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Korea Fund (Korea Fund) PS Ratio : 6.19 (As of May. 03, 2024)


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What is Korea Fund PS Ratio?

The PS Ratio, or Price-to-Sales ratio, or Price/Sales, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Revenue per Share. As of today, Korea Fund's share price is $23.91. Korea Fund's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $3.87. Hence, Korea Fund's PS Ratio for today is 6.19.

Warning Sign:

Korea Fund Inc stock PS Ratio (=14.88) is close to 3-year high of 16.14

The historical rank and industry rank for Korea Fund's PS Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

KF' s PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.02   Med: 14.29   Max: 25.3
Current: 6.16

During the past 6 years, Korea Fund's highest PS Ratio was 25.30. The lowest was 1.02. And the median was 14.29.

KF's PS Ratio is ranked better than
62.11% of 1412 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 8.52 vs KF: 6.16

Korea Fund's Revenue per Sharefor the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.95. Its Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $3.87.

During the past 6 years, Korea Fund's highest 3-Year average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 153.80% per year. The lowest was -55.30% per year. And the median was 49.25% per year.

Back to Basics: PS Ratio


Korea Fund PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Korea Fund's PS Ratio 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.

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Korea Fund PS Ratio Chart

Korea Fund Annual Data
Trend Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - 1.91 - 14.68

Korea Fund Semi-Annual Data
Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
PS Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - - 14.68 -

Competitive Comparison of Korea Fund's PS Ratio

For the Asset Management subindustry, Korea Fund's PS Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PS Ratio 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.


Korea Fund's PS Ratio Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Korea Fund's PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Korea Fund's PS Ratio falls into.



Korea Fund PS Ratio Calculation

The PS Ratio, or Price-to-Sales ratio, or Price/Sales, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Revenue per Share. It is a ratio widely used to value stocks and it was first used by Ken Fisher.

Korea Fund's PS Ratio for today is calculated as

PS Ratio=Share Price/Revenue per Share (TTM)
=23.91/3.865
=6.19

Korea Fund's Share Price of today is $23.91.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Korea Fund's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $3.87.

* 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.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

PS Ratio=Market Cap/Revenue

The Revenue here is for the trailing 12 months.


Korea Fund  (NYSE:KF) PS Ratio Explanation

The PS Ratio is an excellent valuation indicator if you want to compare a stock with its historical valuation or with the stocks in the same industry. The PS Ratio works especially well when you want to compare the stock's current valuation with its historical valuation. The PS Ratio is a great valuation tool for evaluating cyclical businesses where the PE Ratio works poorly. It works the best when comparing the current valuation with the historical valuation because over time, a company's profit margin tends to revert to the mean.

When the PS Ratio is applied to the whole stock market, it can be used to evaluate the current market valuation and projected returns. In this case, the price is the total market cap of all stocks that are traded, and sales are the GDP of the country. This is how Warren Buffett estimates the broad market valuation and project future returns.

Similar to the PE Ratio or Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow or Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow , the PS Ratio measures the valuation based on the earning power of the company. This is where it is different from the PB Ratio , which measures the valuation based on the company's balance sheet.


Be Aware

The PS Ratio does not tell you how cheap or expensive the stock is. It cannot be used to compare companies in different industries. It works better for companies within the same industry because these companies tend to have similar capital structures and profit margins. It works the best when comparing a company with itself in the past.


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Korea Fund (Korea Fund) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
60 Victoria Embankment, London, GBR, EC4Y 0JP
Korea Fund Inc is a closed-end, non-diversified management investment company. Its investment objective is to seek long-term capital appreciation through investment in securities, equity securities, of Korean companies. Its portfolio consists of the different sectors such as the auto components, banks, beverages, chemicals, aerospace and defense, insurance, machinery, and others.
Executives
Yan Hu director 60 VICTORIA EMBANKMENT, LONDON X0 EC4Y 0JP
Simon James Crinage officer: See Remarks 60 VICTORIA EMBANKMENT, LONDON X0 EC4Y 0JP
Stephen M Ungerman officer: Chief Compliance Officer 270 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Neil S Martin officer: See Remarks 60 VICTORIA EMBANKMENT, LONDON X0 EC4Y0JP
Jpmorgan Asset Management (asia Pacific) Ltd other: See Explanation of Response 8 CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL, 21ST FLOOR, CHATER HOUSE, HONG KONG K3 999077
Ayaz Hatim Ebrahim other: See Explanation of Response 21/F CHATER HOUSE, 8 CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL, HONG KONG K3 852
Carmine Lekstutis officer: Chief Legal Officer 4 NEW YORK PLAZA, FLOOR 19, NEW YORK NY 10004
Paul Francis Winship officer: Vice President & Secretary 60 VICTORIA EMBANKMENT, LONDON X0 EC4Y OJP
John Wonki Cho other: See Explanation of Response 21/F CHATER HOUSE, 8 CONNAUGHT ROAD, CENTRAL K3 HK
Matthew J Sippel director 1633 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10019
Chung Jun Yun other: Portfolio Manager 1633 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10019
Gem Pushpaharan other: Affiliated Person 1633 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10019
John Viggiano other: Affiliated Person 1633 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10019
Angela Borreggine officer: CLO and Secretary C/O ALLIANZ GLOBAL INVESTORS U.S. LLC, 1633 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10019
City Of London Investment Group Plc 10 percent owner 77 GRACECHURCH STREET, LONDON X0 EC3V0AS

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