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CAI International (CAI International) PS Ratio : 2.83 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is CAI International 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, CAI International's share price is $56.00. CAI International's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2021 was $19.78. Hence, CAI International's PS Ratio for today is 2.83.

Warning Sign:

CAI International Inc stock PS Ratio (=2.83) is close to 5-year high of 3.08

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

CAI' s PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.41   Med: 1.96   Max: 5.55
Current: 2.83

During the past 13 years, CAI International's highest PS Ratio was 5.55. The lowest was 0.41. And the median was 1.96.

CAI's PS Ratio is not ranked
in the Business Services industry.
Industry Median: 1.08 vs CAI: 2.83

CAI International's Revenue per Sharefor the three months ended in Sep. 2021 was $5.75. Its Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2021 was $19.78.

Good Sign:

CAI International Inc has shown predictable revenue and earnings growth.

During the past 12 months, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate of CAI International was 31.60% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 0.90% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 5.30% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 13.10% per year.

During the past 13 years, CAI International's highest 3-Year average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 33.70% per year. The lowest was -14.80% per year. And the median was 9.30% per year.

Back to Basics: PS Ratio


CAI International PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for CAI International'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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CAI International PS Ratio Chart

CAI International Annual Data
Trend Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20
PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.57 1.76 1.62 1.75 1.89

CAI International Quarterly Data
Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21
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 1.83 1.89 2.64 3.08 2.83

Competitive Comparison of CAI International's PS Ratio

For the Rental & Leasing Services subindustry, CAI International'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.


CAI International's PS Ratio Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, CAI International's PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



CAI International 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.

CAI International's PS Ratio for today is calculated as

PS Ratio=Share Price/Revenue per Share (TTM)
=56.00/19.782
=2.83

CAI International's Share Price of today is $56.00.
CAI International's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2021 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $19.78.

* 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.


CAI International  (NYSE:CAI) 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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CAI International (CAI International) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
Steuart Tower, 1 Market Plaza, Suite 2400, San Francisco, CA, USA, 94105
CAI International Inc is a global transportation finance and logistics company. It is organized into one segment namely Container leasing. The container leasing segment owns and leases containers and earns fees for managing container portfolios on behalf of third-party investors. The company operates across the United States, Switzerland, France, Korea, Singapore, and other parts of Asia and Europe. It offers various type of containers comprising Dry van containers, Refrigerated containers, open-top, flat-rack, palletwide and swapbody containers, roll trailers, and generator sets.
Executives
Daniel James Hallahan officer: Senior VP, Global Marketing GREYS FARM STANFORD RIVERS ROAD MARDEN ASH ONGAR ESSEX X0 CM5 9BT
Timothy B Page director, officer: EVP and Interim CEO 3000 NW 107TH AVE MIAMI FL 33172
John H Williford director STEUART TOWER, 1 MARKET PLAZA, SUITE 900, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Gary Sawka director ONE EMBARCADERO CENTER, SUITE 2101 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Kathryn G Jackson director STEUART TOWER 1 MARKET PLAZA, SUITE 900 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Andrew Ogawa director, 10 percent owner 49 FAIRVIEW AVE ATHERTON CA 94027
David G Remington director ONE EMBARCADERO CENTER, SUITE 2101, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Victor Garcia director, officer: President and CEO ONE EMBARCADERO CENTER, SUITE 2101 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Camille Cutino officer: VP, Operations and HR ONE EMBARCADERO CENTER, SUITE 2101 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Masaaki Nishibori director ONE EMBARCADERO CENTER, SUITE 2101 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Marvin Dennis director ONE EMBARCADERO CENTER, SUITE 2101 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Ogawa Family Trust 10 percent owner 49 FAIRVIEW AVE ATHERTON CA 94027
Hiromitsu Ogawa director, 10 percent owner ONE EMBARCADERO CENTER, SUITE 2101 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
William Liebeck director ONE EMBARCADERO CENTER, SUITE 2101 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Nadine Baleeiro Teixeira officer: VP International Legal Affairs ONE EMBARCADERO CENTER SUITE 2101 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111