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, La Jolla Pharmaceutical Co's share price is $6.22.
La Jolla Pharmaceutical Co's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2022 was $1.49. Hence, La Jolla Pharmaceutical Co's PS Ratio for today is 4.18.
Warning Sign:
La Jolla Pharmaceutical Co stock PS Ratio (=4.18) is close to 1-year high of 4.18
The historical rank and industry rank for La Jolla Pharmaceutical Co's PS Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
LJPC'
s PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.63 Med: 15.81 Max: 7718
Current: 4.18
During the past 13 years, La Jolla Pharmaceutical Co's highest PS Ratio was 7718.00. The lowest was 1.63. And the median was 15.81.
LJPC's PS Ratio is not ranked
in the Biotechnology industry.
Industry Median: 8.92
vs LJPC: 4.18
During the past 13 years, La Jolla Pharmaceutical Co's highest 3-Year average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 186.90% per year. The lowest was 0.00% per year. And the median was 78.70% per year.
Back to Basics: PS Ratio
La Jolla Pharmaceutical Co PS Ratio Historical Data
* 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 La Jolla Pharmaceutical Co's PS Ratio
For the Biotechnology subindustry, La Jolla Pharmaceutical Co'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.
La Jolla Pharmaceutical Co's PS Ratio Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry
For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, La Jolla Pharmaceutical Co's PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where La Jolla Pharmaceutical Co's PS Ratio falls into.
La Jolla Pharmaceutical Co 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.
La Jolla Pharmaceutical Co's Share Price of today is $6.22. La Jolla Pharmaceutical Co's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2022 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $1.49.
* 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:
La Jolla Pharmaceutical Co (NAS:LJPC) 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.
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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La Jolla Pharmaceutical Co (La Jolla Pharmaceutical Co) Business Description
La Jolla Pharmaceutical Co is a biopharmaceutical company. The company's main activity is the discovery, development, and commercialization of innovative therapies that improve patients' life-threatening conditions. The company's portfolio consists of an angiotensin II formulation, which regulates blood pressure; a formulation of hepcidin, an endogenous peptide hormone that regulates iron metabolism; and an antibiotic approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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