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Sevcon (Sevcon) PS Ratio : 1.91 (As of May. 06, 2024)


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What is Sevcon 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, Sevcon's share price is $21.97. Sevcon's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2017 was $11.49. Hence, Sevcon's PS Ratio for today is 1.91.

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

SEV's PS Ratio is not ranked *
in the Semiconductors industry.
Industry Median: 3.16
* Ranked among companies with meaningful PS Ratio only.

Sevcon's Revenue per Sharefor the three months ended in Jun. 2017 was $3.46. Its Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2017 was $11.49.

Back to Basics: PS Ratio


Sevcon PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sevcon'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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Sevcon PS Ratio Chart

Sevcon Annual Data
Trend Sep07 Sep08 Sep09 Sep10 Sep11 Sep12 Sep13 Sep14 Sep15 Sep16
PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.45 0.51 0.75 0.95 0.73

Sevcon Quarterly Data
Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17
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 0.83 0.73 0.72 1.28 1.17

Competitive Comparison of Sevcon's PS Ratio

For the Semiconductors subindustry, Sevcon'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.


Sevcon's PS Ratio Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Sevcon's PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Sevcon 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.

Sevcon's PS Ratio for today is calculated as

PS Ratio=Share Price/Revenue per Share (TTM)
=21.97/11.485
=1.91

Sevcon's Share Price of today is $21.97.
Sevcon's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2017 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $11.49.

* 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.


Sevcon  (NAS:SEV) 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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Sevcon (Sevcon) Business Description

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Sevcon Inc through its wholly-owned subsidiaries is engaged in designing and selling, under the Sevcon name, motor controls for zero emission electric and hybrid vehicles.
Executives
Ryan J. Morris director, 10 percent owner 531 E. STATE ST., ITHACA NY 14850
Andrea Bassi 10 percent owner, officer: General Manager, Bassi S.r.l VIA MENSA, 3/2 S MARIA IN FABRIAGO, LUGO RA L6 48022
Bassi Holding S.r.l. 10 percent owner VIA MENSA 3/2, S. MARIA IN FABRIAGO, LUGO (RA) L6 48022
Meson Constructive Capital Lp 10 percent owner 12 ARANA CIRCLE, SAUSALITO CA 94965
Walter Milton Schenker director 1130 ROUTE 46, SUITE 22, PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
David Ra Steadman director PO BOX 10848, BEDFORD NH 03110
Matthew Goldfarb director C/O DIEBOLD NIXDORF, INCORPORATED, 5995 MAYFAIR ROAD, NORTH CANTON OH 44720
Glenn Angiolillo director C/O NYMAGIC INC, 919 THIRD AVENUE, 10TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Matthew Boyle director, officer: President and CEO
William J Ketelhut director C/O ENERGY CONVERSION DEVICES INC, 2956 WATERVIEW DR, ROCHESTER HILLS MI 48309
Paul O Stump director C/O TECH/OPS SEVCON, INC., 155 NORTHBORO ROAD, SOUTHBOROUGH MA 01772
Paul Neil Farquhar officer: Vice President and CFO 3 DUXBURY PARK, FATFIELD, WASHINGTON X0 NE38 8BJ
David Sidlow officer: Managing Director, Sevcon Ltd KINGSWAY SOUTH, GATESHEAD, TYNE AND WEAR X0 NE11 0QA
Frederick A Wang director 155 NORTHBORO ROAD, SOUTHBOROUGH MA 01772
Marvin G Schorr director NINE HAMPSHIRE STREET, MANSFIELD MA 02048-9171