W. R. Grace (GRA)

80.29 -0.34  -0.42%  May 21, 4:45PM
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W. R. Grace Price / Sales Ratio TTM:

1.980 for May 21, 2013
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    W. R. Grace Historical Price / Sales Ratio TTM Data

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    May 21, 2013 1.980
    May 20, 2013 1.988
    May 17, 2013 1.989
    May 16, 2013 1.944
    May 15, 2013 1.962
    May 14, 2013 1.959
    May 13, 2013 1.926
    May 10, 2013 1.948
    May 9, 2013 1.944
    May 8, 2013 1.964
    May 7, 2013 1.968
    May 6, 2013 1.947
    May 3, 2013 1.954
    May 2, 2013 1.910
    May 1, 2013 1.871
    April 30, 2013 1.901
    April 29, 2013 1.894
    April 26, 2013 1.905
    April 25, 2013 1.939
    April 24, 2013 1.917
    April 23, 2013 1.906
    April 22, 2013 1.874
    April 19, 2013 1.848
    April 18, 2013 1.818
    April 17, 2013 1.827
       
    April 16, 2013 1.832
    April 15, 2013 1.794
    April 12, 2013 1.809
    April 11, 2013 1.824
    April 10, 2013 1.812
    April 9, 2013 1.872
    April 8, 2013 1.876
    April 5, 2013 1.859
    April 4, 2013 1.858
    April 3, 2013 1.851
    April 2, 2013 1.876
    April 1, 2013 1.893
    March 28, 2013 1.879
    March 27, 2013 1.861
    March 26, 2013 1.872
    March 25, 2013 1.869
    March 22, 2013 1.872
    March 21, 2013 1.879
    March 20, 2013 1.903
    March 19, 2013 1.882
    March 18, 2013 1.880
    March 15, 2013 1.882
    March 14, 2013 1.893
    March 13, 2013 1.878
    March 12, 2013 1.877

    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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    GRA Price / Sales Ratio TTM Benchmarks

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    GRA Price / Sales Ratio TTM Rankings

    Overall 67th percentile
    2609 of 8002
    Sector 62nd percentile
    185 of 496 in Basic Materials
    Industry 26th percentile
    41 of 56 in Specialty Chemicals

    GRA Price / Sales Ratio TTM Range, Past 5 Years

    Minimum 0.0651 Nov 20 2008
    Maximum 1.989 May 17 2013
    Average 0.8844