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Lichen China (Lichen China) PS Ratio : 0.66 (As of May. 09, 2024)


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What is Lichen China 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, Lichen China's share price is $1.00. Lichen China's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.52. Hence, Lichen China's PS Ratio for today is 0.66.

Good Sign:

Lichen China Ltd stock PS Ratio (=0.59) is close to 2-year low of 0.58

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

LICN' s PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.58   Med: 1.12   Max: 3.27
Current: 0.59

During the past 4 years, Lichen China's highest PS Ratio was 3.27. The lowest was 0.58. And the median was 1.12.

LICN's PS Ratio is ranked better than
61.71% of 1063 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 1.13 vs LICN: 0.59

Lichen China's Revenue per Sharefor the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.90. Its Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.52.

During the past 12 months, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate of Lichen China was 21.80% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 12.60% per year.

During the past 4 years, Lichen China's highest 3-Year average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 12.60% per year. The lowest was 12.60% per year. And the median was 12.60% per year.

Back to Basics: PS Ratio


Lichen China PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lichen China'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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Lichen China PS Ratio Chart

Lichen China Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
PS Ratio
- - - 1.30

Lichen China Semi-Annual Data
Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
PS Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - - - 1.30

Competitive Comparison of Lichen China's PS Ratio

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Lichen China'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.


Lichen China's PS Ratio Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Lichen China's PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Lichen China 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.

Lichen China's PS Ratio for today is calculated as

PS Ratio=Share Price/Revenue per Share (TTM)
=1.00/1.52
=0.66

Lichen China's Share Price of today is $1.00.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Lichen China's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.52.

* 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.


Lichen China  (NAS:LICN) 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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Lichen China (Lichen China) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
888 Century Avenue Meiling Street, Tower 3, Jinjiang Wanda Plaza Commercial Complex, B2306, Block B, Fujian Province, Jinjiang, CHN, 362000
Lichen China Ltd is a holding company. The company, along with its subsidiaries provides financial and taxation solution services; education support services; and software and maintenance services. The company generates Majority revenue from Financial and taxation solution services.