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Information Services (TSX:ISV) PS Ratio : 2.12 (As of May. 14, 2024)


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What is Information Services 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, Information Services's share price is C$25.95. Information Services's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was C$12.26. Hence, Information Services's PS Ratio for today is 2.12.

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

TSX:ISV' s PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.76   Med: 3.02   Max: 4.39
Current: 2.08

During the past 12 years, Information Services's highest PS Ratio was 4.39. The lowest was 1.76. And the median was 3.02.

TSX:ISV's PS Ratio is ranked worse than
69.67% of 1065 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 1.11 vs TSX:ISV: 2.08

Information Services's Revenue per Sharefor the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was C$3.10. Its Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was C$12.26.

Good Sign:

Information Services Corp has shown predictable revenue and earnings growth.

During the past 12 months, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate of Information Services was 13.00% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 15.40% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 12.10% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 11.20% per year.

During the past 12 years, Information Services's highest 3-Year average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 15.40% per year. The lowest was 1.10% per year. And the median was 11.70% per year.

Back to Basics: PS Ratio


Information Services PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Information Services'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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Information Services PS Ratio Chart

Information Services 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 2.02 2.57 2.69 2.28 1.86

Information Services 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 2.03 1.93 1.96 1.86 2.26

Competitive Comparison of Information Services's PS Ratio

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Information Services'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.


Information Services's PS Ratio Distribution in the Business Services Industry

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

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



Information Services 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.

Information Services's PS Ratio for today is calculated as

PS Ratio=Share Price/Revenue per Share (TTM)
=25.95/12.26
=2.12

Information Services's Share Price of today is C$25.95.
Information Services'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 C$12.26.

* 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.


Information Services  (TSX:ISV) 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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Information Services (TSX:ISV) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
No. 300, 10 Research Drive, Regina, SK, CAN, S4S 7J7
Information Services Corp is a Canada-based provider of registry and information management services for public data and records. The company has three segments namely Registry Operations, Services and Technology Solutions. The Registries segment involves the provision of registry and information services and solutions to governments and private sector organizations. The Services segment provides products and services that utilize public records and data to provide value to customers in the financial and legal sectors. Technology Solutions provides the development, delivery and support of registry (and related) technology solutions.

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