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First Trust Specialty Fnc & Fncl Oppor (First Trust Specialty Fnc & Fncl Oppor) PS Ratio : 6.73 (As of Apr. 30, 2024)


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What is First Trust Specialty Fnc & Fncl Oppor 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, First Trust Specialty Fnc & Fncl Oppor's share price is $3.75. First Trust Specialty Fnc & Fncl Oppor's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Nov. 2023 was $0.56. Hence, First Trust Specialty Fnc & Fncl Oppor's PS Ratio for today is 6.73.

Warning Sign:

First Trust Specialty Fnc & Fncl Oppor stock PS Ratio (=6.66) is close to 3-year high of 6.78

The historical rank and industry rank for First Trust Specialty Fnc & Fncl Oppor's PS Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

FGB' s PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.04   Med: 7.25   Max: 82.03
Current: 6.74

During the past 7 years, First Trust Specialty Fnc & Fncl Oppor's highest PS Ratio was 82.03. The lowest was 2.04. And the median was 7.25.

FGB's PS Ratio is ranked better than
59.07% of 1412 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 8.46 vs FGB: 6.74

First Trust Specialty Fnc & Fncl Oppor's Revenue per Sharefor the six months ended in Nov. 2023 was $0.60. Its Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Nov. 2023 was $0.56.

During the past 7 years, First Trust Specialty Fnc & Fncl Oppor's highest 3-Year average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 150.00% per year. The lowest was 150.00% per year. And the median was 150.00% per year.

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First Trust Specialty Fnc & Fncl Oppor PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for First Trust Specialty Fnc & Fncl Oppor'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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First Trust Specialty Fnc & Fncl Oppor PS Ratio Chart

First Trust Specialty Fnc & Fncl Oppor Annual Data
Trend Nov17 Nov18 Nov19 Nov20 Nov21 Nov22 Nov23
PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 7.21 - 3.24 - 6.03

First Trust Specialty Fnc & Fncl Oppor Semi-Annual Data
Nov17 May18 Nov18 May19 Nov19 May20 Nov20 May21 Nov21 May22 Nov22 May23 Nov23
PS Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.24 - - - 6.03

Competitive Comparison of First Trust Specialty Fnc & Fncl Oppor's PS Ratio

For the Asset Management subindustry, First Trust Specialty Fnc & Fncl Oppor'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.


First Trust Specialty Fnc & Fncl Oppor's PS Ratio Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, First Trust Specialty Fnc & Fncl Oppor's PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where First Trust Specialty Fnc & Fncl Oppor's PS Ratio falls into.



First Trust Specialty Fnc & Fncl Oppor 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.

First Trust Specialty Fnc & Fncl Oppor's PS Ratio for today is calculated as

PS Ratio=Share Price/Revenue per Share (TTM)
=3.75/0.557
=6.73

First Trust Specialty Fnc & Fncl Oppor's Share Price of today is $3.75.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. First Trust Specialty Fnc & Fncl Oppor's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Nov. 2023 was $0.56.

* 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.


First Trust Specialty Fnc & Fncl Oppor  (NYSE:FGB) 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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First Trust Specialty Fnc & Fncl Oppor (First Trust Specialty Fnc & Fncl Oppor) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400, Wheaton, IL, USA, 60187
First Trust Specialty Fnc & Fncl Oppor is a United States-based closed-end management investment company. The Fund's primary investment objective is to seek a high level of current income. It seeks a positive total return as a secondary objective. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objectives by investing at least 80% of its Managed Assets in a portfolio of securities of specialty finance and other financial companies.
Executives
Bronwyn Wright director FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
Thomas R Kadlec director C/O FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP, 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
M Keefe Denise director C/O FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
Kelly Catherine Dehler other: Officer - Investment Advisor C/O FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
Scott Michael Friske other: Officer - Investment Advisor FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
Steven Patrick Farmer other: Officer-Invest. Sub-Advisor 50 S. LASALLE STREET, CHICAGO IL 60603
Anne Kochevar other: Officer - Invest. Sub-Advisor
Shane Shannon officer: Assistant Secretary FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
Donald Swade officer: Assistant Treasurer C/O FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
Katherine L Urevig officer: Assistant Treasurer C/O FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
Rosanne Gatta officer: Assistant Secretary FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY STREET, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
Erin E Klassman officer: Assistant Secretary FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, WHEATON IL 60187
Joseph J Hanzlik other: Officer-Investment Sub-Adviser CONFLUENCE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC, 349 MARSHALL AVENUE, SUITE 302, ST. LOUIS MO 63119
Patricia A Dahl other: Officer-Investment Sub-Adviser CONFLUENCE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC, 349 MARSHALL AVENUE, SUITE 302, ST. LOUIS MO 63119
Confluence Investment Management Llc other: Investment Sub-Adviser 20 ALLEN AVENUE, SUITE 300, ST. LOUIS MO 63119

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