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SUPERVALU (SUPERVALU) PS Ratio : 0.08 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is SUPERVALU 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, SUPERVALU's share price is $32.49. SUPERVALU's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Aug. 2018 was $383.26. Hence, SUPERVALU's PS Ratio for today is 0.08.

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

SVU's PS Ratio is not ranked *
in the Retail - Defensive industry.
Industry Median: 0.43
* Ranked among companies with meaningful PS Ratio only.

SUPERVALU's Revenue per Sharefor the three months ended in Aug. 2018 was $90.94. Its Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Aug. 2018 was $383.26.

Back to Basics: PS Ratio


SUPERVALU PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for SUPERVALU'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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SUPERVALU PS Ratio Chart

SUPERVALU Annual Data
Trend Feb09 Feb10 Feb11 Feb12 Feb13 Feb14 Feb15 Feb16 Feb17 Feb18
PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.10 0.20 0.10 0.09 0.04

SUPERVALU Quarterly Data
Nov13 Feb14 May14 Aug14 Nov14 Feb15 May15 Aug15 Nov15 Feb16 May16 Aug16 Nov16 Feb17 May17 Aug17 Nov17 Feb18 May18 Aug18
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 0.07 0.06 0.04 0.05 0.08

Competitive Comparison of SUPERVALU's PS Ratio

For the Grocery Stores subindustry, SUPERVALU'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.


SUPERVALU's PS Ratio Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, SUPERVALU's PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



SUPERVALU 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.

SUPERVALU's PS Ratio for today is calculated as

PS Ratio=Share Price/Revenue per Share (TTM)
=32.49/383.258
=0.08

SUPERVALU's Share Price of today is $32.49.
SUPERVALU's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Aug. 2018 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $383.26.

* 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.


SUPERVALU  (NYSE:SVU) 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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SUPERVALU (SUPERVALU) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Supervalu is a U.S.-based company that consists of two segments: wholesale and retail. The wholesale segment provides wholesale distribution and logistics services to independent retail customers. The retail segment operates through region-based banners, including Cub Foods, Shoppers Food & Pharmacy, Shop 'n Save, Farm Fresh, and Hornbacher's, along with a few Rainbow and County Market stores. The company provides a broad range of goods, such as grocery, general merchandise, pharmacy, and home, health, and beauty care. The company focuses its business in the domestic market.
Executives
Mathew Pendo director C/O OAKTREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P., 333 S. GRAND AVENUE, 28TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90071
Frank A Savage director 7075 FLYING CLOUD DRIVE, EDEN PRAIRIE MN 55344
De Luzuriaga Francesca Ruiz director C/O OFFICE DEPOT, INC., 6600 NORTH MILITARY TRAIL, BOCA RATON, FL X1 33496
Irwin Cohen director BARBARA BUISMAN 11840 VALLEY VIEW ROAD EDEN PRAIREI MN 55344
Philip L Francis director AT HOME GROUP INC., 1600 EAST PLANO PARKWAY, PLANO TX 75074
Mary A Winston director 557 BROADWAY, C/O SCHOLASTIC CORP, NEW YORK NY 10012
David William Johnson officer: VP Controller - CAO 11840 VALLEY VIEW ROAD, EDEN PRAIRIE MN 55344
Donald R Chappel director 600 PEACHTREE STREET N.E.,, 55TH FLOOR, ATLANTA GA 30308
Eric G Johnson director BALDWIN RICHARDSON FOODS CO, 20201 S LAGRANGE RD, FRANKFORT IL 60423
Susan S Grafton officer: SVP Chief Accounting Officer 11840 VALLEY VIEW ROAD, EDEN PRAIRIE MN 55397
Bruce H Besanko officer: EVP Chief Oper Officer and CFO N56 W17000 RIDGEWOOD DRIVE, MENOMONEE FALLS WI 53051
Karla C Robertson officer: EVP General Counsel 11840 VALLEY VIEW ROAD, EDEN PRAIRIE MN 55344
Sam K Duncan director, officer: Advisor to the Board 11840 VALLEY VIEW ROAD, EDEN PRAIRIE MN 55344
Matthew E Rubel director 3231 SE SIXTH AVENUE, TOPEKA KS 66607
Jana Partners Llc 10 percent owner 767 FIFTH AVENUE, 8TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10153

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