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Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust, (Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust,) PS Ratio : 50.46 (As of Apr. 29, 2024)


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What is Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal 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, Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust,'s share price is $12.06. Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust,'s Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 was $0.24. Hence, Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust,'s PS Ratio for today is 50.46.

The historical rank and industry rank for Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust,'s PS Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

BKN' s PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.11   Med: 12.6   Max: 50.46
Current: 50.46

During the past 6 years, Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust,'s highest PS Ratio was 50.46. The lowest was 5.11. And the median was 12.60.

BKN's PS Ratio is ranked worse than
90.29% of 1411 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 8.26 vs BKN: 50.46

Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust,'s Revenue per Sharefor the six months ended in Jan. 2024 was $0.23. Its Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 was $0.24.

During the past 3 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 25.30% per year.

During the past 6 years, Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust,'s highest 3-Year average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 49.10% per year. The lowest was 25.30% per year. And the median was 37.20% per year.

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Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust, PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal 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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Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust, PS Ratio Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust,'s PS Ratio

For the Asset Management subindustry, Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal 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.


Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust,'s PS Ratio Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust,'s PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust,'s PS Ratio falls into.



Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal 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.

Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust,'s PS Ratio for today is calculated as

PS Ratio=Share Price/Revenue per Share (TTM)
=12.06/0.239
=50.46

Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust,'s Share Price of today is $12.06.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust,'s Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 was $0.24.

* 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.


Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust,  (NYSE:BKN) 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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Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust, (Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust,) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE, USA, 19809
Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust, Inc. is a closed-end management investment fund with the investment objective to provide high current income exempt from regular U.S. federal income tax consistent with the preservation of capital.
Executives
Arthur Philip Steinmetz director 50 HUDSON YARDS, NEW YORK NY 10001
Aaron David Wasserman officer: Chief Compliance Officer 50 HUDSON YARDS, NEW YORK NY 10001
Kristi Manidis Santiago other: Portfolio Manager 1 UNIVERSITY SQUARE DRIVE, PRINCETON NJ 08540
Phillip Soccio other: Portfolio Manager 100 BELLEVUE PARKWAY, WILMINGTON DE 19809
Kevin Maloney other: Portfolio Manager 55 EAST 52ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10055
Lorenzo Flores director 2100 LOGIC DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95124
James Phillip Holloman director P.O. BOX 625737, 6800 CINTAS BOULEVARD, CINCINNATI OH 45262
Stayce D. Harris director 1999 S. BASCOM AVE., SUITE 700, CAMPBELL CA 95008
Trent Walker officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O PIMCO, 650 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660
Henry Gabbay director 100 BELLEVUE PARKWAY, WILMINGTON DE 19809
Catherine A. Lynch director 55 EAST 52ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10055
Robert W Fairbairn director 55 EAST 52ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10055
Christian Romaglino other: Portfolio Manager 55 EAST 52ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10055
Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. 10 percent owner 1111 POLARIS PARKWAY, COLUMBUS OH 43240
J.p. Morgan Taxable Putters/taxable Drivers, Series T0011 Trust 10 percent owner C/O U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, 100 WALL STREET-SUITE 1600, NEW YORK NY 10005

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