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Lincoln Electric Holdings (Lincoln Electric Holdings) PS Ratio

: 3.31 (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, Lincoln Electric Holdings's share price is $238.36. Lincoln Electric Holdings's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $71.99. Hence, Lincoln Electric Holdings's PS Ratio for today is 3.31.

Warning Sign:

Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc stock PS Ratio (=3.32) is close to 10-year high of 3.58

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

LECO' s PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.35   Med: 2.09   Max: 3.58
Current: 3.29

During the past 13 years, Lincoln Electric Holdings's highest PS Ratio was 3.58. The lowest was 1.35. And the median was 2.09.

LECO's PS Ratio is ranked worse than
74.24% of 2970 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 1.64 vs LECO: 3.29

Lincoln Electric Holdings's Revenue per Sharefor the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $18.23. Its Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $71.99.

Good Sign:

Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc has shown predictable revenue and earnings growth.

During the past 12 months, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate of Lincoln Electric Holdings was 12.50% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 17.80% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 9.90% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 7.80% per year.

During the past 13 years, Lincoln Electric Holdings's highest 3-Year average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 22.40% per year. The lowest was -17.20% per year. And the median was 3.85% per year.

Back to Basics: PS Ratio


Lincoln Electric Holdings PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lincoln Electric Holdings'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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Lincoln Electric Holdings 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 2.02 2.64 2.59 2.26 3.02

Lincoln Electric Holdings 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 2.26 2.55 2.93 2.61 3.02

Competitive Comparison

For the Tools & Accessories subindustry, Lincoln Electric Holdings'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.


Lincoln Electric Holdings PS Ratio Distribution

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Lincoln Electric Holdings's PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Lincoln Electric Holdings's PS Ratio falls into.



Lincoln Electric Holdings 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.

Lincoln Electric Holdings's PS Ratio for today is calculated as

PS Ratio=Share Price/Revenue per Share (TTM)
=238.36/71.989
=3.31

Lincoln Electric Holdings's Share Price of today is $238.36.
Lincoln Electric Holdings'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 $71.99.

* 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.


Lincoln Electric Holdings  (NAS:LECO) 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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Lincoln Electric Holdings (Lincoln Electric Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
22801 Street Clair Avenue, Cleveland, OH, USA, 44117
Lincoln Electric is a leading manufacturer of welding, cutting, and brazing products. The firm's portfolio of products includes arc-welding solutions, plasma and oxy-fuel cutting systems, and brazing and soldering alloys, as well as automation solutions. Lincoln Electric serves clients in the general fabrication, heavy industries, automotive, construction, shipbuilding, energy and process industries, among other end markets. Based in Cleveland, Ohio, Lincoln Electric has operations in 19 countries and has 11,000 employees worldwide. The company generated roughly $3.8 billion in sales in 2022.
Executives
Michael J Whitehead officer: SVP, Strat. & Business Dev. 22801 SAINT CLAIR AVENUE, CLEVELAND OH 44117
Christopher L Mapes director REGAL BELOIT CORP, 200 STATE STREET, BELOIT WI 53511
Steven B Hedlund officer: V. P. Strategy & Bus. Dev. 22801 ST. CLAIR AVENUE, CLEVELAND OH 44117
Geoffrey P Allman officer: Sr. V.P., Corporate Controller 22801 ST. CLAIR AVENUE, CLEVELAND OH 44117
Michele R Kuhrt officer: Ex. V.P., CIO 22801 SAINT CLAIR AVENUE, CLEVELAND OH 44117
Marc A Howze director DEERE & COMPANY, ONE JOHN DEERE PLACE, MOLINE IL 61265
Jennifer I Ansberry officer: Ex.V.P. General Counsel & Secy 22801 SAINT CLAIR AVENUE, CLEVELAND OH 44117
Bonnie J Fetch director 500 JACKSON STREET, COLUMBUS IN 47201
Kathryn Jo Lincoln director 1741 EAST MORTEN AVE, PHOENIX AZ 85020
Peter M. Pletcher officer: SVP, President International 22801 SAINT CLAIR AVENUE, CLEVELAND OH 44117
Gregory Doria officer: SVP, Pres Harris Products Gr. 22801 SAINT CLAIR AVENUE, CLEVELAND OH 44117
Gabriel Bruno officer: V.P., Corporate Controller 22801 ST. CLAIR AVENUE, CLEVELAND OH 44117
Lisa Dietrich officer: EVP, CIO 22801 SAINT CLAIR AVENUE, CLEVELAND OH 44117
Brian Chambers director ONE OWENS CORNING PARKWAY, TOLEDO OH 43659
Thomas A Flohn officer: VP; Pres. (Asia Pac.) 22801 ST. CLAIR AVENUE, CLEVELAND OH 44117

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