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CHN (CHINA FUND) PS Ratio : 4.45 (As of Mar. 03, 2025)


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What is CHINA FUND 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, CHINA FUND's share price is $12.78. CHINA FUND's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Oct. 2024 was $2.88. Hence, CHINA FUND's PS Ratio for today is 4.45.

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

CHN' s PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.48   Med: 4.75   Max: 22.96
Current: 4.45

During the past 8 years, CHINA FUND's highest PS Ratio was 22.96. The lowest was 2.48. And the median was 4.75.

CHN's PS Ratio is ranked better than
70.08% of 1474 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 7.01 vs CHN: 4.45

CHINA FUND's Revenue per Sharefor the six months ended in Oct. 2024 was $2.46. Its Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Oct. 2024 was $2.88.

During the past 12 months, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate of CHINA FUND was 176.80% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 34.40% per year.

During the past 8 years, CHINA FUND's highest 3-Year average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 34.40% per year. The lowest was -53.30% per year. And the median was 25.30% per year.

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CHINA FUND PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for CHINA FUND'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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CHINA FUND PS Ratio Chart

CHINA FUND Annual Data
Trend Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23 Oct24
PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 2.75 22.12 - 9.43 4.36

CHINA FUND Semi-Annual Data
Oct17 Apr18 Oct18 Apr19 Oct19 Apr20 Oct20 Apr21 Oct21 Apr22 Oct22 Apr23 Oct23 Apr24 Oct24
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 - - 9.43 - 4.36

Competitive Comparison of CHINA FUND's PS Ratio

For the Asset Management subindustry, CHINA FUND'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.


CHINA FUND's PS Ratio Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

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

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



CHINA FUND 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.

CHINA FUND's PS Ratio for today is calculated as

PS Ratio=Share Price/Revenue per Share (TTM)
=12.78/2.875
=4.45

CHINA FUND's Share Price of today is $12.78.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. CHINA FUND's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Oct. 2024 was $2.88.

* 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.


CHINA FUND  (NYSE:CHN) 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.


CHINA FUND PS Ratio Related Terms

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CHINA FUND Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
C/o Brown Brothers Harriman & Co, 50 Post Office Square, Boston, MA, USA, 02110
CHINA FUND INC is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is a long-term capital appreciation which it seeks to achieve by investing in equity securities with trading in China and outside China. It invests in various industries such as Insurance, Entertainment, Machinery, Electrical Equipment, Beverages, Hotels, Restaurants, and Leisure among others.
Executives
Yan Hu director 60 VICTORIA EMBANKMENT, LONDON X0 EC4Y 0JP
Theresa Noriega-lum officer: President 4 EMBARCADERO CENTER, SUITE 550, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Iwanicki George John Jr director 8K THORMAN LANE, HUNTINGTON NY 11743
Julian Reid 10 percent owner C/O BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN, 50 POST OFFICE SQUARE, BOSTON MA 02110
City Of London Investment Group Plc 10 percent owner 77 GRACECHURCH STREET, LONDON X0 EC3V0AS
Frank L Wheeler officer: President FOUR EMBARCADERO CENTER, SUITE 550, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Michael F Holland director
Richard Silver 10 percent owner C/O STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, ONE LINCOLN STREET, BOSTON MA 02111
City Of London Investment Management Co Ltd 10 percent owner 77 GRACECHURCH STREET, LONDON X0 EC3V0AS
Heiko Mildner other: Affiliated Person 1633 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10019
Kathleen C. Thompson other: Affiliated Person 1633 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10019
Jeffrey D Parker other: See remarks 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10105
Douglas Eu other: SEE REMARKS C/O ALLIANZ GLOBAL INVESTORS U.S. LLC, 1633 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10019
William Grau other: SEE REMARKS C/O ALLIANZ GLOBAL INVESTORS U.S. LLC, 1633 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10019
Laura F. Dell officer: Treasurer 100 HUNTINGTON AVENUE, CPH 0326, BOSTON MA 02116