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The GEO Group (The GEO Group) PS Ratio

: 0.76 (As of Today)
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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, The GEO Group's share price is $14.77. The GEO Group's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $19.45. Hence, The GEO Group's PS Ratio for today is 0.76.

Warning Sign:

The GEO Group Inc stock PS Ratio (=0.77) is close to 3-year high of 0.79

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

GEO' s PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.27   Med: 1.1   Max: 1.94
Current: 0.77

During the past 13 years, The GEO Group's highest PS Ratio was 1.94. The lowest was 0.27. And the median was 1.10.

GEO's PS Ratio is ranked better than
59.15% of 1065 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 1.08 vs GEO: 0.77

The GEO Group's Revenue per Sharefor the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $4.89. Its Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $19.45.

During the past 12 months, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate of The GEO Group was 0.40% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was -0.10% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was -0.60% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 2.70% per year.

During the past 13 years, The GEO Group's highest 3-Year average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 47.50% per year. The lowest was -3.00% per year. And the median was 4.20% per year.

Back to Basics: PS Ratio


The GEO Group PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for The GEO Group'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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The GEO Group Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
PS Ratio
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.80 0.45 0.41 0.56 0.56

The GEO Group Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
PS Ratio 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.56 0.40 0.36 0.42 0.56

Competitive Comparison

For the Security & Protection Services subindustry, The GEO Group'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.


The GEO Group PS Ratio Distribution

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, The GEO Group's PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where The GEO Group's PS Ratio falls into.



The GEO Group 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.

The GEO Group's PS Ratio for today is calculated as

PS Ratio=Share Price/Revenue per Share (TTM)
=14.77/19.451
=0.76

The GEO Group's Share Price of today is $14.77.
The GEO Group'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 $19.45.

* 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.


The GEO Group  (NYSE:GEO) 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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The GEO Group (The GEO Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
4955 Technology Way, Boca Raton, FL, USA, 33431
The GEO Group Inc specializes in detention facilities and community-reentry centers. It operates in four segments: U.S. Secure Services, which primarily encompasses U.S.-based secure services business; Electronic Monitoring and Supervision Services, which conducts its services in the United States, represents services provided to adults for monitoring services and evidence-based supervision and treatment programs for community-based parolees, probationers, and pretrial defendants; Reentry Services conducts its services in the United States represents services provided to adults for residential and non-residential treatment, educational and community-based programs, pre-release and half-way house programs; and International Services.
Executives
Shayn P. March officer: VP of Finance and Treasurer C/O THE GEO GROUP, INC., 4955 TECHNOLOGY WAY, BOCA RATON FL 33431
Scott Michael Kernan director C/O THE GEO GROUP, INC., 4955 TECHNOLOGY WAY, BOCA RATON FL 33431
James H. Black officer: SVP & Pres, Secure Services 4955 TECHNOLOGY WAY, BOCA RATON FL 33431
Christopher D. Ryan officer: Senior VP, Human Resources 4955 TECHNOLOGY WAY, BOCA RATON FL 33431
Lindsay L. Koren director 4955 TECHNOLOGY WAY, BOCA RATON FL 33431
Matthew Albence officer: Senior VP, Client Relations 4955 TECHNOLOGY WAY, BOCA RATON FL 33431
Andrew N Shapiro director 4955 TECHNOLOGY WAY, BOCA RATON FL 33431
Thomas C. Bartzokis director 4955 TECHNOLOGY WAY, BOCA RATON FL 33431
Terry P. Mayotte director C/O TREAN INSURANCE GROUP, INC., 150 LAKE STREET WEST, WAYZATA MN 55391
Jack Brewer director 6200 EXCELSIOR BLVD., SUITE 104, ST. LOUIS PARK MN 55416
George C Zoley director, officer: Chairman & CEO C/O THE GEO GROUP, INC., 4955 TECHNOLOGY WAY, BOCA RATON FL 33431
Anne N Foreman director C/O THE GEO GROUP, INC., 4955 TECHNOLOGY WAY, BOCA RATON FL 33431
Richard H Glanton director C/O THE GEO GROUP, INC., 4955 TECHNOLOGY WAY, BOCA RATON FL 33431
Duane Helkowski director 4955 TECHNOLOGY WAY, BOCA RATON FL 33431
Blake Davis officer: Pres. GEO Secure Services 4955 TECHNOLOGY WAY, BOCA RATON FL 33431

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