Amphastar Pharmaceuticals
Financial ratios & Valuation

Forward Multiples (2025 – 2027)

202520262027
Price/Earnings ratio
6.875.874.71
Price/Sales ratio
1.721.541.27
Earnings per Share (EPS)
$4.40$5.16$6.43

Historical Multiples (2014 – 2023)

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
-45.52-229.5679.35196.78-160.9018.51862.2917.9114.8821.7021.43-160.90
Price/Sales ratio
2.312.543.273.693.132.812.702.542.724.633.923.13
Price/Book Value ratio
1.722.162.532.622.772.372.352.492.574.663.702.77
Price/Cash Flow ratio
23.1359.9021.6722.6224.1721.7016.5111.3515.2516.2621.9621.96
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
880.86-119.2348.65215.83-107.144.37K40.4015.7720.8820.5330.06-107.14
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
0.383.05-0.16-3.480.73-0.01-8.820.000.330.420.490.49
Dividend Yield
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
24.35%30.75%40.83%37.80%36.30%40.92%40.97%45.62%49.87%54.48%49.87%36.30%
Operating Profit Margin
-8.54%-2.74%6.14%-0.37%-2.92%-0.01%-4.06%9.85%15.78%30.56%21.54%-2.92%
Pretax Profit Margin
-8.62%-4.12%5.85%0.67%-3.36%18.68%1.32%19.22%23.25%26.59%23.25%-3.36%
Net Profit Margin
-5.08%-1.10%4.12%1.87%-1.94%15.18%0.31%14.18%18.31%21.34%18.31%-1.94%
Effective Tax Rate
41.04%73.10%29.53%-177.75%32.90%22.78%76.34%24.51%20.23%18.57%20.23%22.78%
Return on Assets
-2.74%-0.71%2.46%0.99%-1.11%8.33%0.17%9.24%12.31%9.09%12.31%-1.11%
Return On Equity
-3.79%-0.94%3.19%1.33%-1.72%12.83%0.27%13.94%17.28%21.51%18.16%-1.72%
Return on Capital Employed
-5.50%-2.08%4.27%-0.23%-2.12%-0.00%-2.74%7.59%12.17%15.29%16.61%-2.12%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
3.162.933.032.792.062.832.49N/AN/AN/A3.982.06
Quick Ratio
1.841.751.721.841.411.601.622.172.891.702.791.41
Cash ratio
1.081.101.190.970.800.810.821.211.640.641.640.80
Days of Sales Outstanding
39.6348.2238.3054.7064.6151.3768.8665.7064.9565.1065.0864.61
Days of Inventory outstanding
188.75148.08192.81155.42134.81211.79171.14142.31151.15131.71151.15134.81
Operating Cycle
228.38196.31231.11210.12199.43263.17240.01208.01216.11196.82167.20263.17
Days of Payables Outstanding
23.2929.0748.1840.6360.9148.0343.0534.0629.9131.6529.9148.03
Cash Conversion Cycle
205.09167.24182.92169.49138.51215.13196.96173.95186.19165.1672.43215.13
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.110.100.080.100.090.080.070.110.100.390.280.09
Debt Equity Ratio
0.150.130.110.130.150.120.120.170.140.920.400.15
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.110.090.080.100.080.090.070.140.120.470.150.08
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.130.120.100.120.130.110.100.150.120.480.160.13
Interest Coverage Ratio
-28.80-6.7815.32-4.28-35.48-0.3229.28N/AN/AN/A58.23-35.48
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
0.480.251.020.830.760.841.161.231.130.300.860.76
Company Equity Multiplier
1.381.321.291.341.541.531.561.501.402.361.401.53
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.100.040.150.160.120.120.160.220.170.280.170.12
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.02-0.500.440.10-0.220.000.400.710.730.790.73-0.22
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
0.480.251.020.830.760.841.161.231.130.300.860.76
Short Term Coverage Ratio
2.770.977.186.212.093.823.6618.9014.7442.2614.742.09
Dividend Payout Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A