Applied Materials Inc. (AMAT)

Common Stock Valuation Ratios (Price Multiples)

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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

Applied Materials Inc., current price multiples

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Selected Financial Data
Current share price (P)	$
No. shares of common stock outstanding
Growth rate (g)	%

Earnings per share (EPS)	$
Next year expected EPS	$
Operating profit per share	$
Sales per share	$
Book value per share (BVPS)	$
Ratios (Price Multiples)
Price to earnings (P/E)
Price to next year expected earnings
Price to operating profit (P/OP)
Price to sales (P/S)
Price to book value (P/BV)

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.

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Historical Valuation Ratios (Summary)

Applied Materials Inc., historical price multiples

		Oct 29, 2017	Oct 30, 2016	Oct 25, 2015	Oct 26, 2014	Oct 27, 2013	Oct 28, 2012
	Price to earnings (P/E)
	Price to operating profit (P/OP)
	Price to sales (P/S)
	Price to book value (P/BV)

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.	Applied Materials Inc.'s P/E ratio increased from 2015 to 2016 but then slightly declined from 2016 to 2017 not reaching 2015 level.
P/OP ratio	Because P/E ratio is calculated using net income, the ratio can be sensitive to nonrecurring earnings and capital structure, analysts may use price to operating profit.	Applied Materials Inc.'s P/OP ratio increased from 2015 to 2016 but then slightly declined from 2016 to 2017 not reaching 2015 level.
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.	Applied Materials Inc.'s P/S ratio increased from 2015 to 2016 and from 2016 to 2017.
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.	Applied Materials Inc.'s P/BV ratio increased from 2015 to 2016 and from 2016 to 2017.

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Price to Earnings (P/E)

Applied Materials Inc., historical P/E calculation, comparison to benchmarks

		Oct 29, 2017	Oct 30, 2016	Oct 25, 2015	Oct 26, 2014	Oct 27, 2013	Oct 28, 2012
	No. shares of common stock outstanding¹
	Selected Financial Data (USD $)
	Net income (in millions)
	Earnings per share (EPS)³
	Share price^1, 2
	Ratio
	P/E ratio⁴
	Benchmarks
	P/E Ratio, Competitors
	Apple Inc.
	Broadcom Ltd.
	Cisco Systems Inc.
	HP Inc.
	Intel Corp.
	NVIDIA Corp.
	Qualcomm Inc.
	Texas Instruments Inc.
	P/E Ratio, Sector
	Technology Hardware & Equipment
	P/E Ratio, Industry
	Technology

¹ Data adjusted for splits and stock dividends.

² Close price on the filing date of Applied Materials Inc.'s Annual Report.

2017 Calculations

³ EPS = Net income ÷ No. shares of common stock outstanding
= ÷ =

⁴ P/E ratio = Share price ÷ EPS
= ÷ =

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.	Applied Materials Inc.'s P/E ratio increased from 2015 to 2016 but then slightly declined from 2016 to 2017 not reaching 2015 level.

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Price to Operating Profit (P/OP)

Applied Materials Inc., historical P/OP calculation, comparison to benchmarks

		Oct 29, 2017	Oct 30, 2016	Oct 25, 2015	Oct 26, 2014	Oct 27, 2013	Oct 28, 2012
	No. shares of common stock outstanding¹
	Selected Financial Data (USD $)
	Income from operations (in millions)
	Operating profit per share³
	Share price^1, 2
	Ratio
	P/OP ratio⁴
	Benchmarks
	P/OP Ratio, Competitors
	Apple Inc.
	Broadcom Ltd.
	Cisco Systems Inc.
	HP Inc.
	Intel Corp.
	NVIDIA Corp.
	Qualcomm Inc.
	Texas Instruments Inc.
	P/OP Ratio, Sector
	Technology Hardware & Equipment
	P/OP Ratio, Industry
	Technology

¹ Data adjusted for splits and stock dividends.

² Close price on the filing date of Applied Materials Inc.'s Annual Report.

2017 Calculations

³ Operating profit per share = Income from operations ÷ No. shares of common stock outstanding
= ÷ =

⁴ P/OP ratio = Share price ÷ Operating profit per share
= ÷ =

Ratio	Description	The company
P/OP ratio	Because P/E ratio is calculated using net income, the ratio can be sensitive to nonrecurring earnings and capital structure, analysts may use price to operating profit.	Applied Materials Inc.'s P/OP ratio increased from 2015 to 2016 but then slightly declined from 2016 to 2017 not reaching 2015 level.

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Price to Sales (P/S)

Applied Materials Inc., historical P/S calculation, comparison to benchmarks

		Oct 29, 2017	Oct 30, 2016	Oct 25, 2015	Oct 26, 2014	Oct 27, 2013	Oct 28, 2012
	No. shares of common stock outstanding¹
	Selected Financial Data (USD $)
	Net sales (in millions)
	Sales per share³
	Share price^1, 2
	Ratio
	P/S ratio⁴
	Benchmarks
	P/S Ratio, Competitors
	Apple Inc.
	Broadcom Ltd.
	Cisco Systems Inc.
	HP Inc.
	Intel Corp.
	NVIDIA Corp.
	Qualcomm Inc.
	Texas Instruments Inc.
	P/S Ratio, Sector
	Technology Hardware & Equipment
	P/S Ratio, Industry
	Technology

¹ Data adjusted for splits and stock dividends.

² Close price on the filing date of Applied Materials Inc.'s Annual Report.

2017 Calculations

³ Sales per share = Net sales ÷ No. shares of common stock outstanding
= ÷ =

⁴ P/S ratio = Share price ÷ Sales per share
= ÷ =

Ratio	Description	The company
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.	Applied Materials Inc.'s P/S ratio increased from 2015 to 2016 and from 2016 to 2017.

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Price to Book Value (P/BV)

Applied Materials Inc., historical P/BV calculation, comparison to benchmarks

		Oct 29, 2017	Oct 30, 2016	Oct 25, 2015	Oct 26, 2014	Oct 27, 2013	Oct 28, 2012
	No. shares of common stock outstanding¹
	Selected Financial Data (USD $)
	Stockholders’ equity (in millions)
	Book value per share (BVPS)³
	Share price^1, 2
	Ratio
	P/BV ratio⁴
	Benchmarks
	P/BV Ratio, Competitors
	Apple Inc.
	Broadcom Ltd.
	Cisco Systems Inc.
	HP Inc.
	Intel Corp.
	NVIDIA Corp.
	Qualcomm Inc.
	Texas Instruments Inc.
	P/BV Ratio, Sector
	Technology Hardware & Equipment
	P/BV Ratio, Industry
	Technology

¹ Data adjusted for splits and stock dividends.

² Close price on the filing date of Applied Materials Inc.'s Annual Report.

2017 Calculations

³ BVPS = Stockholders’ equity ÷ No. shares of common stock outstanding
= ÷ =

⁴ P/BV ratio = Share price ÷ BVPS
= ÷ =

Ratio	Description	The company
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.	Applied Materials Inc.'s P/BV ratio increased from 2015 to 2016 and from 2016 to 2017.

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