Valero Energy Corporation (VLO)

41.99 -0.10  -0.24%  May 21, 9:30AM
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Valero Energy Corporation Price / Sales Ratio TTM:

0.1696 for May 21, 2013
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    Valero Energy Corporation Historical Price / Sales Ratio TTM Data

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    May 21, 2013 0.1696
    May 20, 2013 0.17
    May 17, 2013 0.1665
    May 16, 2013 0.16
    May 15, 2013 0.1608
    May 14, 2013 0.1576
    May 13, 2013 0.154
    May 10, 2013 0.1568
    May 9, 2013 0.1545
    May 8, 2013 0.1546
    May 7, 2013 0.158
    May 6, 2013 0.1551
    May 3, 2013 0.1519
    May 2, 2013 0.1494
    May 1, 2013 0.1431
    April 30, 2013 0.1488
    April 29, 2013 0.1521
    April 26, 2013 0.1503
    April 25, 2013 0.1522
    April 24, 2013 0.1549
    April 23, 2013 0.15
    April 22, 2013 0.1468
    April 19, 2013 0.1448
    April 18, 2013 0.1428
    April 17, 2013 0.1411
       
    April 16, 2013 0.1463
    April 15, 2013 0.1432
    April 12, 2013 0.151
    April 11, 2013 0.1523
    April 10, 2013 0.1586
    April 9, 2013 0.1574
    April 8, 2013 0.1554
    April 5, 2013 0.1549
    April 4, 2013 0.1529
    April 3, 2013 0.1498
    April 2, 2013 0.1565
    April 1, 2013 0.166
    March 28, 2013 0.1655
    March 27, 2013 0.1635
    March 26, 2013 0.1635
    March 25, 2013 0.1611
    March 22, 2013 0.1609
    March 21, 2013 0.1601
    March 20, 2013 0.1625
    March 19, 2013 0.1609
    March 18, 2013 0.1615
    March 15, 2013 0.1607
    March 14, 2013 0.1595
    March 13, 2013 0.1579
    March 12, 2013 0.1657

    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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    VLO Price / Sales Ratio TTM Benchmarks

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    VLO Price / Sales Ratio TTM Rankings

    Overall 97th percentile
    192 of 8002
    Sector 96th percentile
    13 of 410 in Energy
    Industry 85th percentile
    5 of 34 in Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing

    VLO Price / Sales Ratio TTM Range, Past 5 Years

    Minimum 0.0536 Nov 20 2008
    Maximum 0.2586 Jun 2 2008
    Average 0.1242