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FUND (Sprott Focus Trust) PS Ratio : 138.15 (As of Mar. 28, 2025)


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What is Sprott Focus Trust 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, Sprott Focus Trust's share price is $7.46. Sprott Focus Trust's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2024 was $0.05. Hence, Sprott Focus Trust's PS Ratio for today is 138.15.

Warning Sign:

Sprott Focus Trust Inc stock PS Ratio (=106.57) is close to 10-year high of 110.

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

FUND' s PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.04   Med: 5.46   Max: 138.6
Current: 137.5

During the past 8 years, Sprott Focus Trust's highest PS Ratio was 138.60. The lowest was 2.04. And the median was 5.46.

FUND's PS Ratio is ranked worse than
97.22% of 1473 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 6.93 vs FUND: 137.50

Sprott Focus Trust's Revenue per Sharefor the six months ended in Dec. 2024 was $0.16. Its Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2024 was $0.05.

Warning Sign:

Sprott Focus Trust Inc revenue per share has been in decline over the past 3 years.

During the past 12 months, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate of Sprott Focus Trust was -92.60% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was -65.80% per year.

During the past 8 years, Sprott Focus Trust's highest 3-Year average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 32.70% per year. The lowest was -65.80% per year. And the median was -34.50% per year.

Back to Basics: PS Ratio


Sprott Focus Trust PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sprott Focus Trust'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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Sprott Focus Trust PS Ratio Chart

Sprott Focus Trust Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 17.08 4.93 - 8.48 104.50

Sprott Focus Trust Semi-Annual Data
Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24
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 - - 8.48 - 104.50

Competitive Comparison of Sprott Focus Trust's PS Ratio

For the Asset Management subindustry, Sprott Focus Trust'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.


Sprott Focus Trust's PS Ratio Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Sprott Focus Trust's PS Ratio falls into.


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Sprott Focus Trust 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.

Sprott Focus Trust's PS Ratio for today is calculated as

PS Ratio=Share Price/Revenue per Share (TTM)
=7.46/0.054
=138.15

Sprott Focus Trust's Share Price of today is $7.46.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Sprott Focus Trust's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2024 was $0.05.

* 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.


Sprott Focus Trust  (NAS:FUND) 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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Sprott Focus Trust Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
320 Post Road, Suite 230, Darien, CT, USA, 06820
Sprott Focus Trust Inc is a diversified closed-end investment company. Its primary investment objective is long-term capital growth. To achieve its objective, The Fund may invest its assets in equity securities and in direct obligations of the U.S. Government or its agencies and in the non-convertible preferred stocks & debt securities of domestic and foreign companies. It invests in various sectors, of which Materials, Financials, Energy, Information technology sector account for the majority weightage.
Executives
W Whitney George director, 10 percent owner, other: Senior Portfolio Manager C/O ROYCE & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 745 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10151
Patricia Walsh Chadwick director 7337 E DOUBLETREE RANCH ROAD, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85258
Fockler Jack E. Jr. officer: Vice President, other: VP - Investment Advisor C/O ROYCE & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 745 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10151
Arthur S Mehlman director C/O ROYCE & ASSOCIATES, 745 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10151
Charles M Royce director, officer: President, other: CEO - Investment Adviser C/O ROYCE & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 745 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10151
G Peter Obrien director C/O ROYCE & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 745 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10151
John E Denneen officer: Secretary, other: Secretary - Investment Advisor C/O ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LLC, 745 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10151
Christopher D Clark officer: Vice President, other: President - Investment Advisor 745 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 2400, NEW YORK NY 10151
Francis Gannon officer: Vice President C/O ROYCE & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 745 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10151
Richard M Galkin director C/O ROYCE & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 745 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10151
John D Diederich officer: Vice President & Treasurer, other: COO & CFO - Investment Adviser ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LLC, 745 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10151
Stephen L Isaacs director C/O ROYCE & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 745 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10151
David L Meister director C/O ROYCE & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 745 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10151
O Byrne Daniel A officer: Vice President, other: VP - Investment Advisor ROYCE & ASSOCIATES, 745 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10151
William L Koke director, other: Director through 12/31/2009 C/O ROYCE & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 745 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10151