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, Paychex's share price is $108.17.
Paychex's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2023 was $13.58. Hence, Paychex's PS Ratio for today is 7.97.
Good Sign:
Paychex Inc stock PS Ratio (=7.97) is close to 2-year low of 7.87
The historical rank and industry rank for Paychex's PS Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
PAYX'
s PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.57 Med: 6.94 Max: 11.63
Current: 7.97
During the past 13 years, Paychex's highest PS Ratio was 11.63. The lowest was 4.57. And the median was 6.94.
PAYX's PS Ratio is ranked worse than 91.94% of 1055
companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 1.12
vs PAYX: 7.97
Paychex's Revenue per Sharefor the
three
months ended in Feb. 2023 was $3.81.
Its Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2023 was $13.58.
Good Sign:
Paychex Inc has shown predictable revenue and earnings growth.
During the past 12 months, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate of Paychex was 9.60% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 6.80% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 7.40% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 7.70% per year.
During the past 13 years, Paychex's highest 3-Year average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 57.30% per year. The lowest was -13.20% per year. And the median was 12.50% per year.
Back to Basics: PS Ratio
Paychex PS Ratio Historical Data
The historical data trend for Paychex'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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Paychex Annual Data
Trend
May13
May14
May15
May16
May17
May18
May19
May20
May21
May22
PS Ratio
7.02
8.23
6.46
9.03
9.75
Paychex Quarterly Data
May18
Aug18
Nov18
Feb19
May19
Aug19
Nov19
Feb20
May20
Aug20
Nov20
Feb21
May21
Aug21
Nov21
Feb22
May22
Aug22
Nov22
Feb23
PS Ratio
9.61
9.75
9.46
9.34
8.13
Competitive Comparison
For the Staffing & Employment Services subindustry, Paychex'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.
Paychex PS Ratio Distribution
For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Paychex's PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Paychex's PS Ratio falls in comparison to its industry or sector. The grey bar indicates the PS Ratio's extreme value range as defined by GuruFocus.
Paychex 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.
Paychex's Share Price of today is $108.17.
Paychex's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $13.58.
* 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:
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.
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.
Paychex PS Ratio Related Terms
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Paychex is a leading provider of payroll, human capital management, and insurance solutions servicing small and midsize clients primarily in the United States. The company, established in 1979, services over 730,000 clients and pays over 1 in 12 U.S. private-sector workers. Alongside its traditional payroll services, Paychex offers HCM solutions such as benefits administration and time and attendance software, as well as human resources outsourcing and insurance agency services.
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