FreightCar America (RAIL)

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17.84 -0.10  -0.56%   NASDAQ May 22, 8:00PM BATS Real time Currency in USD

FreightCar America Price / Sales Ratio TTM:

0.3908 for May 22, 2013
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FreightCar America Price / Sales Ratio TTM Chart

    FreightCar America Historical Price / Sales Ratio TTM Data

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    May 22, 2013 0.3908
    May 21, 2013 0.3928
    May 20, 2013 0.3893
    May 17, 2013 0.3849
    May 16, 2013 0.3873
    May 15, 2013 0.3941
    May 14, 2013 0.395
    May 13, 2013 0.3867
    May 10, 2013 0.40
    May 9, 2013 0.4073
    May 8, 2013 0.4121
    May 7, 2013 0.409
    May 6, 2013 0.4081
    May 3, 2013 0.4121
    May 2, 2013 0.4129
    May 1, 2013 0.4423
    April 30, 2013 0.4572
    April 29, 2013 0.4576
    April 26, 2013 0.4589
    April 25, 2013 0.469
    April 24, 2013 0.4729
    April 23, 2013 0.4635
    April 22, 2013 0.448
    April 19, 2013 0.4475
    April 18, 2013 0.4497
       
    April 17, 2013 0.4399
    April 16, 2013 0.4491
    April 15, 2013 0.4456
    April 12, 2013 0.4664
    April 11, 2013 0.4773
    April 10, 2013 0.4813
    April 9, 2013 0.4607
    April 8, 2013 0.4598
    April 5, 2013 0.4613
    April 4, 2013 0.4618
    April 3, 2013 0.4611
    April 2, 2013 0.4659
    April 1, 2013 0.4708
    March 28, 2013 0.3853
    March 27, 2013 0.3853
    March 26, 2013 0.3843
    March 25, 2013 0.3792
    March 22, 2013 0.3774
    March 21, 2013 0.3793
    March 20, 2013 0.3843
    March 19, 2013 0.3841
    March 18, 2013 0.3864
    March 15, 2013 0.3869
    March 14, 2013 0.3887
    March 13, 2013 0.3808

    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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    RAIL Price / Sales Ratio TTM Benchmarks

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    RAIL Price / Sales Ratio TTM Rankings

    Overall 92nd percentile
    575 of 8006
    Sector 86th percentile
    119 of 893 in Industrials
    Industry 93rd percentile
    1 of 15 in Railroads

    RAIL Price / Sales Ratio TTM Range, Past 5 Years

    Minimum 0.2304 Mar 6 2009
    Maximum 2.692 Mar 30 2011
    Average 0.8748