This valuation method assumes that the stock valuation will revert to its historical (10-Year) mean in terms of PS Ratio. The reason we use PS Ratio instead of PE Ratio or PB Ratio is because PS Ratio is independent of profit margin, and can be applied to a broader range of situations.
The historical rank and industry rank for Foundation Medicine's Median PS Value or its related term are showing as below:
FMI's Price-to-Median-PS-Value is not ranked *
in the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry.
Industry Median: 0.79 * Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Median-PS-Value only.
Foundation Medicine Median PS Value Historical Data
The historical data trend for Foundation Medicine's Median PS Value can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Competitive Comparison of Foundation Medicine's Median PS Value
For the Diagnostics & Research subindustry, Foundation Medicine's Price-to-Median-PS-Value, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Median-PS-Value data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Foundation Medicine's Price-to-Median-PS-Value Distribution in the Medical Diagnostics & Research Industry
For the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry and Healthcare sector, Foundation Medicine's Price-to-Median-PS-Value distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Foundation Medicine's Price-to-Median-PS-Value falls into.
10-Year Median PS Ratio is 0.
Foundation Medicine's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2018 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $5.502.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Foundation Medicine (NAS:FMI) Median PS Value Explanation
This valuation method assumes that the stock valuation will revert to its historical (10-Year) mean in terms of PS Ratio. The reason we use PS Ratio instead of PE Ratio or PB Ratio
is because PS 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 company's value.
Foundation Medicine's Price to Median PS Value for today is calculated as
Price to Median PS Value
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Share Price
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Median PS Value
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137.00
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0.00
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* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
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Foundation Medicine (Foundation Medicine) Business Description
Foundation Medicine Inc is a molecular diagnostics company that specializes in the evaluation and treatment of cancer. Its products provide genetic information about a patient's cancer that is used by physicians to inform clinical decisions and by biopharmaceutical companies to develop targeted oncology therapies. Foundation Medicine's core molecular information products include FoundationOne, for solid tumors, and FoundationOne Heme, for blood-based cancers and hematologic malignancies. The vast majority of the firm's revenue is generated within the United States.
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