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Amylyx Pharmaceuticals (Amylyx Pharmaceuticals) PS Ratio : 0.32 (As of Apr. 29, 2024)


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What is Amylyx Pharmaceuticals 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, Amylyx Pharmaceuticals's share price is $1.76. Amylyx Pharmaceuticals's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $5.44. Hence, Amylyx Pharmaceuticals's PS Ratio for today is 0.32.

Good Sign:

Amylyx Pharmaceuticals Inc stock PS Ratio (=0.32) is close to 2-year low of 0.32

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

AMLX' s PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.32   Med: 8.2   Max: 6538.33
Current: 0.32

During the past 5 years, Amylyx Pharmaceuticals's highest PS Ratio was 6538.33. The lowest was 0.32. And the median was 8.20.

AMLX's PS Ratio is ranked better than
97.38% of 992 companies
in the Biotechnology industry
Industry Median: 8.85 vs AMLX: 0.32

Amylyx Pharmaceuticals's Revenue per Sharefor the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.56. Its Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $5.44.

During the past 12 months, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate of Amylyx Pharmaceuticals was 1331.60% per year.

Back to Basics: PS Ratio


Amylyx Pharmaceuticals PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Amylyx Pharmaceuticals'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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Amylyx Pharmaceuticals PS Ratio Chart

Amylyx Pharmaceuticals Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
PS Ratio
- - - 97.24 2.71

Amylyx Pharmaceuticals Quarterly Data
Dec19 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 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 Premium Member Only 97.24 21.77 7.85 4.35 2.71

Competitive Comparison of Amylyx Pharmaceuticals's PS Ratio

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Amylyx Pharmaceuticals'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.


Amylyx Pharmaceuticals's PS Ratio Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Amylyx Pharmaceuticals's PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Amylyx Pharmaceuticals's PS Ratio falls into.



Amylyx Pharmaceuticals 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.

Amylyx Pharmaceuticals's PS Ratio for today is calculated as

PS Ratio=Share Price/Revenue per Share (TTM)
=1.76/5.44
=0.32

Amylyx Pharmaceuticals's Share Price of today is $1.76.
Amylyx Pharmaceuticals's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $5.44.

* 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.


Amylyx Pharmaceuticals  (NAS:AMLX) 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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Amylyx Pharmaceuticals (Amylyx Pharmaceuticals) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
43 Thorndike Street, Cambridge, MA, USA, 02141
Amylyx Pharmaceuticals Inc is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company working on developing a novel therapeutic for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and other neurodegenerative diseases.
Executives
Joshua B Cohen director, officer: Co-Chief Executive Officer C/O AMYLYX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 43 THORNDIKE STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02141
Justin B. Klee director, officer: Co-Chief Executive Officer C/O AMYLYX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 43 THORNDIKE STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02141
Patrick D Yeramian officer: Chief Medical Officer 1815 PARKSIDE CIRCLE SOUTH, BOCA RATON FL 33486
James M Frates officer: Chief Financial Officer 88 SIDNEY ST, CAMBRIDGE MA 021394136
Karen Firestone director C/O AMYLYX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 43 THORNDIKE ST., CAMBRIDGE MA 02141
Gina Mazzariello officer: Chief Legal Officer C/O AMYLYX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 43 THORNDIKE STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02141
Morningside Venture Investments Ltd 10 percent owner MCCARTHY LEGAL SERVICES, 1188 CENTRE STREET, NEWTON CENTRE MA 02459
Milne George M Jr director
Margaret Olinger officer: Chief Commercial Officer C/O AMYLYX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 43 THORNDIKE STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02141
Viking Global Investors Lp 10 percent owner 600 WASHINGTON BLVD., FLOOR 11, STAMFORD CT 06901
Dragsa 96 Llc 10 percent owner 55 RAILROAD AVE., GREENWICH CT 06830
Als Invest 1 B.v. 10 percent owner EERSTE WELERINGDWARSSTRAAL 54E, 1017 TP, AMSTERDAM P7 1017
Isaac Cheng director C/O ATEA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 125 SUMMER STREET, BOSTON MA 02110
Mvil, Llc 10 percent owner 22ND FLOOR HANG LUNG CENTRE, 2-20 PATERSON STREET, CAUSEWAY BAY K3 00000
Ole Andreas Halvorsen 10 percent owner 600 WASHINGTON BLVD., FLOOR 11, STAMFORD CT 06901

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