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First Trust Highome Long/Short Fund (First Trust Highome Long/Short Fund) PS Ratio : 20.10 (As of Apr. 29, 2024)


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What is First Trust Highome Long/Short 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, First Trust Highome Long/Short Fund's share price is $11.6765. First Trust Highome Long/Short Fund's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Oct. 2023 was $0.58. Hence, First Trust Highome Long/Short Fund's PS Ratio for today is 20.10.

Warning Sign:

First Trust High Income Long/Short Fund stock PS Ratio (=19.68) is close to 2-year high of 20.53

The historical rank and industry rank for First Trust Highome Long/Short Fund's PS Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

FSD' s PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.55   Med: 8.55   Max: 1460
Current: 20.1

During the past 7 years, First Trust Highome Long/Short Fund's highest PS Ratio was 1460.00. The lowest was 5.55. And the median was 8.55.

FSD's PS Ratio is ranked worse than
75.5% of 1412 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 8.46 vs FSD: 20.10

First Trust Highome Long/Short Fund's Revenue per Sharefor the six months ended in Oct. 2023 was $-0.14. Its Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Oct. 2023 was $0.58.

During the past 3 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 276.90% per year.

During the past 7 years, First Trust Highome Long/Short Fund's highest 3-Year average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 276.90% per year. The lowest was -82.10% per year. And the median was 97.40% per year.

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First Trust Highome Long/Short Fund PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for First Trust Highome Long/Short 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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First Trust Highome Long/Short Fund PS Ratio Chart

First Trust Highome Long/Short Fund Annual Data
Trend Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23
PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 9.47 1,226.36 8.44 - 17.79

First Trust Highome Long/Short Fund Semi-Annual Data
Oct17 Apr18 Oct18 Apr19 Oct19 Apr20 Oct20 Apr21 Oct21 Apr22 Oct22 Apr23 Oct23
PS Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 8.44 - - - 17.79

Competitive Comparison of First Trust Highome Long/Short Fund's PS Ratio

For the Asset Management subindustry, First Trust Highome Long/Short 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.


First Trust Highome Long/Short Fund's PS Ratio Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, First Trust Highome Long/Short Fund's PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where First Trust Highome Long/Short Fund's PS Ratio falls into.



First Trust Highome Long/Short 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.

First Trust Highome Long/Short Fund's PS Ratio for today is calculated as

PS Ratio=Share Price/Revenue per Share (TTM)
=11.6765/0.581
=20.10

First Trust Highome Long/Short Fund's Share Price of today is $11.6765.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. First Trust Highome Long/Short Fund's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Oct. 2023 was $0.58.

* 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.


First Trust Highome Long/Short Fund  (NYSE:FSD) 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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First Trust Highome Long/Short Fund (First Trust Highome Long/Short Fund) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400, Wheaton, IL, USA, 60187
First Trust High Income Long/Short Fund is a diversified, closed-end management investment company based in the United States. The fund's objective is to provide a high current income to its investors. Its secondary objective is capital appreciation. It seeks to achieve its objectives by investing in a diversified portfolio in the United States. The fund holds an interest in various sectors, such as basic industry, healthcare, capital goods, telecommunications, automotive, banking, media, energy, leisure, insurance, technology and electronics, transportation, financial services and others.
Executives
Bronwyn Wright director FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
Cameron S White other: Portfolio Manager Sub-Advisor MACKAY SHIELDS, 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10105
M Keefe Denise director C/O FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
Eric Gold other: Portfolio Manager Sub-Advisor C/O MACKAY SHIELDS LLC, 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10105
Kelly Catherine Dehler other: Officer - Investment Advisor C/O FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
Scott Michael Friske other: Officer - Investment Advisor FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
Shu Yang Tan other: Portfolio Mgr. Sub-Advisor MACKAY SHIELDS LLC, 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 43RD FL, NEW YORK NY 10105
Matthew Lowry Jacob other: Portfolio Mgr. Sub-Advisor MACKAY SHIELDS LLC, 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 43RD FL, NEW YORK NY 10105
Joseph Raymond Cantwell other: Portfolio Mgr. Sub-Advisor ALCENTRA NY, LLC, 200 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10106
Saba Capital Management, L.p. 10 percent owner 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 58TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10174
Boaz Weinstein 10 percent owner 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 58TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10174
David Mcgarel other: Officer - Investment Adviser C/O FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP, 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
James A Bowen director, officer: President, other: Officer - Investment Adviser C/O FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP, 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
Louis N. Cohen other: Member of Investment Team MACKAY SHIELDS LLC, 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10105
Shane Shannon officer: Assistant Secretary FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187

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