Forbo Holding AG
Financial ratios & Valuation

Forward Multiples (2025 – 2027)

202520262027
Price/Earnings ratio
21.8618.7520.75
Price/Sales ratio
2.642.532.50
Earnings per Share (EPS)
CHF86.64CHF100.99CHF91.27

Historical Multiples (2014 – 2023)

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
16.0319.0117.5867.2116.5819.0822.7920.4115.1614.5211.4719.08
Price/Sales ratio
1.611.931.892.081.712.052.162.291.181.260.942.05
Price/Book Value ratio
2.683.933.613.933.853.903.545.522.792.681.783.90
Price/Cash Flow ratio
13.4515.6113.4733.0013.3214.2014.0617.2618.899.287.1414.20
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
18.3821.6917.74123.8517.2217.6218.2822.5030.4512.8210.6817.62
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
1.7398.300.87-0.930.053.97-0.990.54-0.6912.55-9.823.97
Dividend Yield
1.44%1.37%1.29%1.24%1.41%1.27%1.52%1.08%2.29%2.19%3.28%1.41%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
37.57%38.69%39.67%38.66%37.83%38.49%36.70%35.96%34.08%34.18%34.07%38.49%
Operating Profit Margin
12.17%12.54%13.26%13.10%13.23%15.08%12.28%13.31%11.78%11.69%10.30%15.08%
Pretax Profit Margin
12.57%12.67%13.42%6.41%13.23%13.67%12.17%14.44%10.12%11.21%10.64%13.67%
Net Profit Margin
10.07%10.15%10.76%3.10%10.36%10.78%9.50%11.26%7.84%8.70%8.25%10.78%
Effective Tax Rate
20.02%19.87%19.79%54.37%21.64%21.10%21.96%22.07%22.59%22.38%22.44%21.64%
Return on Assets
11.28%12.68%12.89%3.62%14.04%12.35%9.46%14.20%10.42%11.34%9.70%12.35%
Return On Equity
16.72%20.69%20.53%5.85%23.25%20.44%15.53%27.06%18.43%18.47%16.18%20.44%
Return on Capital Employed
17.54%21.01%21.03%20.61%24.45%22.42%15.76%24.57%22.38%20.14%16.04%22.42%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A2.41N/A
Quick Ratio
1.821.261.631.491.281.611.790.920.871.181.181.61
Cash ratio
0.830.500.860.700.480.841.010.290.160.310.160.84
Days of Sales Outstanding
51.8553.2252.7157.6353.6052.4059.1444.6454.8643.1476.8253.60
Days of Inventory outstanding
109.90112.11105.33108.18101.81109.00112.72119.5135.39124.67142.63101.81
Operating Cycle
161.76165.34158.04165.81155.42161.40171.86164.14190.26167.81219.45155.42
Days of Payables Outstanding
41.2240.4548.6850.5648.3145.4048.705143.8941.0036.5345.40
Cash Conversion Cycle
120.53124.88109.35115.25107.10116.00123.16113.14146.37126.80182.91107.10
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.00N/A0.000.000.000.010.01N/AN/AN/AN/A0.01
Debt Equity Ratio
0.00N/A0.000.000.000.010.02N/AN/AN/AN/A0.01
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
N/AN/AN/A0.00N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.00N/A0.000.000.000.010.02N/AN/AN/AN/A0.01
Interest Coverage Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
294.6N/A1.66K1971.71K13.8712.20N/AN/AN/AN/A13.87
Company Equity Multiplier
1.481.631.591.611.651.651.641.901.761.621.601.65
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.120.120.140.060.120.140.150.130.060.130.130.12
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.730.710.750.260.770.800.760.760.620.720.660.80
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
294.6N/A1.66K1971.71K13.8712.20N/AN/AN/AN/A13.87
Short Term Coverage Ratio
294.6N/A1.66K3941.71K13.8712.20N/AN/AN/AN/A13.87
Dividend Payout Ratio
23.13%26.18%22.80%83.97%23.54%24.36%34.65%22.23%34.81%31.86%37.72%23.54%