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W R Grace (W R Grace) PS Ratio : 2.50 (As of May. 11, 2024)


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What is W R Grace 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, W R Grace's share price is $69.99. W R Grace's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2021 was $28.04. Hence, W R Grace's PS Ratio for today is 2.50.

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

GRA's PS Ratio is not ranked *
in the Chemicals industry.
Industry Median: 1.48
* Ranked among companies with meaningful PS Ratio only.

W R Grace's Revenue per Sharefor the three months ended in Jun. 2021 was $7.72. Its Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2021 was $28.04.

Back to Basics: PS Ratio


W R Grace PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for W R Grace'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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W R Grace PS Ratio Chart

W R Grace Annual Data
Trend Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20
PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.98 2.79 2.26 2.39 2.10

W R Grace Quarterly Data
Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21
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 1.86 1.52 2.10 2.25 2.47

Competitive Comparison of W R Grace's PS Ratio

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, W R Grace'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.


W R Grace's PS Ratio Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, W R Grace's PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where W R Grace's PS Ratio falls into.



W R Grace 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.

W R Grace's PS Ratio for today is calculated as

PS Ratio=Share Price/Revenue per Share (TTM)
=69.99/28.039
=2.50

W R Grace's Share Price of today is $69.99.
W R Grace's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2021 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $28.04.

* 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.


W R Grace  (NYSE:GRA) 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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W R Grace (W R Grace) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
7500 Grace Drive, Columbia, MD, USA, 21044-4098
W R Grace & Co, through its subsidiaries, makes and sells chemicals and silica-based materials used in refining, pharma, chemical manufacturing, coating, and various chemical process applications. The company has two reportable business segments: Grace catalysts technologies and Grace material technologies. Most of the company's revenue is generated by the Grace catalysts technologies segment from the sale of oil refining catalysts and catalysts used in petrochemical, refining, and other chemical manufacturing applications, and more than half of the revenue is earned in North America and Europe, Middle East, and Africa.
Executives
Mark E Tomkins director VULCAN MATERIALS CO, 1200 URBAN CENTER DR, BIRMINGHAM AL 35242
Diane H. Gulyas director C/O EXPEDITORS, 1015 THIRD AVENUE, SEATTLE WA 98104
Henry R Slack director 10070 DANIELS INTERSTATE COURT SUITE 100, FT MYERS FL 33935
Christopher J Steffen director 10188 TELESIS CT. SUITE 100 SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Julie Fasone Holder director 200 SOUTH WILCOX DRIVE, KINGSPORT TN 37662-0431
Cummings Robert F Jr director C/O MOORE CORP, ONE CANTARBURG GREET, STAMFORD CT 006901
Shlomo Yanai director ONE MEADOWLANDS PLAZA, EAST RUTHERFORD NJ 07073
Elizabeth C Brown officer: Sr. VP and CHRO C/O W. R. GRACE & CO., 7500 GRACE DRIVE, COLUMBIA MD 21044
William C. Dockman officer: Senior VP and CFO C/O W. R. GRACE & CO. 7500 GRACE DRIVE COLUMBIA MD 21044
La Force Andrew Hudson Iii director, officer: President and CEO C/O W. R. GRACE & CO., 7500 GRACE DRIVE, COLUMBIA MD 21044
Keith N Cole officer: Sr. VP, Govt. Rel. and EHS C/O W. R. GRACE & CO., 7500 GRACE DRIVE, COLUMBIA MD 21044
Mark A Shelnitz officer: Sr. VP, GC and Secretary C/O W. R. GRACE & CO., 7500 GRACE DRIVE, COLUMBIA MD 21044
Alfred E Festa director
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