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Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd (Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd) PS Ratio : 8.28 (As of May. 15, 2024)


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What is Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd 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, Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd's share price is $7.19. Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.87. Hence, Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd's PS Ratio for today is 8.28.

Good Sign:

Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd Inc stock PS Ratio (=8.13) is close to 3-year low of 7.84

The historical rank and industry rank for Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd's PS Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

MSD' s PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.4   Med: 8.41   Max: 19.96
Current: 8.22

During the past 7 years, Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd's highest PS Ratio was 19.96. The lowest was 5.40. And the median was 8.41.

MSD's PS Ratio is ranked better than
51.9% of 1422 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 8.665 vs MSD: 8.22

Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd's Revenue per Sharefor the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.53. Its Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.87.

During the past 3 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 22.20% per year.

During the past 7 years, Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd's highest 3-Year average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 34.30% per year. The lowest was -22.60% per year. And the median was 22.20% per year.

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Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd'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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Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd PS Ratio Chart

Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 7.13 19.29 - - 7.93

Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd 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 - - - - 7.93

Competitive Comparison of Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd's PS Ratio

For the Asset Management subindustry, Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd'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.


Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd's PS Ratio Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd's PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd's PS Ratio falls into.



Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd 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.

Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd's PS Ratio for today is calculated as

PS Ratio=Share Price/Revenue per Share (TTM)
=7.19/0.868
=8.28

Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd's Share Price of today is $7.19.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.87.

* 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.


Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd  (NYSE:MSD) 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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Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd (Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
522 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, USA, 10036
Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd Inc is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund's primary investment objective is to produce high current income and as a secondary objective to seek capital appreciation, through investments mainly in debt securities of government and government-related issuers located in emerging countries, of entities organized to restructure the outstanding debt of such issuers and debt securities of corporate issuers in or organized under the laws of emerging countries.
Executives
Michael J Key officer: Vice President 1633 BROADWAY, 29TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Kyle Lee officer: Portfolio Manager 1633 BROADWAY, 19TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Federico C Sequeda officer: Portfolio Manager TWO INTERNATIONAL PLACE, BOSTON MA 02110
Ali Akbar Causer officer: Portfolio Manager TWO INTERNATIONAL PLACE, BOSTON MA 02110
Eddie Arthur Grier other: Advisory Board Member 11700 PLAZA AMERICA DRIVE, SUITE 500, RESTON VA 20190
Frances Cashman other: Advisory Board Member MORGAN STANLEY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, 1633 BROADWAY 29TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Deidre Downes officer: Chief Compliance Officer 1633 BROADWAY, 29TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Patricia A Maleski director C/O J P MORGAN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC, 522 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10036
Timothy J Knierim officer: CCO 100 MULBERRY STREET, NEWARK NJ 07102
Sahil Tandon officer: Portfolio Manager 522 5TH AVE, NEW YORK NY 10036
Jakki L. Haussler director 221 EAST FOURTH STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Nancy Everett director 1812 PARK AVE, RICHMOND VA 23220
Nystedt Bo Jens Andreas other: Portfolio Manager 522 5TH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10036
Warren John Mar other: Portfolio Manager 522 5TH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10036
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