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Gabelli Equity Trust (Gabelli Equity Trust) PS Ratio : (As of Apr. 30, 2024)


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What is Gabelli Equity 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, Gabelli Equity Trust's share price is $21.49. Gabelli Equity Trust's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.00. Hence, Gabelli Equity Trust's PS Ratio for today is .

Warning Sign:

Gabelli Equity Trust Inc stock PS Ratio (=6.14) is close to 2-year high of 6.46

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

GABpG.PFD' s PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.68   Med: 4.78   Max: 10.37
Current: 5.09

During the past 8 years, Gabelli Equity Trust's highest PS Ratio was 10.37. The lowest was 2.68. And the median was 4.78.

GABpG.PFD's PS Ratio is ranked better than
69.48% of 1412 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 8.465 vs GABpG.PFD: 5.09

Gabelli Equity Trust's Revenue per Sharefor the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.00. Its Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.00.

During the past 3 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 6.00% per year.

During the past 8 years, Gabelli Equity Trust's highest 3-Year average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 16.20% per year. The lowest was -22.40% per year. And the median was 6.00% per year.

Back to Basics: PS Ratio


Gabelli Equity Trust PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Gabelli Equity 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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Gabelli Equity Trust PS Ratio Chart

Gabelli Equity Trust Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 4.32 8.62 5.03 - 5.86

Gabelli Equity Trust Semi-Annual Data
Dec16 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 5.03 - - - 5.86

Competitive Comparison of Gabelli Equity Trust's PS Ratio

For the Asset Management subindustry, Gabelli Equity 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.


Gabelli Equity Trust's PS Ratio Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Gabelli Equity Trust's PS Ratio falls into.



Gabelli Equity 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.

Gabelli Equity Trust's PS Ratio for today is calculated as

PS Ratio=Share Price/Revenue per Share (TTM)
=21.49/
=

Gabelli Equity Trust's Share Price of today is $21.49.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Gabelli Equity Trust's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.00.

* 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.


Gabelli Equity Trust  (NYSE:GABpG.PFD) 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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Gabelli Equity Trust (Gabelli Equity Trust) Business Description

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Address
One Corporate Center, Rye, NY, USA, 10580-1422
Gabelli Equity Trust Inc is a non-diversified closed-end management investment company. Its primary investment objective is long-term growth of capital with income as a secondary objective. The Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in equity securities under normal market conditions. Its equity portfolio includes common stock, preferred stock, convertible or exchangeable securities, and warrants and rights to purchase such securities selected by the Investment Adviser. The company invests in various sectors, of which Food & Beverage, Financial Services, Equipment and Supplies, Entertainment, Consumer Products, Health Care, Diversified Industrial, Business Services, and Consumer Services accounts for the majority weightage.

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