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Novavax (Novavax) PS Ratio : 0.65 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is Novavax PS Ratio?

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, Novavax's share price is $4.09. Novavax's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $6.26. Hence, Novavax's PS Ratio for today is 0.65.

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

NVAX' s PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.28   Med: 21.46   Max: 487.7
Current: 0.63

During the past 13 years, Novavax's highest PS Ratio was 487.70. The lowest was 0.28. And the median was 21.46.

NVAX's PS Ratio is ranked better than
95.57% of 993 companies
in the Biotechnology industry
Industry Median: 8.92 vs NVAX: 0.63

Novavax's Revenue per Sharefor the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $2.05. Its Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $6.26.

Warning Sign:

Novavax Inc revenue growth has slowed down over the past 12 months.

During the past 12 months, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate of Novavax was -73.00% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 142.10% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 63.50% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 8.40% per year.

During the past 13 years, Novavax's highest 3-Year average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 253.30% per year. The lowest was -57.80% per year. And the median was -6.20% per year.

Back to Basics: PS Ratio


Novavax PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Novavax'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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Novavax PS Ratio Chart

Novavax Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.14 286.66 53.87 0.50 0.87

Novavax Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
PS Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial 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 0.50 0.50 0.48 0.93 0.87

Competitive Comparison of Novavax's PS Ratio

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Novavax'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.


Novavax's PS Ratio Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Novavax's PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Novavax 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.

Novavax's PS Ratio for today is calculated as

PS Ratio=Share Price/Revenue per Share (TTM)
=4.09/6.261
=0.65

Novavax's Share Price of today is $4.09.
Novavax'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 $6.26.

* 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.


Novavax  (NAS:NVAX) 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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Novavax (Novavax) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
21 Firstfield Road, Gaithersburg, MD, USA, 20878
Novavax Inc is a biotechnology company that develops vaccines. The company works in the clinical stage of development with a focus on delivering novel products that prevent a broad range of diseases. Novavax works together with its wholly owned Swedish subsidiary to produce vaccine candidates to respond to both known and emerging disease threats. The company believes its vaccine technology has the potential to be applied broadly to a wide variety of human infectious diseases. Novavax develops product candidates geared toward all age demographics of the general population.
Executives
Filip Dubovsky officer: President, R&D C/O NOVAVAX INC., 21 FIRSTFIELD ROAD, GAITHERSBURG MD 20878
Gregory M Glenn officer: President, R&D 20 FIRSTFIELD ROAD, #250, GAITHERSBURG MD 20878
Elaine O'hara officer: EVP, Chief Strategy Officer 333 NORTH WARREN AVENUE, MALVERN PA 19355
John C Jacobs director, officer: President and CEO 630 W. GERMANTOWN PIKE, SUITE 215, PLYMOUTH MEETING PA 19462
Richard J Rodgers director C/O TESARO, INC., 1000 WINTER ST., STE 3300, WALTHAM MA 02451
James F Young director ONE MEDIMMUNE WAY, GAITHERSBURG MD 20878
Herrmann John A Iii officer: SVP, General Counsel C/O NOVAVAX, INC., 20 FIRSTFIELD ROAD, GAITHERSBURG MD 20878
Stanley C Erck director, officer: President and CEO 20 FIRSTFIELD ROAD, #250, GAITHERSBURG MD 20878
John Trizzino officer: SVP, CBO and CFO 9920 BELWARD CAMPUS DRIVE, ROCKVILLE MD 20850
David M Mott director 1119 ST. PAUL STREET, BALTIMORE MD 21202
James Patrick Kelly officer: EVP, CFO and Treasurer C/O SUPERNUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 9715 KEY WEST AVENUE, ROCKVILLE MD 20850
Gary C Evans director 1048 TEXAN TRAIL, GRAPEVINE TX 76051
Rachel K. King director C/O GLYCOMIMETICS, INC., 401 PROFESSIONAL DRIVE, SUITE 250, GAITHERSBURG MD 20879
Mcmanus Michael A Jr director 241-02 NORTHERN BLVD, DOUGLASTON NY 11362
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