Dollar Tree Stores (DLTR)

49.38 -0.09  -0.18%  May 21, 8:00PM
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Dollar Tree Stores Price / Sales Ratio TTM:

1.537 for May 21, 2013
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Dollar Tree Stores Price / Sales Ratio TTM Chart

    Dollar Tree Stores Historical Price / Sales Ratio TTM Data

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    May 21, 2013 1.538
    May 20, 2013 1.541
    May 17, 2013 1.550
    May 16, 2013 1.55
    May 15, 2013 1.566
    May 14, 2013 1.532
    May 13, 2013 1.529
    May 10, 2013 1.535
    May 9, 2013 1.528
    May 8, 2013 1.539
    May 7, 2013 1.542
    May 6, 2013 1.517
    May 3, 2013 1.516
    May 2, 2013 1.508
    May 1, 2013 1.490
    April 30, 2013 1.482
    April 29, 2013 1.489
    April 26, 2013 1.494
    April 25, 2013 1.514
    April 24, 2013 1.501
    April 23, 2013 1.502
    April 22, 2013 1.486
    April 19, 2013 1.479
    April 18, 2013 1.465
    April 17, 2013 1.476
       
    April 16, 2013 1.487
    April 15, 2013 1.460
    April 12, 2013 1.490
    April 11, 2013 1.473
    April 10, 2013 1.437
    April 9, 2013 1.433
    April 8, 2013 1.465
    April 5, 2013 1.463
    April 4, 2013 1.485
    April 3, 2013 1.472
    April 2, 2013 1.474
    April 1, 2013 1.483
    March 28, 2013 1.509
    March 27, 2013 1.491
    March 26, 2013 1.506
    March 25, 2013 1.465
    March 22, 2013 1.459
    March 21, 2013 1.444
    March 20, 2013 1.438
    March 19, 2013 1.382
    March 18, 2013 1.399
    March 15, 2013 1.378
    March 14, 2013 1.401
    March 13, 2013 1.404
    March 12, 2013 1.391

    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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    DLTR Price / Sales Ratio TTM Benchmarks

    Companies
    Dollar General Corporation 1.124
    Family Dollar Stores 0.7398
    Target 0.6392

    DLTR Price / Sales Ratio TTM Rankings

    Overall 72nd percentile
    2172 of 8002
    Sector 46th percentile
    156 of 292 in Consumer Defensive
    Industry 0th percentile
    10 of 10 in Discount Stores

    DLTR Price / Sales Ratio TTM Range, Past 5 Years

    Minimum 0.6582 Feb 13 2009
    Maximum 1.988 Jun 19 2012
    Average 1.179