Walter Energy (WLT)

17.98 -0.43  -2.34%  May 17, 8:00PM
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Walter Energy Price / Sales Ratio TTM:

0.4983 for May 17, 2013
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Walter Energy Price / Sales Ratio TTM Chart

    Walter Energy Historical Price / Sales Ratio TTM Data

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    May 17, 2013 0.4983
    May 16, 2013 0.5102
    May 15, 2013 0.4972
    May 14, 2013 0.5113
    May 13, 2013 0.5205
    May 10, 2013 0.5429
    May 9, 2013 0.5232
    May 8, 2013 0.5329
    May 7, 2013 0.4689
    May 6, 2013 0.4869
    May 3, 2013 0.4808
    May 2, 2013 0.4706
    May 1, 2013 0.4894
    April 30, 2013 0.4966
    April 29, 2013 0.4775
    April 26, 2013 0.4786
    April 25, 2013 0.4983
    April 24, 2013 0.4939
    April 23, 2013 0.4565
    April 22, 2013 0.4739
    April 19, 2013 0.4847
    April 18, 2013 0.5266
    April 17, 2013 0.5138
    April 16, 2013 0.5684
    April 15, 2013 0.5709
       
    April 12, 2013 0.6682
    April 11, 2013 0.6685
    April 10, 2013 0.6577
    April 9, 2013 0.6765
    April 8, 2013 0.6358
    April 5, 2013 0.656
    April 4, 2013 0.6602
    April 3, 2013 0.653
    April 2, 2013 0.6693
    April 1, 2013 0.7272
    March 28, 2013 0.7441
    March 27, 2013 0.7611
    March 26, 2013 0.7319
    March 25, 2013 0.7337
    March 22, 2013 0.7689
    March 21, 2013 0.7428
    March 20, 2013 0.7533
    March 19, 2013 0.7454
    March 18, 2013 0.7661
    March 15, 2013 0.7668
    March 14, 2013 0.7728
    March 13, 2013 0.7992
    March 12, 2013 0.8076
    March 11, 2013 0.8104
    March 8, 2013 0.8266

    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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    WLT Price / Sales Ratio TTM Benchmarks

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    WLT Price / Sales Ratio TTM Rankings

    Overall 89th percentile
    765 of 7590
    Sector 85th percentile
    61 of 428 in Basic Materials
    Industry 58th percentile
    7 of 17 in Coal

    WLT Price / Sales Ratio TTM Range, Past 5 Years

    Minimum 0.4565 Apr 23 2013
    Maximum 7.595 Jun 27 2008
    Average 2.670