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Central Asia Metals (LSE:CAML) PS Ratio : 2.60 (As of May. 03, 2024)


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What is Central Asia Metals 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, Central Asia Metals's share price is £2.11. Central Asia Metals's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was £0.81. Hence, Central Asia Metals's PS Ratio for today is 2.60.

Warning Sign:

Central Asia Metals PLC stock PS Ratio (=2.6) is close to 1-year high of 2.68

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

LSE:CAML' s PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.6   Med: 3.68   Max: 7.86
Current: 2.6

During the past 13 years, Central Asia Metals's highest PS Ratio was 7.86. The lowest was 1.60. And the median was 3.68.

LSE:CAML's PS Ratio is ranked worse than
63.51% of 740 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: 1.64 vs LSE:CAML: 2.60

Central Asia Metals's Revenue per Sharefor the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was £0.42. Its Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was £0.81.

Warning Sign:

Central Asia Metals PLC revenue per share is in decline over the past 12 months.

During the past 12 months, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate of Central Asia Metals was -17.30% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 7.30% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 3.00% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 10.70% per year.

During the past 13 years, Central Asia Metals's highest 3-Year average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 278.00% per year. The lowest was -27.50% per year. And the median was 11.20% per year.

Back to Basics: PS Ratio


Central Asia Metals PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Central Asia Metals'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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Central Asia Metals PS Ratio Chart

Central Asia Metals 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 3.05 3.66 2.81 2.53 2.23

Central Asia Metals Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 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 2.81 - 2.53 - 2.23

Competitive Comparison of Central Asia Metals's PS Ratio

For the Copper subindustry, Central Asia Metals'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.


Central Asia Metals's PS Ratio Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Central Asia Metals's PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Central Asia Metals's PS Ratio falls into.



Central Asia Metals 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.

Central Asia Metals's PS Ratio for today is calculated as

PS Ratio=Share Price/Revenue per Share (TTM)
=2.11/0.811
=2.60

Central Asia Metals's Share Price of today is £2.11.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Central Asia Metals's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was £0.81.

* 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.


Central Asia Metals  (LSE:CAML) 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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Central Asia Metals (LSE:CAML) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
40 Piccadilly, Sackville House, London, GBR, W1J 0DR
Central Asia Metals PLC is a base metals producer with copper operations in Kazakhstan and a zinc and lead mine in North Macedonia. The company's operating segments include Kounrad, sells and distributes its copper cathode product through an off-take arrangement with Traxys and Sasa, sells zinc and lead concentrate product to two European smelters through an off-take arrangement with Traxys.

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