20.61 (1y: -37%)

Market Cap	2.42 B	P/E(ttm)	6.70
Enterprise Value	1.66 B	P/B	2.50

APOL- NAS (USA)
Apollo Group Inc

Currently 4.5/5

Business Predictability Rank: 4.5-Star (On Watch)
Back Testing Results:
Average gain of all 4.5-Star stocks: 10.6% per year.
% of Stocks that are in still loss if held for 10yrs: 10%.
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Apollo Group Inc Median P/S Value: 131.0 ( as of Feb13)

* All numbers are in millions except for per share data APOL 10-Y Financials »

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Definition

Median P/S Value is calculated as follows:

Median P/S Value = Total Annual Sales / Shares Outstanding * 10YearMedianPS Ratio.

Explanation

This valuation method assumes that the stock valuation will revert to its historical mean in terms of Price/Sales Ratio. The reason we use Price/Sales Ratio instead of Price/Earnings Ratio or Price/Book Ratio is because Price/Sales Ratio is independent of profit margin, and can be applied to a broader range of situations.

It also assumes that over time the profit margin is constant. If a company increases its profit margin to a sustainable level, this value might under-estimate its value. If it has permanent declined profit margins, this may over-estimate the companys value.