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Advanced Drainage Systems (Advanced Drainage Systems) PS Ratio : 4.57 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is Advanced Drainage Systems 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, Advanced Drainage Systems's share price is $162.70. Advanced Drainage Systems's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $35.62. Hence, Advanced Drainage Systems's PS Ratio for today is 4.57.

Warning Sign:

Advanced Drainage Systems Inc stock PS Ratio (=4.53) is close to 10-year high of 4.84

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

WMS' s PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.23   Med: 1.33   Max: 4.84
Current: 4.48

During the past 12 years, Advanced Drainage Systems's highest PS Ratio was 4.84. The lowest was 0.23. And the median was 1.33.

WMS's PS Ratio is ranked worse than
90.11% of 1659 companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 0.77 vs WMS: 4.48

Advanced Drainage Systems's Revenue per Sharefor the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $8.43. Its Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $35.62.

Warning Sign:

Advanced Drainage Systems Inc revenue per share is in decline over the past 12 months.

During the past 12 months, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate of Advanced Drainage Systems was -7.30% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 12.00% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 11.00% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was -0.10% per year.

During the past 12 years, Advanced Drainage Systems's highest 3-Year average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 16.50% per year. The lowest was -41.90% per year. And the median was 5.50% per year.

Back to Basics: PS Ratio


Advanced Drainage Systems PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Advanced Drainage Systems'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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Advanced Drainage Systems PS Ratio Chart

Advanced Drainage Systems Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.07 1.12 3.73 3.13 2.29

Advanced Drainage Systems 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 2.13 2.29 3.19 3.24 3.95

Competitive Comparison of Advanced Drainage Systems's PS Ratio

For the Building Products & Equipment subindustry, Advanced Drainage Systems'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.


Advanced Drainage Systems's PS Ratio Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Advanced Drainage Systems's PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Advanced Drainage Systems's PS Ratio falls into.



Advanced Drainage Systems 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.

Advanced Drainage Systems's PS Ratio for today is calculated as

PS Ratio=Share Price/Revenue per Share (TTM)
=162.70/35.623
=4.57

Advanced Drainage Systems's Share Price of today is $162.70.
Advanced Drainage Systems'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 $35.62.

* 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.


Advanced Drainage Systems  (NYSE:WMS) 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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Advanced Drainage Systems (Advanced Drainage Systems) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
4640 Trueman Boulevard, Hilliard, OH, USA, 43026
Advanced Drainage Systems Inc is engaged in designing, manufacturing, and marketing thermoplastic corrugated pipe and related water management products in North and South America, and Europe. The company's operating segment includes Pipe; Infiltrator; International and Allied Products and Other. It generates maximum revenue from the Pipe segment. The company serves Agriculture; Aviation and Military; Mining; Residential; Transportation; Healthcare and Education and others.
Executives
Brian W. King officer: Executive Vice President C/O ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, INC., 4640 TRUEMAN BOULEVARD, HILLIARD OH 43026
Michael G. Huebert officer: Senior Vice President C/O ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, INC., 4640 TRUEMAN BOULEVARD, HILLIARD OH 43026
Tim A Makowski officer: SEE REMARKS (A) C/O ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, INC., 4640 TRUEMAN BOULEVARD, HILLIARD OH 43026
Robert M Klein officer: EVP, Sales C/O ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, INC., 4640 TRUEMAN BOULEVARD, HILLARD OH 43026
Anil Seetharam director 200 CLARENDON STREET, FLOOR 35, BOSTON MA 02116
Ross M Jones director ONE BOSTON PLACE, 33RD FL, BOSTON MA 02108
Alexander R Fischer director C/O ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, INC., 4640 TRUEMAN BOULEVARD, HILLARD OH 43026
Darin S. Harvey officer: EVP, Supply Chain & Logistics C/O ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, INC., 4640 TRUEMAN BOULEVARD, HILLIARD OH 43026
Craig J. Taylor officer: Executive Vice President C/O ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, INC., 4640 TRUEMAN BOULEVARD, HILLIARD OH 43026
Perez De La Mesa Manuel J director
Kevin C Talley officer: EVP and CAO C/O ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS INC, 4640 TRUEMAN BOULEVARD, HILLIARD OH 43026
Kelly S. Gast director C/O ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, INC., 4640 TRUEMAN BLVD., HILLIARD OH 43026
Berkshire Partners Holdings Llc 10 percent owner 200 CLARENDON STREET, 35TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116
Berkshire Fund Ix, L.p. 10 percent owner C/O NINTH BERKSHIRE ASSOCIATES LLC, 200 CLARENDON STREET, BOSTON MA 02116
Michael B. Coleman director C/O ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, INC., 4640 TRUEMAN BLVD., HILLIARD OH 43026