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BlackLine (BlackLine) PS Ratio : 6.88 (As of May. 15, 2024)


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What is BlackLine 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, BlackLine's share price is $57.84. BlackLine's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was $8.41. Hence, BlackLine's PS Ratio for today is 6.88.

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

BL' s PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.6   Med: 10.9   Max: 24.01
Current: 6.88

During the past 10 years, BlackLine's highest PS Ratio was 24.01. The lowest was 5.60. And the median was 10.90.

BL's PS Ratio is ranked worse than
81.32% of 2751 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 2.27 vs BL: 6.88

BlackLine's Revenue per Sharefor the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $2.16. Its Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was $8.41.

Warning Sign:

BlackLine 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 BlackLine was -7.10% 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 15.50% per year.

During the past 10 years, BlackLine's highest 3-Year average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 47.60% per year. The lowest was 9.80% per year. And the median was 20.10% per year.

Back to Basics: PS Ratio


BlackLine PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for BlackLine'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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BlackLine PS Ratio Chart

BlackLine 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 9.87 21.55 14.19 7.66 7.62

BlackLine Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 7.41 6.04 6.34 7.62 7.68

Competitive Comparison of BlackLine's PS Ratio

For the Software - Application subindustry, BlackLine'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.


BlackLine's PS Ratio Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



BlackLine 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.

BlackLine's PS Ratio for today is calculated as

PS Ratio=Share Price/Revenue per Share (TTM)
=57.84/8.413
=6.88

BlackLine's Share Price of today is $57.84.
BlackLine'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 $8.41.

* 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.


BlackLine  (NAS:BL) 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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BlackLine (BlackLine) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
21300 Victory Boulevard, 12th Floor, Woodland Hills, CA, USA, 91367
BlackLine Inc is engaged in providing financial accounting close solutions delivered as Software as a Service (SaaS). The Company's solutions enable its customers to address various aspects of their financial close process including account reconciliations, variance analysis of account balances, journal entry capabilities, and certain types of data matching capabilities. The majority of the revenue of the company is earned in the United States.
Executives
Mark Woodhams officer: Chief Revenue Officer 21300 VICTORY BLVD., 12TH FLOOR, WOODLAND HILLS CA 91367
Thomas Unterman director 21300 VICTORY BLVD., 12TH FLOOR, WOODLAND HILLS CA 91367
Mika Yamamoto director 21300 VICTORY BLVD.,, 12TH FLOOR, WOODLAND HILLS CA 91367
William Raymond Wagner director C/O VOCUS, INC., 4296 FORBES BOULEVARD, LANHAM MD 20706
Peter Hirsch officer: Chief Technology Officer C/O ELLIE MAE, INC., 4420 ROSEWOOD DRIVE, PLEASANTON CA 94588
Mark Partin officer: Chief Financial Officer 21300 VICTORY BLVD., 12TH FLOOR, WOODLAND HILLS CA 91367
Marc Huffman officer: Chief Operating Officer C/O NETSUITE INC., 2955 CAMPUS DRIVE, SUITE 100, SAN MATEO CA 94403
Amit Yoran director C/O TENABLE HOLDINGS, INC., 6100 MERRIWEATHER DRIVE, COLUMBIA MD 21044
Brunilda Rios director C/O DELL TECHNOLOGIES INC., ONE DELL WAY, ROUND ROCK TX 78682
Owen Ryan director C/O BLACKLINE INC, 21300 VICTORY BOULEVARD 12TH FLOOR, WOODLAND HILLS CA 91367
Therese Tucker director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer 21300 VICTORY BLVD., 12TH FLOOR, WOODLAND HILLS CA 91367
Graham Smith director 301 BRANNMAN ST, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
Barbara Whye director 21300 VICTORY BLVD., 12TH FLOOR, WOODLAND HILLS CA 91367
Morgan Karole Prager officer: Chief Legal Officer & Sec'y C/O MCCLATCHY CO, 2100 Q STREET, SACRAMENTO CA 95816
Patrick Villanova officer: Controller 21300 VICTORY BLVD., 12TH FLOOR, WOODLAND HILLS CA 91367