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Eastern Security & Protection Services (Eastern Security & Protection Services) PS Ratio : 5.93 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Eastern Security & Protection Services 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, Eastern Security & Protection Services's share price is $3.05. Eastern Security & Protection Services's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2011 was $0.51. Hence, Eastern Security & Protection Services's PS Ratio for today is 5.93.

The historical rank and industry rank for Eastern Security & Protection Services's PS Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

EAST's PS Ratio is not ranked *
in the Business Services industry.
Industry Median: 1.08
* Ranked among companies with meaningful PS Ratio only.

Eastern Security & Protection Services's Revenue per Sharefor the three months ended in Jun. 2011 was $0.37. Its Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2011 was $0.51.

Back to Basics: PS Ratio


Eastern Security & Protection Services PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Eastern Security & Protection Services'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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Eastern Security & Protection Services PS Ratio Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Eastern Security & Protection Services's PS Ratio

For the Security & Protection Services subindustry, Eastern Security & Protection Services'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.


Eastern Security & Protection Services's PS Ratio Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Eastern Security & Protection Services's PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Eastern Security & Protection Services's PS Ratio falls into.



Eastern Security & Protection Services 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.

Eastern Security & Protection Services's PS Ratio for today is calculated as

PS Ratio=Share Price/Revenue per Share (TTM)
=3.05/0.514
=5.93

Eastern Security & Protection Services's Share Price of today is $3.05.
Eastern Security & Protection Services's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2011 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $0.51.

* 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.


Eastern Security & Protection Services  (OTCPK:EAST) 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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Eastern Security & Protection Services (Eastern Security & Protection Services) Business Description

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Eastern Security & Protection Services, Inc. sells, distributes, installs and maintains security and safety products and systems in China.