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Comcast (Comcast) PS Ratio

: 1.37 (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, Comcast's share price is $40.26. Comcast's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $29.33. Hence, Comcast's PS Ratio for today is 1.37.

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

CMCSA' s PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.09   Med: 2   Max: 2.64
Current: 1.34

During the past 13 years, Comcast's highest PS Ratio was 2.64. The lowest was 1.09. And the median was 2.00.

CMCSA's PS Ratio is ranked worse than
52.48% of 383 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 1.26 vs CMCSA: 1.34

Comcast's Revenue per Sharefor the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $7.74. Its Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $29.33.

Good Sign:

Comcast Corp has shown predictable revenue and earnings growth.

During the past 12 months, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate of Comcast was 6.90% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 9.40% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 7.00% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 9.30% per year.

During the past 13 years, Comcast's highest 3-Year average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 154.90% per year. The lowest was -37.90% per year. And the median was 10.75% per year.

Back to Basics: PS Ratio


Comcast PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Comcast'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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Comcast 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 1.90 2.34 2.01 1.28 1.50

Comcast 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 1.28 1.37 1.47 1.54 1.50

Competitive Comparison

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Comcast'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.


Comcast PS Ratio Distribution

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Comcast's PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Comcast 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.

Comcast's PS Ratio for today is calculated as

PS Ratio=Share Price/Revenue per Share (TTM)
=40.26/29.327
=1.37

Comcast's Share Price of today is $40.26.
Comcast'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 $29.33.

* 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.


Comcast  (NAS:CMCSA) 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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Comcast (Comcast) Business Description

Address
One Comcast Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 19103-2838
Comcast is made up of three parts. The core cable business owns networks capable of providing television, internet access, and phone services to 62 million U.S. homes and businesses, or nearly half of the country. About 55% of the homes in this territory subscribe to at least one Comcast service. Comcast acquired NBCUniversal from General Electric in 2011. NBCU owns several cable networks, including CNBC, MSNBC, and USA, the NBC broadcast network, the Peacock streaming platform, several local NBC affiliates, Universal Studios, and several theme parks. Sky, acquired in 2018, is the dominant television provider in the U.K. and has invested heavily in proprietary content to build this position. Sky is also the largest pay-television provider in Italy and has a presence in Germany and Austria.
Executives
Jason Armstrong officer: CFO & Treasurer C/O COMCAST CORP, ONE COMCAST CENTER, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Louise F. Brady director 22 SYLVAN WAY, PARSIPPANY NY 07054
Baltimore Thomas J Jr director PARK HOTELS & RESORTS INC., 1775 TYSONS BLVD, 7TH FLOOR, TYSONS VA 22102
Jennifer Khoury officer: Chief Communications Officer C/O COMCAST CORP, ONE COMCAST CENTER, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Kenneth J Bacon director 5404 WISCONSIN AVENUE, SUITE 410, CHEVY CHASE MD 20815
Daniel C. Murdock officer: SVP & Chief Accounting Officer 1500 MARKET STREET, PHILADELPHIA PA 19102
David N Watson officer: Sr. EVP 1100 CASSATT ROAD, BERWYN PA 19312
Brian L Roberts director, officer: Chairman of Board, Pres. & CEO COMCAST CORP, ONE COMCAST CENTER, 1701 JFK BOULEVARD, PHILIDELPHIA PA 19103
Maritza Gomez Montiel director C/O APTARGROUP, INC., 265 EXCHANGE DRIVE, SUITE 100, CRYSTAL LAKE IL 60014
Adam Louis Miller officer: Sr. EVP ONE COMCAST CENTER, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103-2838
Dana Strong officer: CEO - Sky C/O COMCAST CORPORATION, ONE COMCAST CENTER, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103-2838
Jeff Shell officer: CEO - NBCUniversal C/O COMCAST CORPORATION, ONE COMCAST CENTER, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Naomi M. Bergman director 210 E. EARLL DRIVE, PHOENIX AZ 85012
Sheldon M Bonovitz director
David L Cohen officer: Executive Vice President