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eBay (EBAY) PS Ratio : 2.70 (As of Apr. 24, 2024)


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What is eBay 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, eBay's share price is $51.18. eBay's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $18.99. Hence, eBay's PS Ratio for today is 2.70.

Warning Sign:

eBay Inc stock PS Ratio (=2.7) is close to 1-year high of 2.78

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

EBAY' s PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.8   Med: 3.74   Max: 6.02
Current: 2.72

During the past 13 years, eBay's highest PS Ratio was 6.02. The lowest was 1.80. And the median was 3.74.

EBAY's PS Ratio is ranked worse than
86.27% of 1100 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 0.68 vs EBAY: 2.72

eBay's Revenue per Sharefor the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $4.92. Its Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $18.99.

Warning Sign:

eBay Inc revenue growth has slowed down over the past 12 months.

During the past 12 months, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate of eBay was 8.10% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 15.30% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 19.50% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 11.90% per year.

During the past 13 years, eBay's highest 3-Year average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 477.40% per year. The lowest was -13.10% per year. And the median was 16.95% per year.

Back to Basics: PS Ratio


eBay PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for eBay'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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eBay PS Ratio Chart

eBay Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.16 4.06 4.23 2.36 2.30

eBay Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 2.36 2.47 2.44 2.36 2.30

Competitive Comparison of eBay's PS Ratio

For the Internet Retail subindustry, eBay'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.


eBay's PS Ratio Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, eBay's PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



eBay 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.

eBay's PS Ratio for today is calculated as

PS Ratio=Share Price/Revenue per Share (TTM)
=51.18/18.986
=2.70

eBay's Share Price of today is $51.18.
eBay's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $18.99.

* 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.


eBay  (NAS:EBAY) 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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eBay (EBAY) Business Description

Address
2025 Hamilton Avenue, San Jose, CA, USA, 95125
EBay operates one of the largest e-commerce marketplaces in the world, with $74 billion in 2022 gross merchandise volume, or GMV, rendering the firm a top 10 global e-commerce company. eBay generates revenue from listing fees, advertising, revenue-sharing arrangements with service providers, and managed payments, with its platform connecting more than 132 million buyers and roughly 20 million sellers across almost 190 global markets at the end of 2022. eBay generates just north of 50% of its GMV in international markets, with a large presence in the U.K., Germany, and Australia.
Executives
Edward O Garcia officer: SVP, Chief Product Officer C/O EBAY INC, 2025 HAMILTON AVENUE, SAN JOSE CA 95125
Boone Cornelius officer: Chief People Officer C/O EBAY INC., 2025 HAMILTON AVE., SAN JOSE CA 95125
Jamie Iannone director, officer: President and CEO C/O BARNES & NOBLE, INC., 122 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10111
Paul S Pressler director C/O EBAY INC., 2025 HAMILTON AVENUE, SAN JOSE CA 95125
Stephen J Priest officer: SVP, Chief Financial Officer C/O JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATIOM, 27-01 QUEENS PLAZA NORTH, LONG ISLAND CITY NY 11101
Rebecca Spencer officer: VP, Chief Accounting Officer C/O EBAY INC., 2025 HAMILTON AVE., SAN JOSE CA 95125
Shripriya Mahesh Ramanan director C/O EBAY INC., 2025 HAMILTON AVE., SAN JOSE CA 95125
Robert Holmes Swan officer: SVP, Finance & CFO C/O EBAY INC., 2025 HAMILTON AVENUE, SAN JOSE CA 95125
Brian J. Doerger officer: VP, Chief Accounting Officer C/O EBAY INC., 2025 HAMILTON AVENUE, SAN JOSE CA 95125
Aparna Chennapragada director C/O EBAY, INC., 2025 HAMILTON AVE., SAN JOSE CA 95125
Pete Thompson officer: SVP, Chief Product Officer 1778 MCCARTHY BLVD, MILPITAS CA 95035
Kathleen C. Mitic director C/O EBAY INC., 2065 HAMILTON AVENUE, SAN JOSE CA 95125
Marie Oh Huber officer: SVP, GC & Secretary C/O EBAY INC., 2025 HAMILTON AVENUE, SAN JOSE CA 95125
Logan Green director C/O EBAY INC., 2025 HAMILTON AVE., SAN JOSE CA 95125
Anthony John Bates director 788 DIXON WAY, LOS ALTOS CA 94022

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