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, Proofpoint's share price is $175.90.
Proofpoint's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2021 was $19.82. Hence, Proofpoint's PS Ratio for today is 8.88.
Warning Sign:
Proofpoint Inc stock PS Ratio (=8.88) is close to 3-year high of 9.12
The historical rank and industry rank for Proofpoint's PS Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
PFPT'
s PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.99 Med: 8.13 Max: 11.84
Current: 8.88
During the past 12 years, Proofpoint's highest PS Ratio was 11.84. The lowest was 0.99. And the median was 8.13.
PFPT's PS Ratio is not ranked
in the Software industry.
Industry Median: 2.24
vs PFPT: 8.88
During the past 12 months, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate of Proofpoint was 14.80% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 16.00% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 21.80% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 5.40% per year.
During the past 12 years, Proofpoint's highest 3-Year average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 31.70% per year. The lowest was -37.50% per year. And the median was 16.00% per year.
Back to Basics: PS Ratio
Proofpoint PS Ratio Historical Data
The historical data trend for Proofpoint'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.
For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Proofpoint'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.
Proofpoint's PS Ratio Distribution in the Software Industry
For the Software industry and Technology sector, Proofpoint's PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Proofpoint's PS Ratio falls into.
Proofpoint 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.
Proofpoint's Share Price of today is $175.90. Proofpoint's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2021 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $19.82.
* 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.
Proofpoint PS Ratio Related Terms
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Proofpoint Inc. is a provider of cloud-based security solutions to large- and mid-sized organizations in a wide range of industries. The firm's solutions are delivered through its security-as-a-service platform, which hosts an integrated set of on-demand data protection applications. These solutions include threat protection, incident response, regulatory compliance, archiving, governance, and secure communication capabilities. The company derives revenue from subscription fees and hardware, training, and professional services fees. A majority of the firm's revenue is generated in the United States.
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