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argenx SE (argenx SE) PS Ratio : 17.27 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is argenx SE 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, argenx SE's share price is $368.60. argenx SE's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $21.34. Hence, argenx SE's PS Ratio for today is 17.27.

Good Sign:

argenx SE stock PS Ratio (=17.79) is close to 5-year low of 16.74

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

ARGX' s PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 13.34   Med: 41.21   Max: 475.15
Current: 17.45

During the past 13 years, argenx SE's highest PS Ratio was 475.15. The lowest was 13.34. And the median was 41.21.

ARGX's PS Ratio is ranked worse than
65.19% of 991 companies
in the Biotechnology industry
Industry Median: 8.98 vs ARGX: 17.45

argenx SE's Revenue per Sharefor the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $6.88. Its Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $21.34.

During the past 12 months, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate of argenx SE was 175.90% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 197.50% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 96.30% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 48.50% per year.

During the past 13 years, argenx SE's highest 3-Year average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 197.50% per year. The lowest was -20.70% per year. And the median was 58.85% per year.

Back to Basics: PS Ratio


argenx SE PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for argenx SE'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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argenx SE PS Ratio Chart

argenx SE 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 78.51 323.96 36.59 48.85 17.46

argenx SE Quarterly Data
Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 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 48.85 32.53 26.04 28.01 17.46

Competitive Comparison of argenx SE's PS Ratio

For the Biotechnology subindustry, argenx SE'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.


argenx SE's PS Ratio Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, argenx SE's PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



argenx SE 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.

argenx SE's PS Ratio for today is calculated as

PS Ratio=Share Price/Revenue per Share (TTM)
=368.60/21.343
=17.27

argenx SE's Share Price of today is $368.60.
argenx SE's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $21.34.

* 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.


argenx SE  (NAS:ARGX) 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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argenx SE (argenx SE) Business Description

Address
Laarderhoogtweg 25, Amsterdam, NH, NLD, 1101EB
Argenx is a Dutch company focused on using its antibody engineering technology to treat rare autoimmune diseases. Vyvgart (efgartigimod) was approved in the U.S. in December 2021 as a treatment for generalized myasthenia gravis, followed by approvals in Europe and Japan in 2022.