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Argo Investments (ASX:ARG) PS Ratio : 23.32 (As of May. 02, 2024)


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What is Argo Investments 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, Argo Investments's share price is A$8.65. Argo Investments's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was A$0.37. Hence, Argo Investments's PS Ratio for today is 23.32.

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

ASX:ARG' s PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 14.35   Med: 22.78   Max: 39.88
Current: 23.31

During the past 13 years, Argo Investments's highest PS Ratio was 39.88. The lowest was 14.35. And the median was 22.78.

ASX:ARG's PS Ratio is ranked worse than
78.13% of 1413 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 8.45 vs ASX:ARG: 23.31

Argo Investments's Revenue per Sharefor the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was A$0.18. Its Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was A$0.37.

Warning Sign:

Argo Investments Ltd revenue per share is in decline over the past 12 months.

During the past 12 months, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate of Argo Investments was -19.30% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 8.30% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 1.80% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 1.30% per year.

During the past 13 years, Argo Investments's highest 3-Year average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 55.00% per year. The lowest was -20.70% per year. And the median was 4.00% per year.

Back to Basics: PS Ratio


Argo Investments PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Argo Investments'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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Argo Investments PS Ratio Chart

Argo Investments Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 18.50 23.27 34.75 19.43 22.29

Argo Investments Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 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 - 19.43 - 22.29 -

Competitive Comparison of Argo Investments's PS Ratio

For the Asset Management subindustry, Argo Investments'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.


Argo Investments's PS Ratio Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Argo Investments's PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Argo Investments 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.

Argo Investments's PS Ratio for today is calculated as

PS Ratio=Share Price/Revenue per Share (TTM)
=8.65/0.371
=23.32

Argo Investments's Share Price of today is A$8.65.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Argo Investments's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was A$0.37.

* 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.


Argo Investments  (ASX:ARG) 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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Argo Investments (ASX:ARG) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
91 King William Street, Level 25, Adelaide, SA, AUS, 5000
Argo Investments Ltd is an investment company based in Australia. Its core operations focus on portfolio management with the objective of seeking long-term returns. Its revenues are generated from the receipt of dividends, interest and other income which are a result of its investing operations. It also derives income from interest earned on cash deposits, income from writing exchange-traded options and a small amount of share trading activity. Argo's investment portfolio comprises various sectors, such as healthcare, utilities, consumer discretionary, industrials, energy, banks, materials, telecommunication services and information technology and property trusts.

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