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Onvia (ONVI) PS Ratio : 2.62 (As of May. 12, 2024)


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What is Onvia 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, Onvia's share price is $8.975. Onvia's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2017 was $3.42. Hence, Onvia's PS Ratio for today is 2.62.

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

ONVI's PS Ratio is not ranked *
in the Business Services industry.
Industry Median: 1.12
* Ranked among companies with meaningful PS Ratio only.

Onvia's Revenue per Sharefor the three months ended in Sep. 2017 was $0.84. Its Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2017 was $3.42.

Back to Basics: PS Ratio


Onvia PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Onvia'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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Onvia PS Ratio Chart

Onvia Annual Data
Trend Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16
PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.48 1.71 1.64 1.18 1.29

Onvia Quarterly Data
Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17
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 1.46 1.29 1.28 1.28 1.34

Competitive Comparison of Onvia's PS Ratio

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Onvia'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.


Onvia's PS Ratio Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Onvia's PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Onvia 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.

Onvia's PS Ratio for today is calculated as

PS Ratio=Share Price/Revenue per Share (TTM)
=8.975/3.421
=2.62

Onvia's Share Price of today is $8.975.
Onvia's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2017 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $3.42.

* 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.


Onvia  (NAS:ONVI) 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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Onvia (ONVI) Business Description

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Onvia Inc is a provider of business information and research solutions that help companies plans, markets and sells to government agencies throughout the United States.
Executives
George I Stoeckert director
Miller Lloyd I Iii other: Former 10% Owner
James L Brill director ON ASSIGNMENT, INC., 26745 MALIBU HILLS ROAD, CALABASAS CA 91301
David Van Skilling director 125 NETAS COURT, PALM DESERT CA 92260
Russell Mann director, officer: President and CEO C/O ONVIA, INC., 509 OLIVE WAY, SUITE 400, SEATTLE WA 98101
James F Adelson 10 percent owner 15 EAST 5TH STREET, SUITE 3200, TULSA OK 74103
Stephen J Heyman 10 percent owner 15 EAST 5TH STREET, SUITE 3200, TULSA OK 74103
Nancy J Schoendorf director C/O MOHR DAVIDOW VENTURES 3000 SAND HILL RD MENLO PARK CA 94025
Kenneth A Fox director

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