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Mahanagar Gas (NSE:MGL) PS Ratio : 1.84 (As of Mar. 14, 2025)


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What is Mahanagar Gas 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, Mahanagar Gas's share price is ₹1285.95. Mahanagar Gas's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2024 was ₹697.40. Hence, Mahanagar Gas's PS Ratio for today is 1.84.

Good Sign:

Mahanagar Gas Ltd stock PS Ratio (=1.84) is close to 1-year low of 1.73

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

NSE:MGL' s PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.45   Med: 3.26   Max: 5.94
Current: 1.82

During the past 13 years, Mahanagar Gas's highest PS Ratio was 5.94. The lowest was 1.45. And the median was 3.26.

NSE:MGL's PS Ratio is ranked worse than
60.16% of 492 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 1.38 vs NSE:MGL: 1.82

Mahanagar Gas's Revenue per Sharefor the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was ₹187.03. Its Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2024 was ₹697.40.

Warning Sign:

Mahanagar Gas Ltd revenue growth has slowed down over the past 12 months.

During the past 12 months, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate of Mahanagar Gas was 9.60% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 43.20% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 21.60% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 12.00% per year.

During the past 13 years, Mahanagar Gas's highest 3-Year average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 43.20% per year. The lowest was -1.20% per year. And the median was 10.80% per year.

Back to Basics: PS Ratio


Mahanagar Gas PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Mahanagar Gas'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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Mahanagar Gas PS Ratio Chart

Mahanagar Gas Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.74 5.41 2.18 1.55 2.15

Mahanagar Gas Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.89 2.15 2.47 2.90 1.84

Competitive Comparison of Mahanagar Gas's PS Ratio

For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, Mahanagar Gas'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.


Mahanagar Gas's PS Ratio Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Mahanagar Gas's PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Mahanagar Gas's PS Ratio falls into.



Mahanagar Gas 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.

Mahanagar Gas's PS Ratio for today is calculated as

PS Ratio=Share Price/Revenue per Share (TTM)
=1285.95/697.397
=1.84

Mahanagar Gas's Share Price of today is ₹1285.95.
Mahanagar Gas's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was ₹697.40.

* 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.


Mahanagar Gas  (NSE:MGL) 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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Mahanagar Gas Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Block No. G-33, Bandra-Kurla Complex, MGL House, Bandra (East), Mumbai, MH, IND, 400051
Mahanagar Gas Ltd is an India-based natural gas distribution company. It distributes natural gas through the City Gas Distribution network of pipelines. It distributes compressed natural gas (CNG) for use in vehicles and piped natural gas (PNG) for domestic household, commercial, and industrial use, and to transport sector customers as well. The company operates under the business segment of the sale of natural gas. Its business operations are principally carried out in India. The company generates revenue by selling natural gas, of which the sale of CNG accounts majorly for the total gas sales revenue.

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