Houston Wire & Cable Company (HWCC)

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14.10 -0.13  -0.91%   NASDAQ May 24, 8:00PM BATS Real time Currency in USD

Houston Wire & Cable Company Price / Sales Ratio TTM:

0.6389 for May 24, 2013
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    Houston Wire & Cable Company Historical Price / Sales Ratio TTM Data

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    May 24, 2013 0.6389
    May 23, 2013 0.645
    May 22, 2013 0.6563
    May 21, 2013 0.6631
    May 20, 2013 0.6572
    May 17, 2013 0.6604
    May 16, 2013 0.6545
    May 15, 2013 0.6563
    May 14, 2013 0.6563
    May 13, 2013 0.6491
    May 10, 2013 0.6577
    May 9, 2013 0.6559
    May 8, 2013 0.6554
    May 7, 2013 0.6473
    May 6, 2013 0.6296
    May 3, 2013 0.6305
    May 2, 2013 0.6124
    May 1, 2013 0.5992
    April 30, 2013 0.6174
    April 29, 2013 0.6246
    April 26, 2013 0.6128
    April 25, 2013 0.6133
    April 24, 2013 0.6006
    April 23, 2013 0.601
    April 22, 2013 0.5965
       
    April 19, 2013 0.5997
    April 18, 2013 0.5902
    April 17, 2013 0.5843
    April 16, 2013 0.592
    April 15, 2013 0.6074
    April 12, 2013 0.6201
    April 11, 2013 0.6192
    April 10, 2013 0.6101
    April 9, 2013 0.5938
    April 8, 2013 0.5952
    April 5, 2013 0.5961
    April 4, 2013 0.5938
    April 3, 2013 0.5861
    April 2, 2013 0.5997
    April 1, 2013 0.587
    March 28, 2013 0.587
    March 27, 2013 0.5788
    March 26, 2013 0.5811
    March 25, 2013 0.5843
    March 22, 2013 0.5797
    March 21, 2013 0.5793
    March 20, 2013 0.5843
    March 19, 2013 0.5797
    March 18, 2013 0.5779
    March 15, 2013 0.553

    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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    HWCC Price / Sales Ratio TTM Benchmarks

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    HWCC Price / Sales Ratio TTM Rankings

    Overall 87th percentile
    1020 of 8011
    Sector 76th percentile
    214 of 894 in Industrials
    Industry 66th percentile
    9 of 27 in Industrial Distribution

    HWCC Price / Sales Ratio TTM Range, Past 5 Years

    Minimum 0.2357 Mar 9 2009
    Maximum 1.194 Jun 4 2008
    Average 0.6673