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Cogent Communications Holdings (Cogent Communications Holdings) PS Ratio

: 3.27 (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, Cogent Communications Holdings's share price is $64.51. Cogent Communications Holdings's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $19.73. Hence, Cogent Communications Holdings's PS Ratio for today is 3.27.

Good Sign:

Cogent Communications Holdings Inc stock PS Ratio (=3.22) is close to 5-year low of 3.18

The historical rank and industry rank for Cogent Communications Holdings's PS Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

CCOI' s PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.99   Med: 4.51   Max: 7.48
Current: 3.28

During the past 13 years, Cogent Communications Holdings's highest PS Ratio was 7.48. The lowest was 1.99. And the median was 4.51.

CCOI's PS Ratio is ranked worse than
82.81% of 384 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 1.27 vs CCOI: 3.28

Cogent Communications Holdings's Revenue per Sharefor the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $5.61. Its Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $19.73.

Good Sign:

Cogent Communications Holdings Inc has shown predictable revenue and earnings growth.

During the past 12 months, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate of Cogent Communications Holdings was 54.80% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 17.30% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 8.90% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 7.70% per year.

During the past 13 years, Cogent Communications Holdings's highest 3-Year average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 89.20% per year. The lowest was -76.90% per year. And the median was 8.15% per year.

Back to Basics: PS Ratio


Cogent Communications Holdings PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cogent Communications Holdings'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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Cogent Communications Holdings 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 5.55 4.92 5.83 4.49 3.87

Cogent Communications Holdings 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 4.49 4.98 4.58 3.57 3.87

Competitive Comparison

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Cogent Communications Holdings'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.


Cogent Communications Holdings PS Ratio Distribution

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Cogent Communications Holdings's PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Cogent Communications Holdings's PS Ratio falls into.



Cogent Communications Holdings 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.

Cogent Communications Holdings's PS Ratio for today is calculated as

PS Ratio=Share Price/Revenue per Share (TTM)
=64.51/19.733
=3.27

Cogent Communications Holdings's Share Price of today is $64.51.
Cogent Communications Holdings'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 $19.73.

* 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.


Cogent Communications Holdings  (NAS:CCOI) 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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Cogent Communications Holdings (Cogent Communications Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2450 N Street North West, Washington, DC, USA, 20037
Cogent carries over one fifth of the world's internet traffic over its network and is a broadband provider for businesses. Cogent's corporate customers are in high-rise office buildings; the firm provides them with two types of connections: dedicated internet access, which connects them to the internet, and virtual private networking, which offers an internal network for employees in different locations. Cogent's corporate customers are exclusively in North America and account for over half of the firm's revenue. Cogent's netcentric customers include internet service providers and content providers, to which Cogent provides internet transit. They hand traffic to Cogent in data centers and rely on Cogent to deliver it. About half of netcentric revenue is from outside the U.S.
Executives
John B. Chang officer: VP & CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER 2450 N ST NW, 4TH FLOOR, WASHINGTON DC 20037
Dave Schaeffer director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman, President & CEO C/O COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, INC., 2450 N ST NW, 4TH FLOOR, WASHINGTON DC 20037
Henry W Kilmer officer: VP of IP Engineering C/O COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, INC., 2450 N ST NW, 4TH FLOOR, WASHINGTON DC 20037
James Bubeck officer: Chief Revenue Officer 2450 N STREET NW, WASHINGTON DC 20037
Thaddeus Gerard Weed officer: VP, Controller COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, INC., 2450 N ST NW, 4TH FLOOR, WASHINGTON DC 20037
Lewis H Ferguson director 8717 BURDETTE ROAD, BETHESDA MD 20817
Sheryl Lynn Kennedy director C/O COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, INC., 2450 N STREET, N.W., WASHINGTON DC 20037
Blake Bath director 1010 WISCONSIN AVENUE, SUITE 600, WASHINGTON DC 20007
Marc Montagner other: director nominee C/O ENDURANCE INT'L GROUP HOLDINGS, INC., 10 CORPORATE DRIVE, SUITE 300, BURLINGTON MA 01803
David Allen Kapp officer: VP & CHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICER C/O COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, INC., 2450 N STREET, N.W., WASHINGTON DC 20037
Jeffrey S Danielson officer: VP Infrastructure C/O COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, INC., 2450 N STREET, N.W., WASHINGTON DC 20037
Steven D Brooks director C/O COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, INC., 2450 N ST NW, 4TH FLOOR, WASHINGTON DC 20037
Greg W O'connor officer: VP, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER C/O COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, INC., 2450 N STREET, N.W., WASHINGTON DC 20037
Eve N Howard director C/O COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, INC., 2450 N STREET, N.W., WASHINGTON DC 20037
Sa Paul De director C/O COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, INC., 2450 N STREET, N.W., WASHINGTON DC 20037