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15.31 +0.23  +1.53%  May 17, 8:00PM
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Fred's Price / Sales Ratio TTM:

0.2875 for May 17, 2013
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    Fred's Historical Price / Sales Ratio TTM Data

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    May 17, 2013 0.2875
    May 16, 2013 0.2832
    May 15, 2013 0.2881
    May 14, 2013 0.2862
    May 13, 2013 0.2845
    May 10, 2013 0.2856
    May 9, 2013 0.2858
    May 8, 2013 0.2826
    May 7, 2013 0.2746
    May 6, 2013 0.2721
    May 3, 2013 0.2714
    May 2, 2013 0.2637
    May 1, 2013 0.2605
    April 30, 2013 0.2672
    April 29, 2013 0.2646
    April 26, 2013 0.267
    April 25, 2013 0.2708
    April 24, 2013 0.2684
    April 23, 2013 0.2676
    April 22, 2013 0.2633
    April 19, 2013 0.2603
    April 18, 2013 0.2505
    April 17, 2013 0.2533
    April 16, 2013 0.2554
    April 15, 2013 0.2541
       
    April 12, 2013 0.2631
    April 11, 2013 0.2623
    April 10, 2013 0.2584
    April 9, 2013 0.2531
    April 8, 2013 0.2558
    April 5, 2013 0.2548
    April 4, 2013 0.2567
    April 3, 2013 0.2533
    April 2, 2013 0.2541
    April 1, 2013 0.2535
    March 28, 2013 0.2569
    March 27, 2013 0.2648
    March 26, 2013 0.267
    March 25, 2013 0.2708
    March 22, 2013 0.2672
    March 21, 2013 0.2674
    March 20, 2013 0.2697
    March 19, 2013 0.264
    March 18, 2013 0.2642
    March 15, 2013 0.2637
    March 14, 2013 0.2655
    March 13, 2013 0.2625
    March 12, 2013 0.2543
    March 11, 2013 0.2563
    March 8, 2013 0.2577

    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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    FRED Price / Sales Ratio TTM Benchmarks

    Companies
    Big Lots 0.4173
    ALCO Stores 0.0684
    Dollar General Corporation 1.129

    FRED Price / Sales Ratio TTM Rankings

    Overall 95th percentile
    397 of 8008
    Sector 84th percentile
    44 of 292 in Consumer Defensive
    Industry 80th percentile
    2 of 10 in Discount Stores

    FRED Price / Sales Ratio TTM Range, Past 5 Years

    Minimum 0.1892 Feb 23 2009
    Maximum 0.3333 Sep 11 2008
    Average 0.2685