Ciena Corporation (CIEN)

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15.52 -0.35  -2.20%   NASDAQ May 22, 8:00PM BATS Real time Currency in USD

Ciena Corporation Price / Sales Ratio TTM:

0.8304 for May 22, 2013
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    Ciena Corporation Historical Price / Sales Ratio TTM Data

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    May 22, 2013 0.8304
    May 21, 2013 0.8491
    May 20, 2013 0.8545
    May 17, 2013 0.8749
    May 16, 2013 0.8577
    May 15, 2013 0.8058
    May 14, 2013 0.7978
    May 13, 2013 0.8069
    May 10, 2013 0.8117
    May 9, 2013 0.808
    May 8, 2013 0.8085
    May 7, 2013 0.8074
    May 6, 2013 0.816
    May 3, 2013 0.7871
    May 2, 2013 0.7662
    May 1, 2013 0.7673
    April 30, 2013 0.8005
    April 29, 2013 0.7919
    April 26, 2013 0.7909
    April 25, 2013 0.7962
    April 24, 2013 0.7999
    April 23, 2013 0.8149
    April 22, 2013 0.7844
    April 19, 2013 0.7828
    April 18, 2013 0.785
       
    April 17, 2013 0.8066
    April 16, 2013 0.8363
    April 15, 2013 0.8395
    April 12, 2013 0.8754
    April 11, 2013 0.8824
    April 10, 2013 0.8775
    April 9, 2013 0.8304
    April 8, 2013 0.8299
    April 5, 2013 0.8037
    April 4, 2013 0.8331
    April 3, 2013 0.8219
    April 2, 2013 0.8264
    April 1, 2013 0.8508
    March 28, 2013 0.8567
    March 27, 2013 0.8572
    March 26, 2013 0.8502
    March 25, 2013 0.8609
    March 22, 2013 0.8433
    March 21, 2013 0.8706
    March 20, 2013 0.9067
    March 19, 2013 0.8936
    March 18, 2013 0.9091
    March 15, 2013 0.9091
    March 14, 2013 0.915
    March 13, 2013 0.9016

    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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    CIEN Price / Sales Ratio TTM Benchmarks

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    Infinera Corporation 2.386
    Alcatel-Lucent 0.1817
    Finisar Corporation 1.281

    CIEN Price / Sales Ratio TTM Rankings

    Overall 83rd percentile
    1340 of 8006
    Sector 74th percentile
    247 of 952 in Technology
    Industry 66th percentile
    35 of 105 in Communication Equipment

    CIEN Price / Sales Ratio TTM Range, Past 5 Years

    Minimum 0.5712 Dec 19 2011
    Maximum 3.698 May 30 2008
    Average 1.293