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RGC Resources (RGC Resources) PS Ratio

: 2.16 (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, RGC Resources's share price is $19.23. RGC Resources's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $8.89. Hence, RGC Resources's PS Ratio for today is 2.16.

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

RGCO' s PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.23   Med: 2.28   Max: 3.6
Current: 2.16

During the past 13 years, RGC Resources's highest PS Ratio was 3.60. The lowest was 1.23. And the median was 2.28.

RGCO's PS Ratio is ranked worse than
67.65% of 510 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 1.27 vs RGCO: 2.16

RGC Resources's Revenue per Sharefor the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $2.43. Its Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $8.89.

Warning Sign:

RGC Resources Inc revenue per share is in decline over the past 12 months.

During the past 12 months, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate of RGC Resources was -11.70% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 8.20% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 3.30% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was -0.40% per year.

During the past 13 years, RGC Resources's highest 3-Year average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 16.70% per year. The lowest was -12.60% per year. And the median was 0.10% per year.

Back to Basics: PS Ratio


RGC Resources PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for RGC Resources'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.

* Premium members only.

Array ( [0] => - [1] => - [2] => - [3] => - [4] => - [5] => 3.47 [6] => 3.03 [7] => 2.47 [8] => 2.28 [9] => 1.76 )
RGC Resources Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
PS Ratio
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.47 3.03 2.47 2.28 1.76

RGC Resources 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 2.19 2.23 2.00 1.76 2.29

Competitive Comparison

For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, RGC Resources'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.


RGC Resources PS Ratio Distribution

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, RGC Resources's PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where RGC Resources's PS Ratio falls into.



RGC Resources 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.

RGC Resources's PS Ratio for today is calculated as

PS Ratio=Share Price/Revenue per Share (TTM)
=19.23/8.887
=2.16

RGC Resources's Share Price of today is $19.23.
RGC Resources'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 $8.89.

* 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.


RGC Resources  (NAS:RGCO) 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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RGC Resources (RGC Resources) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
519 Kimball Avenue North East, Roanoke, VA, USA, 24016
RGC Resources Inc is involved in the business of distribution and sale of natural gas to residential, commercial, and industrial customers within its service territory in Roanoke, Virginia and its surrounding localities as well as it also provides certain non-regulated services. The company relies on multiple interstate pipelines to transport natural gas. The company operates in three segments: Gas Utility, which is the key revenue generator; Investment in Affiliates this segment reflects the income generated through the activities of the Company's investment in MVP and Southgate projects and Parent & Other include the unregulated activities of the Company as well as certain corporate eliminations.
Executives
Christen Brooke Miles officer: VP, Human Resources P.O. BOX 13007, ROANOKE VA 24030
Lawrence T. Oliver officer: VP, Interim CFO, Sec. & Treas. P. O. BOX 13007, ROANOKE VA 24030
Robert B Johnston director
Jason A. Field officer: VP, Treasurer & CFO P. O. BOX 13007, ROANOKE VA 24030
Williamson John B Iii director, officer: Chairman, President & CEO PO BOX 13007, ROANOKE VA 24030
Paul W Nester officer: VP, Treasurer & CFO P.O. BOX 13007, ROANOKE VA 24030
Anita G Zucker 10 percent owner 4838 JENKINS AVE, N CHARLESTON SC 29405
Elizabeth A Mcclanahan director P. O. BOX 13007, ROANOKE VA 24030
Jacqueline L. Archer director P. O. BOX 13007, ROANOKE VA 24030
Burton Randall P. Ii other: Former VP, CFO, Sec. & Treas. P. O. BOX 13007, ROANOKE VA 24030
Shockley C James Jr officer: VP & COO P.O. BOX 13007, ROANOKE VA 24030
Wells Robert L Ii officer: VP, CIO, Asst. Sec. & Treas. P.O. BOX 13007, ROANOKE VA 24030
Nancy H Agee director PO BOX 13007, ROANOKE VA 24030
D Orazio John S officer: VP & COO Roanoke Gas Co (sub) PO BOX 13007, ROANOKE VA 24030
Smoot Raymond D Jr director P. O. BOX 13007, ROANOKE VA 24030