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Starz (STRZA) PS Ratio : 2.17 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is Starz 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, Starz's share price is $35.52. Starz's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2016 was $16.33. Hence, Starz's PS Ratio for today is 2.17.

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

STRZA's PS Ratio is not ranked *
in the Media - Diversified industry.
Industry Median: 1.205
* Ranked among companies with meaningful PS Ratio only.

Starz's Revenue per Sharefor the three months ended in Sep. 2016 was $4.08. Its Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2016 was $16.33.

Back to Basics: PS Ratio


Starz PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Starz'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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Starz PS Ratio Chart

Starz Annual Data
Trend Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15
PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.42 0.98 2.01 2.01 2.10

Starz Quarterly Data
Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16
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 2.37 2.10 1.65 1.86 1.91

Competitive Comparison of Starz's PS Ratio

For the Broadcasting subindustry, Starz'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.


Starz's PS Ratio Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Starz's PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Starz 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.

Starz's PS Ratio for today is calculated as

PS Ratio=Share Price/Revenue per Share (TTM)
=35.52/16.332
=2.17

Starz's Share Price of today is $35.52.
Starz's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2016 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $16.33.

* 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.


Starz  (NAS:STRZA) 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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Starz (STRZA) Business Description

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Starz is a Delaware corporation, incorporated on May 7, 2007. The Company through its subsidiaries, operates as a media and entertainment company. The Company was formerly known as Starz, LLC and changed its name to Starz Inc in January 2013. The Company provides premium subscription video programming services to multichannel video distributors, including cable operators, satellite television providers, and telecommunications companies. The Company pay television channels, global content distribution, and animated television and movie production. The Company also develops, produces, acquires, and distributes entertainment content to consumers on DVD, digital formats, and traditional television. It sells or rents DVDs under the Anchor Bay and Manga brands; and distributes digital and on-demand content for its owned content and content for which it has licensed the non-pay television ancillary rights, as well as movies, television series, documentaries, children's programming, and other video content.
Executives
Irving Azoff director C/O AZOFF MUSIC MANAGEMENT, 1100 GLENDON AVENUE STE 2000, LOS ANGELES CA 90024
Robert S Wiesenthal director C/O SONY CORP OF AMERICA, 550 MADISON AVE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Susan M Lyne director 11 WEST 42ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10036
Jeffrey Sagansky director 1450 2ND STREET, SUITE 247, SANTA MONICA CA 90401
Gregory B Maffei director 12300 LIBERTY BLVD, ENGLEWOOD CO 80112
Charles Y Tanabe director 123 LIBERTY BLVD, ENGLEWOOD CO 80112
Daniel E. Sanchez director C/O DISCOVERY, INC., 8403 COLESVILLE ROAD, SILVER SPRING MD 20910
John C Malone 10 percent owner 12300 LIBERTY BLVD, ENGLEWOOD CO 80112
Derek Chang director C/O CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC, 12405 POWERCOURT DR, ST LOUIS MO 63131
Richard N Baer officer: SVP, General Counsel
Albert E Rosenthaler officer: Senior Vice President 12300 LIBERTY BLVD, ENGLEWOOD CO 80112
Christopher W Shean officer: Senior VP, CFO 12300 LIBERTY BLVD., ENGLEWOOD CO 80116
David E Rapley director 12300 LIBERTY BLVD, ENGLEWOOD CO 80112
Gilchrist Malcolm Ian Grant director 12300 LIBERTY BLVD, ENGLEWOOD CO 80112
Larry E Romrell director 12300 LIBERTY BLVD., ENGLEWOOD CO 80112

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