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Strategic Education (Strategic Education) PS Ratio

: 2.04 (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, Strategic Education's share price is $97.255. Strategic Education's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $47.57. Hence, Strategic Education's PS Ratio for today is 2.04.

Warning Sign:

Strategic Education Inc stock PS Ratio (=2.08) is close to 3-year high of 2.28

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

STRA' s PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.71   Med: 1.77   Max: 4.4
Current: 2.08

During the past 13 years, Strategic Education's highest PS Ratio was 4.40. The lowest was 0.71. And the median was 1.77.

STRA's PS Ratio is ranked worse than
62.21% of 262 companies
in the Education industry
Industry Median: 1.545 vs STRA: 2.08

Strategic Education's Revenue per Sharefor the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $12.63. Its Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $47.57.

During the past 12 months, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate of Strategic Education was 6.50% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 1.70% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 1.80% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 0.90% per year.

During the past 13 years, Strategic Education's highest 3-Year average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 29.00% per year. The lowest was -7.30% per year. And the median was 14.00% per year.

Back to Basics: PS Ratio


Strategic Education PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Strategic Education'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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Strategic Education 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 3.52 2.12 1.23 1.76 1.95

Strategic Education 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 1.76 2.01 1.50 1.63 1.95

Competitive Comparison

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Strategic Education'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.


Strategic Education PS Ratio Distribution

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Strategic Education's PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Strategic Education's PS Ratio falls into.



Strategic Education 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.

Strategic Education's PS Ratio for today is calculated as

PS Ratio=Share Price/Revenue per Share (TTM)
=97.255/47.565
=2.04

Strategic Education's Share Price of today is $97.255.
Strategic Education'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 $47.57.

* 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.


Strategic Education  (NAS:STRA) 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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Strategic Education (Strategic Education) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2303 Dulles Station Boulevard, Herndon, VA, USA, 20171
Strategic Education Inc. is an education services company that provides access to high-quality education through campus-based and online post-secondary education offerings, as well as through programs to develop job-ready skills for high-demand markets. The company operates through wholly-owned subsidiaries Strayer University and Capella University, both accredited post-secondary institutions of higher education located in the United States, as well as Torrens University, an accredited post-secondary institution of higher education located in Australia. It provide employees with access to affordable and industry relevant training, certificate, and degree programs.
Executives
Viet D Dinh director GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER, 600 NEW JERSEY AVENUE NW, WASHINGTON DC 20001
Robert R Grusky director C/O STRAYER EDUCATION INC, 2303 DULLES STATION BOULEVARD, HERNDON VA 20171
Raymond Karl Mcdonnell officer: President and COO C/O STRAYER EDUCATION INC, 2303 DULLES STATION BOULEVARD, HERNDON VA 20171
Daniel Wayne Jackson officer: Vice President - Operations C/O STRAYER EDUCATION INC., 2303 DULLES STATION BOULEVARD, HERNDON VA 20171
Michael Thawley director C/O STRATEGIC EDUCATION, INC., 2303 DULLES STATION BOULEVARD, HERNDON VA 20171
Robert S Silberman director, officer: Chairman & CEO C/O STRAYER EDUCATION INC, 2303 DULLES STATION BOULEVARD, HERNDON VA 20171
Michael A. Mcrobbie director C/O STRATEGIC EDUCATION, INC., 2303 DULLES STATION BOULEVARD, HERNDON VA 20171
William J Slocum director C/O INCLUSIVE CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P., 1170 GORGAS AVENUE, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129
Tal Darmon officer: Chief Accounting Officer 650 SOUTH EXETER STREET, BALTIMORE MD 21202
Jerry Lavell Johnson director 512 HERNDON PARKWAY, SUITE A, HERNDON VA 20170
Casteen John T Iii director 301 S. COLLEGE STREET, 30TH FLOOR, NC0630, CHARLOTTE NC 28288-0630
J Kevin Gilligan director, officer: Executive Vice Chairman P O BOX 1441, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55440-1441
Andrew E Watt officer: Chief Operating Officer 225 SOUTH SIXTH STREET, 9TH FLOOR, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402
Lizette Benedi Herraiz officer: SVP and General Counsel 2303 DULLES STATION BOULEVARD, HERNDON VA 20171
Thomas J Aprahamian officer: Chief Accounting Officer 2303 DULLES STATION BOULEVARD, HERNDON VA 20171

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