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Rand Capital (Rand Capital) PS Ratio : 3.90 (As of Apr. 29, 2024)


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What is Rand Capital 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, Rand Capital's share price is $14.10. Rand Capital's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $3.61. Hence, Rand Capital's PS Ratio for today is 3.90.

Good Sign:

Rand Capital Corp stock PS Ratio (=3.96) is close to 2-year low of 3.62

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

RAND' s PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.74   Med: 5.79   Max: 3128
Current: 3.91

During the past 13 years, Rand Capital's highest PS Ratio was 3128.00. The lowest was 1.74. And the median was 5.79.

RAND's PS Ratio is ranked better than
75.35% of 1412 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 8.46 vs RAND: 3.91

Rand Capital's Revenue per Sharefor the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.63. Its Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $3.61.

During the past 3 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 38.80% per year.

During the past 13 years, Rand Capital's highest 3-Year average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 90.00% per year. The lowest was -100.20% per year. And the median was 13.70% per year.

Back to Basics: PS Ratio


Rand Capital PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Rand Capital'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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Rand Capital PS Ratio Chart

Rand Capital Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 13.13 2.11 - 3.62

Rand Capital 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 - 12.52 3.83 4.07 3.62

Competitive Comparison of Rand Capital's PS Ratio

For the Asset Management subindustry, Rand Capital'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.


Rand Capital's PS Ratio Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Rand Capital's PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Rand Capital 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.

Rand Capital's PS Ratio for today is calculated as

PS Ratio=Share Price/Revenue per Share (TTM)
=14.10/3.613
=3.90

Rand Capital's Share Price of today is $14.10.
Rand Capital'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 $3.61.

* 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.


Rand Capital  (NAS:RAND) 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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Rand Capital (Rand Capital) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
1405 Rand Building, Buffalo, NY, USA, 14203
Rand Capital Corp is a closed-end, diversified management company. The firm's investment objectives is to maximize the total return to the shareholders with current income combined with capital appreciation. Some of its portfolios include lumious, and GiveGab among others.
Executives
Benjamin E Godley director RAND CAPITAL CORPORATION, 14 LAFAYETTE SQUARE, SUITE 2200, BUFFALO NY 14203
Adam Samuel Gusky director RAND CAPITAL CORPORATION, 14 LAFAYETTE SQUARE, SUITE 2200, BUFFALO NY 14203
Cari L Jaroslawsky director C/O HARTER SECREST & EMERY LLP, 1600 BAUSCH & LOMB PLACE, ROCHESTER NY 14604
Daniel P Penberthy officer: EVP and CFO C/O RAND CAPITAL CORP, 2200 RAND BLDG, BUFFALO NY 14203
Robert M Zak director 250 MAIN STREET, BUFFALO NY 14202
Erland E Kailbourne director C/O RAND CAPITAL CORP, 2200 RAND BUILDING, BUFFFALO NY 14203
Heather Eastgate officer: Chief Compliance Officer C/O RAND CAPITAL CORPORATION, 14 LAFAYETTE SQUARE, SUITE 1405, BUFFALO NY 14203
East Asset Management, Llc 10 percent owner 777 NW BEACON SQUARE BLVD., BOCA RATON FL 33487
Nancy Marie Stone officer: Chief Compliance Officer C/O RAND CAPITAL CORPORATION, 14 LAFAYETTE SQUARE, SUITE 1405, BUFFALO NY 14203
Margaret Brechtel officer: EVP, Treas., CFO & Sec. C/O RAND CAPITAL CORPORATION, 14 LAFAYETTE SQUARE, SUITE 1405, BUFFALO NY 14203
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