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Hindustan Unilever (BOM:500696) PS Ratio : 8.56 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is Hindustan Unilever 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, Hindustan Unilever's share price is ₹2221.50. Hindustan Unilever's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was ₹259.48. Hence, Hindustan Unilever's PS Ratio for today is 8.56.

Good Sign:

Hindustan Unilever Ltd stock PS Ratio (=8.56) is close to 10-year low of 8.56

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

BOM:500696' s PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 8.56   Med: 11.07   Max: 40.01
Current: 8.56

During the past 13 years, Hindustan Unilever's highest PS Ratio was 40.01. The lowest was 8.56. And the median was 11.07.

BOM:500696's PS Ratio is ranked worse than
93.82% of 1862 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 0.955 vs BOM:500696: 8.56

Hindustan Unilever's Revenue per Sharefor the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₹64.03. Its Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was ₹259.48.

Warning Sign:

Hindustan Unilever Ltd revenue growth has slowed down over the past 12 months.

During the past 12 months, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate of Hindustan Unilever was 2.40% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 9.20% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 8.70% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 6.90% per year.

During the past 13 years, Hindustan Unilever's highest 3-Year average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 19.80% per year. The lowest was 3.60% per year. And the median was 9.20% per year.

Back to Basics: PS Ratio


Hindustan Unilever PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hindustan Unilever'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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Hindustan Unilever PS Ratio Chart

Hindustan Unilever Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 12.60 12.20 9.23 10.10 8.74

Hindustan Unilever 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 10.10 10.41 9.51 10.28 8.74

Competitive Comparison of Hindustan Unilever's PS Ratio

For the Household & Personal Products subindustry, Hindustan Unilever'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.


Hindustan Unilever's PS Ratio Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Hindustan Unilever's PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Hindustan Unilever 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.

Hindustan Unilever's PS Ratio for today is calculated as

PS Ratio=Share Price/Revenue per Share (TTM)
=2221.50/259.478
=8.56

Hindustan Unilever's Share Price of today is ₹2221.50.
Hindustan Unilever'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 ₹259.48.

* 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.


Hindustan Unilever  (BOM:500696) 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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Hindustan Unilever (BOM:500696) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
B. D. Sawant Marg, Unilever House, Chakala, Andheri (East), Mumbai, MH, IND, 400 099
Hindustan Unilever Ltd is an Indian consumer goods company. The firm's offering is diverse, as it includes over 50 brands from 16 distinct categories, from cosmetics and hygienic items (detergents, soaps, shampoos, skincare, toothpaste, and deodorants), to food and beverages (tea, coffee, packaged foods). Its product portfolio contains household brands such as Lux, Lifebuoy, Pepsodent, Closeup, Pureit, Axe, Brooke Bond, Bru, Knorr, Kissan, Pond's, Vaseline, Lakme, Dove, Clinic Plus, Sunsilk, Kwality Wall's, Surf Excel, Rin, Wheel, and Fair and Lovely.

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