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WEX (WEX) PS Ratio : 3.65 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is WEX 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, WEX's share price is $215.03. WEX's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $58.90. Hence, WEX's PS Ratio for today is 3.65.

Warning Sign:

WEX Inc stock PS Ratio (=3.96) is close to 2-year high of 4.07

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

WEX' s PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.16   Med: 4.55   Max: 6.57
Current: 3.61

During the past 13 years, WEX's highest PS Ratio was 6.57. The lowest was 2.16. And the median was 4.55.

WEX's PS Ratio is ranked worse than
67.87% of 2739 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 2.22 vs WEX: 3.61

WEX's Revenue per Sharefor the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $15.53. Its Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $58.90.

Good Sign:

WEX Inc has shown predictable revenue and earnings growth.

During the past 12 months, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate of WEX was 11.90% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 18.30% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 11.20% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 11.90% per year.

During the past 13 years, WEX's highest 3-Year average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 25.80% per year. The lowest was 4.50% per year. And the median was 14.65% per year.

Back to Basics: PS Ratio


WEX PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for WEX'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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WEX PS Ratio Chart

WEX 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 5.32 5.72 3.44 3.11 3.31

WEX 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 3.11 3.32 3.23 3.27 3.31

Competitive Comparison of WEX's PS Ratio

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, WEX'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.


WEX's PS Ratio Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



WEX 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.

WEX's PS Ratio for today is calculated as

PS Ratio=Share Price/Revenue per Share (TTM)
=215.03/58.896
=3.65

WEX's Share Price of today is $215.03.
WEX'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 $58.90.

* 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.


WEX  (NYSE:WEX) 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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WEX (WEX) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1 Hancock Street, Portland, ME, USA, 04101
WEX Inc is a provider of corporate payment solutions. The company operates three business segments: Fleet solutions, Travel & Corporate Solutions, and Health & Employee Benefit Solutions. Fleet Solutions, the largest segment by revenue, provides fleet vehicle payment-processing services for commercial and government fleets. Travel and corporate solutions offer business-to-business payment processing and transaction monitoring services. Health and employee benefit solutions generate revenue from healthcare payment products and its consumer-directed software platform. Wex's largest end market is the United States of America.
Executives
Jack Vanwoerkom director
Jennifer Kimball officer: Interim CFO C/O WEX INC., 97 DARLING AVENUE, SOUTH PORTLAND ME 04106
Stephen Montgomery Smith director C/O WEX INC., 97 DARLING AVENUE, SOUTH PORTLAND ME 04106
Robert Joseph Deshaies officer: President, WEX Health C/O WEX INC., 97 DARLING AVENUE, SOUTH PORTLAND ME 04106
Melanie J Tinto officer: Chief Human Resources Officer C/O WEX INC., 97 DARLING AVENUE, SOUTH PORTLAND ME 04106
James R Groch director 50 SOUTH 16TH STREET, SUITE 3000, PHILADELPHIA PA 19102
Carlos Carriedo officer: COO, International C/0 WEX INC., 97 DARLING AVENUE, SOUTH PORTLAND ME 04106
Melissa D Goodwin officer: SVP, Finance and CFO C/O WRIGHT EXPRESS CORPORATION, 97 DARLING AVENUE, SOUTH PORTLAND ME 04106
Regina O Sommer director 201 JONES RD, WALTHAM MA 02451
David G Cooper officer: Chief Technology Officer C/O WEX INC., 9, SOUTH PORTLAND ME 04106
Hilary A Rapkin officer: SVP, Gen. Counsel & Corp. Sec. C/O WRIGHT EXPRESS CORPORATION, 97 DARLING AVENUE, SOUTH PORTLAND ME 04106
Derrick A. Roman director C/O COMMSCOPE HOLDING COMPANY, INC., 1100 COMMSCOPE PLACE, SE, HICKORY NC 28602
Jagtar Narula officer: Chief Financial Officer 333 THREE D SYSTEMS CIRCLE, ROCK HILL SC 29730
Karen B. Stroup officer: Chief Digital Officer 440 S. CHURCH STREET, SUITE 700, CHARLOTTE NC 28202
Bhavana Bartholf director C/O WEX INC., 97 DARLING AVENUE, SOUTH PORTLAND ME 04106