International Business Machines (IBM)

209.03 +1.43  +0.69%  May 21, 3:07PM
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International Business Machines Price / Sales Ratio TTM:

2.314 for May 21, 2013
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International Business Machines Price / Sales Ratio TTM Chart

    International Business Machines Historical Price / Sales Ratio TTM Data

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    May 21, 2013 2.314
    May 20, 2013 2.298
    May 17, 2013 2.308
    May 16, 2013 2.266
    May 15, 2013 2.251
    May 14, 2013 2.250
    May 13, 2013 2.241
    May 10, 2013 2.264
    May 9, 2013 2.250
    May 8, 2013 2.267
    May 7, 2013 2.254
    May 6, 2013 2.245
    May 3, 2013 2.264
    May 2, 2013 2.240
    May 1, 2013 2.210
    April 30, 2013 2.242
    April 29, 2013 2.205
    April 26, 2013 2.151
    April 25, 2013 2.147
    April 24, 2013 2.122
    April 23, 2013 2.121
    April 22, 2013 2.079
    April 19, 2013 2.103
    April 18, 2013 2.293
    April 17, 2013 2.321
       
    April 16, 2013 2.347
    April 15, 2013 2.316
    April 12, 2013 2.34
    April 11, 2013 2.357
    April 10, 2013 2.347
    April 9, 2013 2.316
    April 8, 2013 2.317
    April 5, 2013 2.318
    April 4, 2013 2.339
    April 3, 2013 2.354
    April 2, 2013 2.373
    April 1, 2013 2.351
    March 28, 2013 2.358
    March 27, 2013 2.332
    March 26, 2013 2.348
    March 25, 2013 2.33
    March 22, 2013 2.345
    March 21, 2013 2.347
    March 20, 2013 2.378
    March 19, 2013 2.360
    March 18, 2013 2.357
    March 15, 2013 2.376
    March 14, 2013 2.386
    March 13, 2013 2.345
    March 12, 2013 2.328

    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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    IBM Price / Sales Ratio TTM Benchmarks

    Companies
    Apple 2.481
    Microsoft Corporation 3.910
    Hewlett-Packard 0.3515

    IBM Price / Sales Ratio TTM Rankings

    Overall 64th percentile
    2838 of 8002
    Sector 45th percentile
    524 of 954 in Technology
    Industry 33rd percentile
    36 of 54 in Information Technology Services

    IBM Price / Sales Ratio TTM Range, Past 5 Years

    Minimum 0.9539 Nov 20 2008
    Maximum 2.386 Mar 14 2013
    Average 1.871