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Sun Life Financial (Sun Life Financial) PS Ratio : 1.24 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is Sun Life Financial 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, Sun Life Financial's share price is $51.34. Sun Life Financial's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $41.39. Hence, Sun Life Financial's PS Ratio for today is 1.24.

Good Sign:

Sun Life Financial Inc stock PS Ratio (=1.28) is close to 1-year low of 1.23

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

SLF' s PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.55   Med: 1.14   Max: 17.85
Current: 1.26

During the past 13 years, Sun Life Financial's highest PS Ratio was 17.85. The lowest was 0.55. And the median was 1.14.

SLF's PS Ratio is ranked worse than
59.38% of 485 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 1.04 vs SLF: 1.26

Sun Life Financial's Revenue per Sharefor the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $23.69. Its Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $41.39.

Warning Sign:

Sun Life Financial Inc revenue per share has been in decline over the past 3 years.

During the past 3 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was -9.00% per year.

During the past 13 years, Sun Life Financial's highest 3-Year average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 26.90% per year. The lowest was -17.70% per year. And the median was 5.15% per year.

Back to Basics: PS Ratio


Sun Life Financial PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sun Life Financial'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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Sun Life Financial PS Ratio Chart

Sun Life Financial Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.88 0.77 1.16 - 1.24

Sun Life Financial Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 - 7.62 2.39 2.70 1.24

Competitive Comparison of Sun Life Financial's PS Ratio

For the Insurance - Diversified subindustry, Sun Life Financial'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.


Sun Life Financial's PS Ratio Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Sun Life Financial's PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sun Life Financial's PS Ratio falls into.



Sun Life Financial 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.

Sun Life Financial's PS Ratio for today is calculated as

PS Ratio=Share Price/Revenue per Share (TTM)
=51.34/41.387
=1.24

Sun Life Financial's Share Price of today is $51.34.
Sun Life Financial'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 $41.39.

* 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.


Sun Life Financial  (NYSE:SLF) 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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Sun Life Financial (Sun Life Financial) Business Description

Address
1 York Street, 31st Floor, Toronto, ON, CAN, M5J 0B6
Sun Life provides life insurance, retirement, and asset management products to individuals and corporate customers in Canada, the United States, and Asia. The company's investment management business contributes approximately 38% of its adjusted earnings and has around CAD 1 trillion in assets under management as of the second quarter of 2023. The Canada business contributes about 32% of adjusted earnings and provides individual life and health insurance, group insurance, retirement services, and wealth management solutions. The U.S. business contributes approximately 14% of earnings and is mainly focused on providing group insurance products and managing the in-force life insurance policies. Finally, the Asia segment contributes around 16% of earnings.