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Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund (Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund) PS Ratio

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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, Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund's share price is $11.82. Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2023 was $-1.14. Hence, Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund's PS Ratio for today is .

Warning Sign:

Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund stock PS Ratio (=11.6) is close to 10-year high of 12.53

The historical rank and industry rank for Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund's PS Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 7 years, Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund's highest PS Ratio was 12.53. The lowest was 4.78. And the median was 7.30.

NFJ's PS Ratio is not ranked *
in the Asset Management industry.
Industry Median: 8.28
* Ranked among companies with meaningful PS Ratio only.

Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund's Revenue per Sharefor the six months ended in Jan. 2023 was $0.19. Its Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2023 was $-1.14.

Warning Sign:

Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund revenue per share has been in decline over the past 3 years.

During the past 3 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was -16.90% per year.

During the past 7 years, Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund's highest 3-Year average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 0.70% per year. The lowest was -16.90% per year. And the median was -8.10% per year.

Back to Basics: PS Ratio


Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund'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.

Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund Annual Data
Trend Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
PS Ratio
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 7.58 7.46 7.25 - 11.94

Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund Semi-Annual Data
Jul17 Jan18 Jul18 Jan19 Jul19 Jan20 Jul20 Jan21 Jul21 Jan22 Jul22 Jan23 Jan24
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 - 7.25 - - 11.94

Competitive Comparison

For the Asset Management subindustry, Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund'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.


Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund PS Ratio Distribution

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund's PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund's PS Ratio falls into.



Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund 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.

Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund's PS Ratio for today is calculated as

PS Ratio=Share Price/Revenue per Share (TTM)
=11.82/-1.138
=

Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund's Share Price of today is $11.82.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2023 was $-1.14.

* 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.


Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund  (NYSE:NFJ) 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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Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund (Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
101 Munson Street, Greenfield, MA, USA, 01301
Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund is a Massachusetts-based business trust. Its primary investment objective is to seek current income and gains, with a secondary objective of long-term capital appreciation. The fund pursues its investment objectives by investing in a diversified portfolio of dividend-paying common stocks and income-producing convertible securities.
Executives
Donald C Burke director C/O BLACKROCK FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, INC., 40 EAST 52ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10022
Mcdaniel Connie D director C/O VIRTUS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, INC., ONE FINANCIAL PLAZA, 26TH FL., HARTFORD CT 06103
Geraldine M Mcnamara director 150 EAST 44TH ST, APT 35G, NEW YORK NY 10017
R Keith Walton director 100 PEARL STREET, HARTFORD CT 06103
Christine Hurtsellers other: CEO - Subadviser to the issuer 230 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10169
Vincent J Costa other: CIO-Subadviser to the issuer 800 SCUDDERS MILL ROAD, PLAINSBORO NJ 08536
Paul Zemsky other: CIO-Subadviser to the issuer 230 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10169
Voya Investment Management Co other: Subadviser to the issuer 10 STATE HOUSE SQUARE, SH12, HARTFORD CT 06103-3602
Brian T Zino director 100 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Deborah A Decotis director 1633 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10019
George R Aylward director, officer: President and CEO C/O VIRTUS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, INC., 100 PEARL STREET, HARTFORD CT 06103
James S Macleod director 250 E KILBOURN AVE, MILWAUKEE WI 53202
Richard W Smirl officer: EVP C/O VIRTUS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, INC., ONE FINANCIAL PLAZA, HARTFORD CT 06103
F Ford Drummond director 100 N BROADWAY, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73102
Francis G Waltman officer: EVP C/O VIRTUS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, INC., 100 PEARL STREET, HARTFORD CT 06103

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