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Scottish American Investment Co (The) (CHIX:SAINL) PS Ratio : 9.71 (As of Jan. 18, 2025)


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What is Scottish American Investment Co (The) 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, Scottish American Investment Co (The)'s share price is £5.04. Scottish American Investment Co (The)'s Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2024 was £0.52. Hence, Scottish American Investment Co (The)'s PS Ratio for today is 9.71.

Warning Sign:

Scottish American Investment Co (The) PLC stock PS Ratio (=8.36) is close to 3-year high of 8.57

The historical rank and industry rank for Scottish American Investment Co (The)'s PS Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

CHIX:SAINl' s PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.29   Med: 7.34   Max: 22.34
Current: 9.83

During the past 13 years, Scottish American Investment Co (The)'s highest PS Ratio was 22.34. The lowest was 4.29. And the median was 7.34.

CHIX:SAINl's PS Ratio is ranked worse than
64.26% of 1497 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 6.98 vs CHIX:SAINl: 9.83

Scottish American Investment Co (The)'s Revenue per Sharefor the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was £0.29. Its Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2024 was £0.52.

Warning Sign:

Scottish American Investment Co (The) PLC revenue per share is in decline over the past 12 months.

During the past 12 months, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate of Scottish American Investment Co (The) was -2.10% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 2.20% per year.

During the past 13 years, Scottish American Investment Co (The)'s highest 3-Year average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 82.90% per year. The lowest was -33.60% per year. And the median was 1.30% per year.

Back to Basics: PS Ratio


Scottish American Investment Co (The) PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Scottish American Investment Co (The)'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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Scottish American Investment Co (The) PS Ratio Chart

Scottish American Investment Co (The) Annual Data
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PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.58 8.13 5.77 - 8.77

Scottish American Investment Co (The) Semi-Annual Data
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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 - - - 8.77 -

Competitive Comparison of Scottish American Investment Co (The)'s PS Ratio

For the Asset Management subindustry, Scottish American Investment Co (The)'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.


Scottish American Investment Co (The)'s PS Ratio Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Scottish American Investment Co (The)'s PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Scottish American Investment Co (The)'s PS Ratio falls into.



Scottish American Investment Co (The) 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.

Scottish American Investment Co (The)'s PS Ratio for today is calculated as

PS Ratio=Share Price/Revenue per Share (TTM)
=5.04/0.519
=9.71

Scottish American Investment Co (The)'s Share Price of today is £5.04.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Scottish American Investment Co (The)'s Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2024 was £0.52.

* 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.


Scottish American Investment Co (The)  (CHIX:SAINl) 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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Scottish American Investment Co (The) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Calton Square, 1 Greenside Row, Edinburgh, GBR, EH1 3AN
Scottish American Investment Co (The) PLC is an investment trust operating in the UK. Its objective is to deliver real dividend growth by increasing capital and growing income. The company mainly invests in equity markets as well as investments in other financial instruments including bonds, property, and other asset classes. It holds a diversified portfolio of investments irrespective of any pre-defined maximum or minimum exposure levels for asset classes, sectors, or regions. The company focuses on investing in listed equities to grow its assets over the medium to the longer term at a faster rate than inflation. It may use derivatives and structured instruments to hedge an existing investment or a currency exposure or to exploit an investment opportunity.

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