Valuation ratios measure the quantity of an asset or flaw (e.g., earnings) associated with ownership of a specified claim (e.g., a share of ownership of the enterprise).
Current Valuation Ratios
Procter & Gamble Co., current price multiples
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Procter & Gamble Co. |
Consumer Goods |
| Selected Financial Data |
| Current share price (P) |
$ 62.57 |
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| No. shares of common stock outstanding |
2,747,768,202 |
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| Growth rate (g) |
10.25% |
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| Earnings per share (EPS) |
$ 4.29 |
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| Next year expected EPS |
$ 4.73 |
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| Operating profit per share |
$ 5.76 |
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| Sales per share |
$ 30.05 |
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| Book value per share (BVPS) |
$ 24.62 |
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| Ratios (Price Multiples) |
| Price to earnings (P/E) |
14.57 |
18.56 |
| Price to next year expected earnings |
13.22 |
17.15 |
| Price-earnings-growth (PEG) |
1.42 |
2.26 |
| Price to operating profit (P/OP) |
10.87 |
12.18 |
| Price to sales (P/S) |
2.08 |
1.19 |
| Price to book value (P/BV) |
2.54 |
2.68 |
If company price multiple is lower then the price multiple of benchmark then company stock is relatively undervalued.
Otherwise, if company price multiple is higher then the price multiple of benchmark then company stock is relatively overvalued.
Historical Valuation Ratios (Summary)
Procter & Gamble Co., historical price multiples

| Ratio |
Description |
The company |
| P/E ratio |
The P/E ratio tells analyst how much an investor in common stock pays per dollar of current earnings. |
Procter & Gamble Co.'s P/E ratio increased from 2009 to 2010 and from 2010 to 2011.
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| P/OP ratio |
Because P/E ratio is calculated using net income, the ratio can be sensitive to nonrecurring earnings and capital structure, analysts can may use price to operating profit. |
Procter & Gamble Co.'s P/OP ratio increased from 2009 to 2010 but then slightly declined from 2010 to 2011.
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| P/S ratio |
An rationale for the P/S ratio is that sales, as the top line in an income statement, are generally less subject to distortion or manipulation than other fundamentals such as EPS or book value. Sales are also more stable than earnings and never negative. |
Procter & Gamble Co.'s P/S ratio increased from 2009 to 2010 but then slightly declined from 2010 to 2011 not reaching 2009 level.
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| P/BV ratio |
The P/BV ratio is interpreted as an indicator of market judgment about the relationship between a company's required rate of return and its actual rate of return. |
Procter & Gamble Co.'s P/BV ratio increased from 2009 to 2010 but then declined significantly from 2010 to 2011.
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