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Artesian Resources (Artesian Resources) PS Ratio

: 3.41 (As of Today)
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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, Artesian Resources's share price is $33.58. Artesian Resources's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $9.86. Hence, Artesian Resources's PS Ratio for today is 3.41.

Good Sign:

Artesian Resources Corp stock PS Ratio (=3.49) is close to 5-year low of 3.45

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

ARTNA' s PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.51   Med: 4.03   Max: 5.9
Current: 3.41

During the past 13 years, Artesian Resources's highest PS Ratio was 5.90. The lowest was 2.51. And the median was 4.03.

ARTNA's PS Ratio is ranked worse than
83.14% of 510 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 1.26 vs ARTNA: 3.41

Artesian Resources's Revenue per Sharefor the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $2.39. Its Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $9.86.

Warning Sign:

Artesian Resources Corp revenue per share is in decline over the past 12 months.

During the past 12 months, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate of Artesian Resources was -5.40% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 1.60% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 3.30% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 2.50% per year.

During the past 13 years, Artesian Resources's highest 3-Year average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 8.80% per year. The lowest was -13.60% per year. And the median was 1.85% per year.

Back to Basics: PS Ratio


Artesian Resources PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Artesian Resources'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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Artesian Resources Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
PS Ratio
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.15 3.94 4.81 5.62 4.20

Artesian Resources Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
PS Ratio 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.62 5.30 4.57 4.15 4.20

Competitive Comparison

For the Utilities - Regulated Water subindustry, Artesian Resources'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.


Artesian Resources PS Ratio Distribution

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Artesian Resources's PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Artesian Resources 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.

Artesian Resources's PS Ratio for today is calculated as

PS Ratio=Share Price/Revenue per Share (TTM)
=33.58/9.86
=3.41

Artesian Resources's Share Price of today is $33.58.
Artesian Resources'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 $9.86.

* 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.


Artesian Resources  (NAS:ARTNA) 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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Artesian Resources (Artesian Resources) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
664 Churchmans Road, Newark, DE, USA, 19702
Artesian Resources Corp operates as the holding company of eight wholly-owned subsidiaries offering water, wastewater, and other services on the Delmarva Peninsula. It distributes and sells water, including water for public and private fire protection, to residential, commercial, industrial, municipal, and utility customers in the states of Delaware, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. The company is focusing on a wide spectrum of activities, which include identifying new and dependable sources of water supply; developing wells, treatment plants and delivery systems to get water to customers.
Executives
Nicholle Renee Taylor director, officer: Director / Vice President 664 CHURCHMANS ROAD, NEWARK DE 19702
John M Thaeder officer: Senior VP of Operations
Emerson Courtney A officer: Gen Counsel & Asst Secretary 107 DODGE DRIVE, SMYRNA DE 19977
Dian C Taylor director, officer: C.E.O. President
Kenneth R Biederman director
Raymond T. Kelly officer: VP of Information Technology 15 GABRIELLE CIRCLE, SWEDESBORO NJ 08085
Daniel Konstanski officer: Vice President of Engineering 607 S CLAYTON STREET, WILMINGTON DE 19805
Eisenbrey John R Jr director
Pierre A Anderson officer: VP of Information Technology 664 CHURCHMANS ROAD, NEWARK DE 19702
William C Wyer director
Michael Houghton director 212 CLOVER DRIVE, HOCKESSIN DE 19707
Karl G. Randall officer: Asst Secretary and Gen Counsel 664 CHURCHMANS ROAD, NEWARK DE 19702
Schreppler John J Ii officer: VP and General Counsel
Joseph A Dinunzio officer: Exec VP / Corp Secretary 664 CHURCHMANS ROAD, NEWARK DE 19702
David B Spacht officer: CFO and Treasurer