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Time Warner Cable (Time Warner Cable) PS Ratio : 2.49 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is Time Warner Cable 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, Time Warner Cable's share price is $209.56. Time Warner Cable's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2016 was $84.24. Hence, Time Warner Cable's PS Ratio for today is 2.49.

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

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

Time Warner Cable's Revenue per Sharefor the three months ended in Mar. 2016 was $21.58. Its Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2016 was $84.24.

Back to Basics: PS Ratio


Time Warner Cable PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Time Warner Cable'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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Time Warner Cable PS Ratio Chart

Time Warner Cable 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 1.09 1.43 1.80 1.88 2.24

Time Warner Cable Quarterly Data
Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16
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 1.85 2.18 2.18 2.24 2.43

Competitive Comparison of Time Warner Cable's PS Ratio

For the Broadcasting subindustry, Time Warner Cable'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.


Time Warner Cable's PS Ratio Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Time Warner Cable's PS Ratio falls into.



Time Warner Cable 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.

Time Warner Cable's PS Ratio for today is calculated as

PS Ratio=Share Price/Revenue per Share (TTM)
=209.56/84.237
=2.49

Time Warner Cable's Share Price of today is $209.56.
Time Warner Cable's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2016 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $84.24.

* 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.


Time Warner Cable  (NYSE:TWC) 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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Time Warner Cable (Time Warner Cable) Business Description

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Time Warner Cable Inc was incorporated as a Delaware corporation on March 21, 2003. The Company provides video, high-speed data and voice services in five geographic areas: New York State, the Carolinas, the Midwest, Southern California and Texas. The Company has three reportable segments: Residential Services, Business Services and Other Operations. Its video service provides over 300 channels and 20,000 video-on-demand choices. It offers tiers and packages of video programming and music services. Its residential video subscribers also may subscribe to premium network programming, such as Cinemax, EPIX, HBO, Showtime and Starz. The Company offers high-speed data service tiers, each with attributes tailored to meet the different needs its subscribers providing from up to 2 to up to 300 mbps downstream levels. Its high-speed data service also provides communication tools and personalized services, including email, PC security, parental controls and online radio, at no additional charge. The Company offers IntelligentHome, a security and home management service, in substantially all of its operating areas. It offers networking, voice, video, hosting and cloud computing services. The Company offers business customers a data services, including Internet access, network services and wholesale transport services. It also offers video programming tiers, music services and voice services including multi-line phone service and trunk service. The Company's Other Operations segment consists of Time Warner Cable Media, the advertising sales arm, its local sports, news and lifestyle channels and SportsNet LA. The Company delivers video, data and voice services over a network that includes a nationwide fiber backbone, fiber-rich regional and metro rings, and last mile connections to customers' homes and businesses. It contracts with third parties for goods and services related to the delivery of its video, high-speed data and voice services. The Company's residential video, high-speed data and voice services face competition from AT&T, CenturyLink, Inc., Cincinnati Bell Inc, Fairpoint Communications Inc, Frontier Communications Corp, Hawaiian Telcom Holdco Inc, Verizon and Windstream Corp. Its residential video and high-speed data services compete with Google's video and broadband services.
Executives
Donna James director ONE MIRANOVA PLACE, SUITE 1040, COLUMBUS OH 43215
John E Sununu director C/O BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION, 300 BOSTON SCIENTIFIC WAY, MARLBOROUGH MA 01752
Copeland James E Jr director 2500 WINDY RIDGE PARKWAY, ATLANTA GA 30339
Robert D Marcus director, officer: Chairman & CEO C/O TIME WARNER CABLE INC., 60 COLUMBUS CIRCLE, 17TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10023
Nicholas Nicholas J Jr director C/O TIME WARNER CABLE INC., 60 COLUMBUS CIRCLE, 16TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10023
Thomas H Castro director C/O TIME WARNER CABLE INC., 60 COLUMBUS CIRCLE, 16TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10023
Osbourn William F Jr officer: SVP, Chief Acct Off & Co-CFO C/O TIME WARNER CABLE, 60 COLUMBUS CIRCLE, 16TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10023
Matthew Siegel officer: SVP & Treasurer and Co-CFO C/O TIME WARNER CABLE, 60 COLUMBUS CIRCLE, NEW YORK NY 10023
Edward D Shirley director SYSCO CORPORATION, 1390 ENCLAVE PARKWAY, HOUSTON TX 77077
Carole Black director C/O TIME WARNER CABLE INC., 60 COLUMBUS CIRCLE, 16TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10023
David C Chang director C/O TIME WARNER CABLE INC., 60 COLUMBUS CIRCLE, 16TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10023
Glenn Britt director C/O TIME WARNER CABLE INC., 60 COLUMBUS CIRCLE, 17TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10023
Melinda Witmer officer: EVP, Chf Video & Content Offcr C/O TEGNA INC., 7950 JONES BRANCH DRIVE, MCLEAN VA 22107
Joan H Gillman officer: EVP & COO, Media Services C/O AIRGAIN, INC., 3611 VALLEY CENTRE DRIVE, SUITE 150, SAN DIEGO CA 92130
Irene M Esteves officer: EVP & CFO C/O TIME WARNER CABLE INC., 60 COLUMBUS CIRCLE, 17TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10023

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