Despite an already strong run, Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) shares have been powering on, with a gain of 27% in the last thirty days. The last 30 days bring the annual gain to a very sharp 67%.
Since its price has surged higher, given around half the companies in the United States’ Auto industry have price-to-sales ratios (or “P/S”) below 1x, you may consider Tesla as a stock to avoid entirely with its 13.8x P/S ratio. However, the P/S might be quite high for a reason and it requires further investigation to determine if it’s justified.
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What Does Tesla’s P/S Mean For Shareholders?
Tesla could be doing better as it’s been growing revenue less than most other companies lately. One possibility is that the P/S ratio is high because investors think this lacklustre revenue performance will improve markedly. However, if this…
