LHC Group (LHCG)

22.56 +0.39  +1.76%  May 17, 8:00PM
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LHC Group Price / Sales Ratio TTM:

0.634 for May 17, 2013
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    LHC Group Historical Price / Sales Ratio TTM Data

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    May 17, 2013 0.634
    May 16, 2013 0.623
    May 15, 2013 0.6207
    May 14, 2013 0.6261
    May 13, 2013 0.6359
    May 10, 2013 0.6421
    May 9, 2013 0.6564
    May 8, 2013 0.6604
    May 7, 2013 0.6556
    May 6, 2013 0.6359
    May 3, 2013 0.6163
    May 2, 2013 0.6073
    May 1, 2013 0.5862
    April 30, 2013 0.6104
    April 29, 2013 0.6129
    April 26, 2013 0.6078
    April 25, 2013 0.6252
    April 24, 2013 0.6348
    April 23, 2013 0.6205
    April 22, 2013 0.5963
    April 19, 2013 0.5991
    April 18, 2013 0.5932
    April 17, 2013 0.5887
    April 16, 2013 0.5907
    April 15, 2013 0.5935
       
    April 12, 2013 0.6328
    April 11, 2013 0.6191
    April 10, 2013 0.6264
    April 9, 2013 0.6028
    April 8, 2013 0.6196
    April 5, 2013 0.6219
    April 4, 2013 0.6227
    April 3, 2013 0.6309
    April 2, 2013 0.6295
    April 1, 2013 0.6084
    March 28, 2013 0.6042
    March 27, 2013 0.5963
    March 26, 2013 0.6177
    March 25, 2013 0.637
    March 22, 2013 0.6224
    March 21, 2013 0.6185
    March 20, 2013 0.612
    March 19, 2013 0.6078
    March 18, 2013 0.5955
    March 15, 2013 0.6129
    March 14, 2013 0.5837
    March 13, 2013 0.5685
    March 12, 2013 0.5645
    March 11, 2013 0.5719
    March 8, 2013 0.5719

    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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    LHCG Price / Sales Ratio TTM Benchmarks

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    LHCG Price / Sales Ratio TTM Rankings

    Overall 87th percentile
    977 of 7593
    Sector 89th percentile
    69 of 650 in Healthcare
    Industry 57th percentile
    18 of 42 in Medical Care

    LHCG Price / Sales Ratio TTM Range, Past 5 Years

    Minimum 0.3515 Nov 25 2011
    Maximum 1.825 Dec 8 2008
    Average 0.8572