Ariel International Fund Investor Cl
Financial ratios & Valuation

Historical Multiples (2014 – 2023)

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
-4.97-7.26-14.00-12.57192.69-16.5-14.6918.774.7411.3817.77-16.5
Price/Sales ratio
0.340.480.520.560.460.570.700.520.380.490.120.57
Price/Book Value ratio
1.261.952.222.602.673.534.944.052.191.911.583.53
Price/Cash Flow ratio
5.4710.5415.18-647.93-20.6618.2815.5086.785.204.996.34-20.66
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
10.8643.48425.56-24.62-9.9492.0224.96-33.157.367.562.32-9.94
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
0.010.250.28-0.43-1.820.01-0.82-0.100.01-0.20-0.06-1.82
Dividend Yield
0.16%0.15%0.16%0.13%N/A0.14%0.06%N/AN/AN/A1.53%0.14%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
7.90%8.90%10.47%10.87%11.74%8.22%9.48%12.75%16.08%16.25%15.83%11.74%
Operating Profit Margin
-1.99%-1.96%-1.97%-0.22%2.55%-2.16%-0.82%4.80%9.57%8.13%7.08%2.55%
Pretax Profit Margin
-8.03%-3.94%-2.88%-3.59%1.23%-3.31%-4.61%2.86%9.32%6.02%4.66%1.23%
Net Profit Margin
-6.84%-6.65%-3.72%-4.52%0.24%-3.47%-4.79%2.78%8.12%4.32%3.19%0.24%
Effective Tax Rate
-14.33%-63.11%-8.99%-21.18%34.13%-7.23%-11.94%2.25%11.44%23.72%32.02%32.02%
Return on Assets
-8.67%-7.30%-3.72%-5.14%0.31%-4.51%-5.85%4.19%13.72%6.10%3.09%0.31%
Return On Equity
-25.36%-26.90%-15.88%-20.70%1.39%-21.44%-33.68%21.62%46.24%16.86%11.33%1.39%
Return on Capital Employed
-3.16%-2.73%-2.77%-0.35%4.67%-3.98%-1.47%11.69%24.76%16.16%9.43%4.67%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A2.33N/A
Quick Ratio
1.671.621.241.181.020.971.100.931.141.371.311.02
Cash ratio
0.660.740.400.380.210.200.350.210.350.590.410.21
Days of Sales Outstanding
38.3946.4251.7356.3355.1547.3656.0952.5744.9744.1473.9355.15
Days of Inventory outstanding
69.2977.5087.7094.74102.1391.5194.0392.2679.6487.36124.74102.13
Operating Cycle
107.68123.92139.44151.07157.29138.88150.13144.83124.62131.51198.67157.29
Days of Payables Outstanding
30.5835.3747.7654.5054.7443.5553.5465.3552.8048.1371.1354.74
Cash Conversion Cycle
77.0988.5491.6896.57102.5495.3296.5979.4871.8183.37127.54102.54
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.330.370.320.310.320.460.460.410.340.330.360.32
Debt Equity Ratio
0.971.371.371.261.452.202.682.161.170.921.062.20
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.490.570.570.550.590.650.710.660.520.470.500.65
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.490.570.570.550.590.680.720.680.540.480.510.68
Interest Coverage Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
0.230.130.10-0.00-0.080.080.110.020.350.410.23-0.08
Company Equity Multiplier
2.923.684.264.014.484.745.755.153.362.762.874.74
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.060.040.03-0.00-0.020.030.040.000.070.090.08-0.02
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.500.240.0326.312.070.190.62-2.610.700.660.580.58
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
0.230.130.10-0.00-0.080.080.110.020.350.410.23-0.08
Short Term Coverage Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A0.741.830.335.2010.608.418.41
Dividend Payout Ratio
-0.82%-1.16%-2.29%-1.75%N/A-2.39%-0.99%N/AN/AN/AN/A-2.39%