GenCorp (GY)

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13.74 +0.01  +0.07%   NYSE May 24, 8:00PM BATS Real time Currency in USD

GenCorp Price / Sales Ratio TTM:

0.784 for May 24, 2013
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    GenCorp Historical Price / Sales Ratio TTM Data

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    May 24, 2013 0.784
    May 23, 2013 0.7834
    May 22, 2013 0.78
    May 21, 2013 0.7879
    May 20, 2013 0.7897
    May 17, 2013 0.7908
    May 16, 2013 0.7868
    May 15, 2013 0.7914
    May 14, 2013 0.7925
    May 13, 2013 0.7879
    May 10, 2013 0.7914
    May 9, 2013 0.7811
    May 8, 2013 0.7868
    May 7, 2013 0.7811
    May 6, 2013 0.7703
    May 3, 2013 0.7685
    May 2, 2013 0.76
    May 1, 2013 0.7383
    April 30, 2013 0.7457
    April 29, 2013 0.7423
    April 26, 2013 0.7452
    April 25, 2013 0.7503
    April 24, 2013 0.7486
    April 23, 2013 0.728
    April 22, 2013 0.7075
       
    April 19, 2013 0.7092
    April 18, 2013 0.6955
    April 17, 2013 0.7046
    April 16, 2013 0.7183
    April 15, 2013 0.7172
    April 12, 2013 0.74
    April 11, 2013 0.7549
    April 10, 2013 0.7611
    April 9, 2013 0.7549
    April 8, 2013 0.7737
    April 5, 2013 0.7811
    April 4, 2013 0.7891
    April 3, 2013 0.7811
    April 2, 2013 0.7805
    April 1, 2013 0.7703
    March 28, 2013 0.7588
    March 27, 2013 0.7623
    March 26, 2013 0.7617
    March 25, 2013 0.7634
    March 22, 2013 0.7743
    March 21, 2013 0.7646
    March 20, 2013 0.7355
    March 19, 2013 0.7218
    March 18, 2013 0.7269
    March 15, 2013 0.7297

    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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    GY Price / Sales Ratio TTM Benchmarks

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    GY Price / Sales Ratio TTM Rankings

    Overall 83rd percentile
    1243 of 7600
    Sector 67th percentile
    263 of 802 in Industrials
    Industry 68th percentile
    15 of 48 in Aerospace & Defense

    GY Price / Sales Ratio TTM Range, Past 5 Years

    Minimum 0.1509 Nov 20 2008
    Maximum 0.7925 May 14 2013
    Average 0.4310