 2013 0.9118
    April 8, 2013 0.8936
    April 5, 2013 0.898
    April 4, 2013 0.8983
    April 3, 2013 0.8929
    April 2, 2013 0.9009
    April 1, 2013 0.909
    March 28, 2013 0.8838
    March 27, 2013 0.8831
    March 26, 2013 0.8841
    March 25, 2013 0.8805
    March 22, 2013 0.889
    March 21, 2013 0.8824
    March 20, 2013 0.8835
    March 19, 2013 0.897
    March 18, 2013 0.9081
    March 15, 2013 0.9027
    March 14, 2013 0.9014
    March 13, 2013 0.9073
    March 12, 2013 0.912
    March 11, 2013 0.9266
    March 8, 2013 0.9198

    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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    CAT Price / Sales Ratio TTM Benchmarks

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    Deere 0.9394
    Joy Global 1.07
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    CAT Price / Sales Ratio TTM Rankings

    Overall 81st percentile
    1437 of 7590
    Sector 61st percentile
    309 of 799 in Industrials
    Industry 40th percentile
    9 of 15 in Farm & Construction Equipment

    CAT Price / Sales Ratio TTM Range, Past 5 Years

    Minimum 0.2711 Mar 2 2009
    Maximum 1.704 Mar 30 2011
    Average 1.007