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Vertex (Vertex) PS Ratio : 8.62 (As of May. 24, 2024)


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What is Vertex 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, Vertex's share price is $33.29. Vertex's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was $3.86. Hence, Vertex's PS Ratio for today is 8.62.

Warning Sign:

Vertex Inc stock PS Ratio (=8.62) is close to 3-year high of 8.9

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

VERX' s PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.28   Med: 6.57   Max: 14.86
Current: 8.41

During the past 6 years, Vertex's highest PS Ratio was 14.86. The lowest was 3.28. And the median was 6.57.

VERX's PS Ratio is ranked worse than
84.67% of 2753 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 2.28 vs VERX: 8.41

Vertex's Revenue per Sharefor the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $0.98. Its Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was $3.86.

Warning Sign:

Vertex Inc revenue per share has been in decline for the last 5 years.

During the past 12 months, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate of Vertex was 13.80% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 9.80% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was -55.50% per year.

During the past 6 years, Vertex's highest 3-Year average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 9.80% per year. The lowest was -87.00% per year. And the median was 9.80% per year.

Back to Basics: PS Ratio


Vertex PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Vertex'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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Vertex PS Ratio Chart

Vertex Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - 12.23 5.51 4.42 7.15

Vertex Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Vertex's PS Ratio

For the Software - Application subindustry, Vertex'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.


Vertex's PS Ratio Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Vertex's PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Vertex 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.

Vertex's PS Ratio for today is calculated as

PS Ratio=Share Price/Revenue per Share (TTM)
=33.29/3.863
=8.62

Vertex's Share Price of today is $33.29.
Vertex's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $3.86.

* 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.


Vertex  (NAS:VERX) 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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Vertex (Vertex) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2301 Renaissance Boulevard, King of Prussia, PA, USA, 19406
Vertex Inc is a provider of tax technology and services. It enables companies to realize the full strategic potential of the tax function by automating and integrating tax processes while leveraging advanced and predictive analytics of tax data. Vertex provides cloud-based and on-premise solutions to specific industries for every line of tax, including income, sales, consumer use, value-added, and payroll. The company offers solutions such as tax determination, Tax Data Management, document management, and compliance and reporting among others. The company derives revenue from software subscriptions.
Executives
John R Schwab officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O NCO GROUP, INC., 507 PRUDENTIAL ROAD, HORSHAM PA 19044
Item Second Irr. Trust Fbo Jacob J. Westphal U/a Of Jeffrey R. Westphal Dated October 5, 2001 10 percent owner, other: 13(d) Group Member C/O VERTEX, INC., 2301 RENAISSANCE BLVD., KING OF PRUSSIA PA 19406
Item Second Irr. Trust Fbo Anne Marie Westphal U/a Of Jeffrey R. Westphal Dated October 5, 2001 10 percent owner, other: 13(d) Group Member C/O VERTEX, INC., 2301 RENAISSANCE BLVD., KING OF PRUSSIA PA 19406
Eric C. Andersen director C/O AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION, INC., 111 W. CONGRESS STREET, CHARLES TOWN WV 25414
Jeffery Westphal director, 10 percent owner C/O VERTEX, INC., 2301 RENAISSANCE BLVD., KING OF PRUSSIA PA 19406
Item Second Irr. Trust Fbo Kyle R. Westphal U/a Of Jeffrey R. Westphal Dated October 5, 2001 10 percent owner, other: 13(d) Group Member C/O VERTEX, INC., 2301 RENAISSANCE BLVD., KING OF PRUSSIA PA 19406
Tensile Capital Management Lp 10 percent owner 700 LARKSPUR LANDING CIRCLE, SUITE 255, LARKSPUR CA 94939
John Richard Stamm director C/O VERTEX, INC., 2301 RENAISSANCE BLVD., KING OF PRUSSIA PA 19406
Lisa Butler officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O VERTEX, INC., 2301 RENAISSANCE BLVD., KING OF PRUSSIA PA 19406
David Destefano director, officer: President & CEO C/O VERTEX, INC., 2301 RENAISSANCE BLVD., KING OF PRUSSIA PA 19406
Rowland Bryan T.r. officer: General Counsel 101 WOLF DRIVE, THOROFARE NJ 08086
Kevin L Robert director 501 KANSAS AVENUE, KANSAS CITY KS 66105
Philip Seth Saunders director 13 MAPLE KNOLL LANE, MANALAPAN NJ 07726
Amanda Westphal Radcliffe director, 10 percent owner C/O VERTEX, INC., 2301 RENAISSANCE BLVD., KING OF PRUSSIA PA 19406
Bradley M Gayton director ONE COCA-COLA PLAZA, ATLANTA GA 30313