Acme United
Financial ratios & Valuation

Forward Multiples (2025 – 2025)

2025
Price/Earnings ratio
N/A
Price/Sales ratio
0.63
Earnings per Share (EPS)
N/A

Historical Multiples (2014 – 2023)

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
13.5212.1014.5419.3810.4414.4612.438.5625.458.817.0214.46
Price/Sales ratio
0.600.520.680.600.340.550.610.640.390.810.720.34
Price/Book Value ratio
1.641.341.841.570.911.431.601.510.971.601.290.91
Price/Cash Flow ratio
13.9353.749.6016.3210.735.4217.6022.7526.715.4210.685.42
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
26.02-69.1712.12-33.6238.606.1231.95-94.95-45.116.5522.2622.26
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
0.77-4.470.65-0.620.840.670.260.13-0.320.01-1.330.67
Dividend Yield
1.64%2.06%1.56%1.79%3.09%2.01%1.59%1.53%2.46%1.27%1.62%2.01%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
35.61%36.02%36.56%36.69%36.88%36.50%36.33%35.58%32.76%37.70%39.36%36.88%
Operating Profit Margin
6.89%6.69%6.77%5.97%5.43%3.46%6.95%4.69%0.76%6.88%7.32%5.43%
Pretax Profit Margin
6.34%6.02%6.01%4.97%4.02%4.59%5.99%8.33%1.88%11.87%12.91%4.02%
Net Profit Margin
4.46%4.36%4.69%3.10%3.34%3.86%4.93%7.49%1.56%9.29%10.24%3.34%
Effective Tax Rate
29.60%27.51%21.94%37.59%16.86%15.74%17.58%10.00%17.14%21.73%20.63%16.86%
Return on Assets
6.03%5.88%6.35%3.53%4.19%4.97%6.23%9.45%1.84%11.92%11.79%4.19%
Return On Equity
12.14%11.10%12.68%8.11%8.78%9.89%12.91%17.71%3.84%18.17%19.17%8.78%
Return on Capital Employed
11.56%10.57%10.65%7.95%7.75%5.24%10.40%6.87%1.04%10.70%9.75%7.75%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
3.744.995.104.635.464.419.74N/AN/AN/A4.414.41
Quick Ratio
1.552.022.202.262.392.031.632.051.911.401.912.03
Cash ratio
0.140.200.460.550.320.410.200.230.270.210.250.41
Days of Sales Outstanding
66.3065.0358.6672.7266.7265.2960.4768.5961.3550.0060.0665.29
Days of Inventory outstanding
178.01184.48172.00177.03174.06158.42177.25166.65177.24169.72176.94174.06
Operating Cycle
244.32249.51230.66249.75240.78223.71237.73235.25238.60219.72237.00237.00
Days of Payables Outstanding
41.0934.6233.8949.2433.6127.0026.5727.9329.4237.0222.1427.00
Cash Conversion Cycle
203.22214.89196.76200.51207.16196.71211.15207.31209.17182.69214.86207.16
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.300.310.350.410.400.330.340.300.370.150.190.33
Debt Equity Ratio
0.610.600.710.940.840.650.720.570.770.240.300.65
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.370.370.410.480.450.390.410.360.430.190.230.39
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.370.370.410.480.450.390.420.360.430.190.230.39
Interest Coverage Ratio
15.0812.889.715.743.944.6112.08N/AN/AN/A8.463.94
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
0.190.040.260.100.100.400.120.110.041.210.400.10
Company Equity Multiplier
2.011.881.992.292.091.982.071.872.071.521.551.98
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.040.000.070.030.030.100.030.020.010.150.060.03
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.53-0.770.79-0.480.270.880.55-0.23-0.590.820.480.27
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
0.190.040.260.100.100.400.120.110.041.210.400.10
Short Term Coverage Ratio
N/AN/AN/A18.0416.7855.1321.4513.237.1468.92N/A55.13
Dividend Payout Ratio
22.21%25.00%22.77%34.75%32.29%29.18%19.81%13.12%62.71%11.20%13.89%29.18%