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, Kaiser Aluminum's share price is $98.69.
Kaiser Aluminum's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was $186.66. Hence, Kaiser Aluminum's PS Ratio for today is 0.53.
Warning Sign:
Kaiser Aluminum Corp stock PS Ratio (=0.53) is close to 2-year high of 0.53
The historical rank and industry rank for Kaiser Aluminum's PS Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
KALU'
s PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.28 Med: 1.04 Max: 1.92
Current: 0.53
During the past 13 years, Kaiser Aluminum's highest PS Ratio was 1.92. The lowest was 0.28. And the median was 1.04.
KALU's PS Ratio is ranked better than 80.14% of 740
companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: 1.66
vs KALU: 0.53
Kaiser Aluminum Corp revenue per share is in decline over the past 12 months.
During the past 12 months, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate of Kaiser Aluminum was -9.20% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 37.50% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 21.70% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 11.40% per year.
During the past 13 years, Kaiser Aluminum's highest 3-Year average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 84.40% per year. The lowest was -30.60% per year. And the median was 2.60% per year.
Back to Basics: PS Ratio
Kaiser Aluminum PS Ratio Historical Data
The historical data trend for Kaiser Aluminum'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.
Competitive Comparison of Kaiser Aluminum's PS Ratio
For the Aluminum subindustry, Kaiser Aluminum'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.
Kaiser Aluminum's PS Ratio Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry
For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Kaiser Aluminum's PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Kaiser Aluminum's PS Ratio falls into.
Kaiser Aluminum 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.
Kaiser Aluminum's Share Price of today is $98.69. Kaiser Aluminum's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $186.66.
* 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:
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.
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.
Kaiser Aluminum PS Ratio Related Terms
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Kaiser Aluminum (Kaiser Aluminum) Business Description
Kaiser Aluminum Corp produces and sells semi-fabricated specialty aluminum products primarily to industrial customers. The company purchases primary and scrap aluminum, primarily from its five largest suppliers, and processes it into specialized value-added products. It hedges its aluminum costs in an attempt to match commodity price changes between the time it purchases the raw materials and sells the finished products. Kaiser produces high-strength aluminum products for the aerospace industry, specialized aluminum extrusions for the automotive industry, and also sells products to customers in the general engineering industry. Nearly all of Kaiser's revenue is generated in the US, with the remainder coming from Canada. The company's operations are also located in the U.S. and Canada.
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