Aeterna Zentaris
Financial ratios & Valuation

Historical Multiples (2014 – 2023)

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
-8.55-0.98-5.97-8.4446.17-10.53-13.66-19.51-1.63-2.14-0.95-0.95
Price/Sales ratio
12.87K90.86163.58153.637.19119.6919.1431.0510.957.881.93119.69
Price/Book Value ratio
9.772.2923.98-50.95101.38-25.855.293.081.721.990.25-25.85
Price/Cash Flow ratio
-4.55-1.46-5.13-6.1828.32-5.93-16.93-19.03-4.51-2.07-1.01-1.01
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
-4.53-1.46-5.12-6.1828.36-5.93-14.72-17.71-4.51-2.07-0.99-0.99
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
0.030.020.060.15-0.370.040.210.47-0.000.03-0.01-0.37
Dividend Yield
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Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
100%54.20%100%100%92.17%22.93%36.55%98.28%97.21%91.30%98.12%92.17%
Operating Profit Margin
-339954.54%-6400.73%-3235.56%-2499.89%36.61%-1793.98%-166.04%-164.84%-270.44%-400.35%-221.37%-1793.98%
Pretax Profit Margin
-155236.36%-9216.14%-2739.73%-2196.64%35.85%-1171.05%-129.32%-161.15%-402.96%-367.98%-202.80%-1171.05%
Net Profit Margin
-150581.81%-9200.55%-2739.73%-1819.71%15.57%-1135.71%-140.14%-159.08%-667.89%-367.98%-203.10%-1135.71%
Effective Tax Rate
-0.65%0.16%18.09%17.15%56.56%3.01%-8.36%1.28%-65.74%N/A-0.14%3.01%
Return on Assets
-34.91%-97.36%-78.83%-75.67%16.74%-30.23%-13.72%-10.44%-67.23%-45.76%-20.21%-30.23%
Return On Equity
-114.36%-231.98%-401.78%603.52%219.55%245.31%-38.74%-15.79%-105.29%-93.10%-25.65%245.31%
Return on Capital Employed
-93.81%-77.39%-107.36%-140.47%50.69%-66.63%-18.79%-11.98%-31.14%-56.75%-24.19%-66.63%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
4.786.595.401.622.901.925.56N/AN/AN/A9.822.90
Quick Ratio
4.786.595.401.512.861.715.559.107.847.999.362.86
Cash ratio
4.616.455.231.342.591.384.848.407.187.499.012.59
Days of Sales Outstanding
19.34K400.49146.2487.393.99451.44118.9360.85137.5723.06114.653.99
Days of Inventory outstanding
N/A0.00N/AN/A41.631.07K3.30296.05532.3860.19700.5641.63
Operating Cycle
N/A400.49N/AN/A45.621.52K122.24356.91669.9683.26728.8345.62
Days of Payables Outstanding
N/A3.63KN/AN/A222.40967.69186.983.78K4.73K1.70K2.11K222.40
Cash Conversion Cycle
N/A-3.23KN/AN/A-176.77554.71-64.74-3.43K-4.06K-1.61K-1.83K554.71
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/A0.020.040.050.020.030.000.250.02
Debt Equity Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/A0.38-0.360.160.030.050.000.340.34
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A-0.110.130.030.040.000.00-0.11
Total Debt to Capitalization
N/AN/AN/AN/A0.27-0.570.130.030.050.000.00-0.57
Interest Coverage Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A-16.09N/AN/AN/AN/A4.89KN/A
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/A9.24-11.87-1.93-4.13-7.08-146.48-142.34-11.87
Company Equity Multiplier
3.272.385.09-7.9713.11-8.112.821.511.562.031.34-8.11
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
-2.82K-62.09-31.84-24.820.25-20.15-1.13-1.63-2.42-3.80-1.91-20.15
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
1.001.001.001.000.9911.141.071.001.001.010.99
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/A9.24-11.87-1.93-4.13-7.08-146.48-142.34-11.87
Short Term Coverage Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/A9.24-16.55-72.86-37.72-50.11N/A-173.54-16.55
Dividend Payout Ratio
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