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Mercantile Bank (DHA:MERCANBANK) PS Ratio : 0.87 (As of May. 05, 2024)


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What is Mercantile Bank 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, Mercantile Bank's share price is BDT11.20. Mercantile Bank's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2023 was BDT12.83. Hence, Mercantile Bank's PS Ratio for today is 0.87.

Good Sign:

Mercantile Bank PLC stock PS Ratio (=0.87) is close to 10-year low of 0.79

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

DHA:MERCANBANK' s PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.79   Med: 1.07   Max: 3.43
Current: 0.87

During the past 8 years, Mercantile Bank's highest PS Ratio was 3.43. The lowest was 0.79. And the median was 1.07.

DHA:MERCANBANK's PS Ratio is ranked better than
90.16% of 1453 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 2.41 vs DHA:MERCANBANK: 0.87

Mercantile Bank's Revenue per Sharefor the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was BDT2.94. Its Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2023 was BDT12.83.

Warning Sign:

Mercantile Bank PLC revenue per share is in decline over the past 12 months.

During the past 12 months, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate of Mercantile Bank was -4.70% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 5.70% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 4.80% per year.

During the past 8 years, Mercantile Bank's highest 3-Year average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 14.90% per year. The lowest was -3.40% per year. And the median was 5.70% per year.

Back to Basics: PS Ratio


Mercantile Bank PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Mercantile Bank'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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Mercantile Bank PS Ratio Chart

Mercantile Bank Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 1.24 0.94 1.18 1.28 0.95

Mercantile Bank Quarterly Data
Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23
PS Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.01 0.95 0.96 1.01 1.04

Competitive Comparison of Mercantile Bank's PS Ratio

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Mercantile Bank'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.


Mercantile Bank's PS Ratio Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Mercantile Bank's PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Mercantile Bank's PS Ratio falls into.



Mercantile Bank 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.

Mercantile Bank's PS Ratio for today is calculated as

PS Ratio=Share Price/Revenue per Share (TTM)
=11.20/12.831
=0.87

Mercantile Bank's Share Price of today is BDT11.20.
Mercantile Bank's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was BDT12.83.

* 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.


Mercantile Bank  (DHA:MERCANBANK) 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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Mercantile Bank (DHA:MERCANBANK) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
61, Dilkusha Commercial Area, Dhaka, BGD, 1000
Mercantile Bank PLC is a commercial bank that engages in providing banking and financial services. It offers a range of services such as SME financing, Retail Banking, Corporate Banking, Foreign Trade, NRB banking, Treasury instruments services, and E-banking, among others. Its operating segments comprise Commercial Banking including Off-shore Banking Units, Islamic Banking Window Operations, Mercantile Bank Securities Limited; MBL Assets Managements Limited, and Mercantile Exchange House (UK) Ltd.

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