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Gastar Exploration (Gastar Exploration) PS Ratio : (As of May. 01, 2024)


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What is Gastar Exploration 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, Gastar Exploration's share price is $0.02. Gastar Exploration's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2018 was $0.00. Hence, Gastar Exploration's PS Ratio for today is .

Good Sign:

Gastar Exploration Inc stock PS Ratio (=0.03) is close to 10-year low of 0.03

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

GSPBQ.PFD' s PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.03   Med: 2.18   Max: 7.8
Current: 0.03

During the past 8 years, Gastar Exploration's highest PS Ratio was 7.80. The lowest was 0.03. And the median was 2.18.

GSPBQ.PFD's PS Ratio is not ranked
in the Oil & Gas industry.
Industry Median: 1.16 vs GSPBQ.PFD: 0.03

Gastar Exploration's Revenue per Sharefor the three months ended in Sep. 2018 was $0.00. Its Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2018 was $0.00.

Warning Sign:

Gastar Exploration Inc revenue per share has been in decline for the last 5 years.

During the past 12 months, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate of Gastar Exploration was -23.00% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was -44.40% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was -16.60% per year.

During the past 8 years, Gastar Exploration's highest 3-Year average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 72.50% per year. The lowest was -44.40% per year. And the median was 16.80% per year.

Back to Basics: PS Ratio


Gastar Exploration PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Gastar Exploration'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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Gastar Exploration PS Ratio Chart

Gastar Exploration Annual Data
Trend Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17
PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 4.61 1.02 1.23 2.72 2.65

Gastar Exploration Quarterly Data
Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18
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 2.07 2.65 1.78 1.77 0.24

Competitive Comparison of Gastar Exploration's PS Ratio

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Gastar Exploration'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.


Gastar Exploration's PS Ratio Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Gastar Exploration's PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Gastar Exploration's PS Ratio falls into.



Gastar Exploration 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.

Gastar Exploration's PS Ratio for today is calculated as

PS Ratio=Share Price/Revenue per Share (TTM)
=0.02/
=

Gastar Exploration's Share Price of today is $0.02.
Gastar Exploration's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2018 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which 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.


Gastar Exploration  (OTCPK:GSPBQ.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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Gastar Exploration (Gastar Exploration) Business Description

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Address
1331 Lamar Street, Suite 650, Houston, TX, USA, 77010
Gastar Exploration Inc is Mid-Continent independent energy company which is engaged in the exploration, development, and production of oil, condensate, natural gas and NGLs (natural gas liquids). The principal business activities of the company include the identification, acquisition, and subsequent exploration and development of oil and natural gas properties with an emphasis on unconventional reserves, such as shale resource plays. The company's exploration properties consist primarily of oil and natural gas leases in the Mid-Continent area of the U.S. in Oklahoma. Gastar operates through the single segment being Exploration and production of oil, condensate, natural gas.

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