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Northam Platinum (FRA:NOC) PS Ratio : 2.08 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Northam Platinum 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, Northam Platinum's share price is €10.80. Northam Platinum's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2021 was €5.20. Hence, Northam Platinum's PS Ratio for today is 2.08.

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

FRA:NOC's PS Ratio is not ranked *
in the Metals & Mining industry.
Industry Median: 1.64
* Ranked among companies with meaningful PS Ratio only.

Northam Platinum's Revenue per Sharefor the six months ended in Jun. 2021 was €3.54. Its Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2021 was €5.20.

Back to Basics: PS Ratio


Northam Platinum PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Northam Platinum'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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Northam Platinum PS Ratio Chart

Northam Platinum Annual Data
Trend Jun12 Jun13 Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21
PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.06 1.70 1.94 2.42 2.33

Northam Platinum Semi-Annual Data
Dec11 Jun12 Dec12 Jun13 Dec13 Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21
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 1.94 - 2.42 - 2.33

Competitive Comparison of Northam Platinum's PS Ratio

For the Other Precious Metals & Mining subindustry, Northam Platinum'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.


Northam Platinum's PS Ratio Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Northam Platinum's PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Northam Platinum's PS Ratio falls into.



Northam Platinum 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.

Northam Platinum's PS Ratio for today is calculated as

PS Ratio=Share Price/Revenue per Share (TTM)
=10.80/5.198
=2.08

Northam Platinum's Share Price of today is €10.80.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Northam Platinum's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2021 was €5.20.

* 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.


Northam Platinum  (FRA:NOC) 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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Northam Platinum (FRA:NOC) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Magwa Crescent West, Building 4, 1st Floor, Maxwell Office Park, Waterfall City, Jukskei View, Johannesburg, GT, ZAF, 2090
Northam Platinum Ltd is a producer of platinum group metals, which include platinum, palladium, and rhodium. Northam conducts operations across two main locations in South Africa, Zondereinde and Booysendal, where the mining, concentrating, smelting, and base metals recovery processes occur. The company then outsources its production for refining. The primary consumers of platinum, palladium, and rhodium are from the motor-manufacturing and jewellery industries. Northam sells metals in sponge or ingot form domestically and to overseas markets across Asia, Europe, and North America.