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ARI Network Services (ARI Network Services) PS Ratio : 5.01 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is ARI Network Services 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, ARI Network Services's share price is $14.30. ARI Network Services's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Apr. 2017 was $2.85. Hence, ARI Network Services's PS Ratio for today is 5.01.

The historical rank and industry rank for ARI Network Services's PS Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

ARIS's PS Ratio is not ranked *
in the Software industry.
Industry Median: 2.24
* Ranked among companies with meaningful PS Ratio only.

ARI Network Services's Revenue per Sharefor the three months ended in Apr. 2017 was $0.75. Its Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Apr. 2017 was $2.85.

Back to Basics: PS Ratio


ARI Network Services PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for ARI Network Services'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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ARI Network Services PS Ratio Chart

ARI Network Services Annual Data
Trend Jul07 Jul08 Jul09 Jul10 Jul11 Jul12 Jul13 Jul14 Jul15 Jul16
PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.38 1.00 1.22 1.20 1.90

ARI Network Services Quarterly Data
Jul12 Oct12 Jan13 Apr13 Jul13 Oct13 Jan14 Apr14 Jul14 Oct14 Jan15 Apr15 Jul15 Oct15 Jan16 Apr16 Jul16 Oct16 Jan17 Apr17
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 1.57 1.90 1.83 1.91 1.84

Competitive Comparison of ARI Network Services's PS Ratio

For the Software - Application subindustry, ARI Network Services'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.


ARI Network Services's PS Ratio Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, ARI Network Services's PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where ARI Network Services's PS Ratio falls into.



ARI Network Services 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.

ARI Network Services's PS Ratio for today is calculated as

PS Ratio=Share Price/Revenue per Share (TTM)
=14.30/2.853
=5.01

ARI Network Services's Share Price of today is $14.30.
ARI Network Services's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Apr. 2017 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $2.85.

* 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.


ARI Network Services  (NAS:ARIS) 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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ARI Network Services (ARI Network Services) Business Description

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ARI Network Services Inc was incorporated in Wisconsin in 1981. The Company creates software-as-a-service and data-as-a-service solutions that help equipment manufacturers, distributors and dealers in selected vertical markets Sell More Stuff!TM online and in-store. Its SaaS and DaaS solutions include eCommerce-enabled websites, which provide a web presence for dealers and serve as a platform for driving leads and eCommerce sales, eCatalogs, which drive sales of inventory and PG&A both online and within the dealership, and lead management software designed to increase sales for dealers through more efficient management and improved closure of leads. Its SaaS and DaaS solutions are sold through its internal sales force and are comprised of recurring hosting, license and eCatalog subscriptions. Customers typically sign annual, auto-renewing contracts. Its eCommerce-enabled websites provide consumers with information about a dealership and its product lines and allow consumers to obtain information on whole goods and purchase PG&A through the dealers website 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Its website solutions are tailored to each of the vertical markets it serves and tightly integrated with its electronic library of inventory and PG&A content. The Company also offers a mobile solution that allows dealers websites to be fully functional on smart mobile phones. Its eCatalog solutions, which encompass its PartSmart, PartSmart Web and PartStream products, leverage its library of electronic whole goods and PG&A content to allow distributors and dealers to view and interact with this information to efficiently support the sales and service of equipment. Its SaaS solution, Footsteps, is designed to efficiently manage and nurture generated leads, increasing conversion rates and ultimately revenues for its customers. It also offers solutions, which include search engine marketing, software and website customization services, website hosting, and document transfer and communication services. Competition for its products and services varies by product and by vertical market. In eCatalogs, it competes with Snap-on Business Solutions, which designs and delivers eCatalogs, accessory sales tools, and manufacturer network development services, mainly to the automotive, powersports, OPE, construction, agriculture and mining markets.
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