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Financial ratios & Valuation

Forward Multiples (2025 – 2028)

2025202620272028
Price/Earnings ratio
10.749.568.337.86
Price/Sales ratio
0.490.460.470.46
Earnings per Share (EPS)
$19.63$22.05$25.32$26.82

Historical Multiples (2014 – 2023)

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
16.3414.9311.6511.558.199.7316.146.314.386.557.269.73
Price/Sales ratio
0.350.310.230.230.150.200.300.330.220.240.370.15
Price/Book Value ratio
3.302.812.172.111.191.381.903.642.943.024.881.19
Price/Cash Flow ratio
14.1113.039.729.296.355.695.105.323.629.255.995.99
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
24.8426.5018.8222.1427.648.765.866.144.5121.357.468.76
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
0.841.902.441.85-4.540.67-1.200.010.13-1.0116.18-4.54
Dividend Yield
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
15.64%15.63%15.33%15.59%15.86%16.51%17.49%19.16%19.51%19.04%19.51%15.86%
Operating Profit Margin
4.29%4.18%4.11%3.91%3.63%3.86%5.31%7.36%7.50%6.12%7.50%3.63%
Pretax Profit Margin
3.57%3.46%3.25%2.95%2.47%2.87%2.69%6.99%6.79%5.01%6.79%2.47%
Net Profit Margin
2.19%2.12%1.99%2.01%1.84%2.10%1.87%5.31%5.10%3.78%5.10%1.84%
Effective Tax Rate
38.47%38.60%38.53%31.65%25.21%26.41%30.59%24.05%24.85%24.44%24.85%26.41%
Return on Assets
4.98%4.63%4.27%4.23%3.71%4.26%3.85%15.35%13.69%8.52%13.69%3.71%
Return On Equity
20.20%18.83%18.63%18.34%14.58%14.23%11.79%57.76%67.26%46.17%61.41%14.58%
Return on Capital Employed
18.16%19.89%21.02%18.19%15.53%15.13%18.93%32.33%30.42%25.82%30.42%15.53%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
1.030.910.800.850.860.860.99N/AN/AN/A0.920.86
Quick Ratio
0.280.210.200.250.210.210.370.310.310.220.270.21
Cash ratio
0.010.010.010.010.000.000.130.010.020.010.020.00
Days of Sales Outstanding
15.6215.8817.4418.8316.6416.1315.5810.7311.9914.4011.6116.13
Days of Inventory outstanding
65.6474.9070.2267.5873.9667.7356.3732.2834.4250.7434.4267.73
Operating Cycle
81.2690.7987.6786.4190.6083.8771.9643.0246.4165.1537.2883.87
Days of Payables Outstanding
5.996.216.056.226.205.947.276.915.505.765.505.94
Cash Conversion Cycle
75.2684.5781.6180.1984.3977.9264.6936.1040.9059.3814.5977.92
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.620.630.650.630.610.530.490.520.600.600.790.61
Debt Equity Ratio
2.522.592.842.742.411.791.501.952.973.283.912.41
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.500.420.410.450.410.330.350.540.650.570.670.41
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.710.720.730.730.700.640.600.660.740.760.670.67
Interest Coverage Ratio
5.865.954.633.883.143.395.96N/AN/AN/A48.903.14
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
0.090.080.070.080.070.130.240.340.270.090.390.07
Company Equity Multiplier
4.054.064.354.333.923.333.053.764.915.414.913.92
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.020.020.020.020.020.030.050.060.060.020.060.02
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.560.490.510.410.220.640.870.860.800.430.800.22
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
0.090.080.070.080.070.130.240.340.270.090.390.07
Short Term Coverage Ratio
0.150.110.100.110.110.180.390.890.760.1722.760.11
Dividend Payout Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A