Ames National
Financial ratios & Valuation

Historical Multiples (2014 – 2023)

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
15.8115.0619.5218.9313.8915.0711.659.3311.0517.7316.7713.89
Price/Sales ratio
5.424.786.395.374.724.813.353.353.383.561.634.81
Price/Book Value ratio
1.551.401.861.511.361.381.041.071.431.150.801.38
Price/Cash Flow ratio
12.369.9514.3413.7511.4112.847.397.3010.049.999.8812.84
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
13.4611.0714.8114.2311.7713.367.727.7811.6013.4010.8013.36
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
1.69-8.233.92-1.450.569.191.080.34-0.60-0.403.200.56
Dividend Yield
2.70%3.21%2.51%3.12%4.57%3.38%4.12%4.20%4.53%5.06%6.12%4.57%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%97.38%100%
Operating Profit Margin
59.20%55.36%58.06%58.07%58.01%39.05%35.48%46.10%55.44%N/A31.44%39.05%
Pretax Profit Margin
46.96%44.07%46.93%44.14%42.81%39.05%35.48%46.10%39.98%23.93%11.44%39.05%
Net Profit Margin
34.32%31.78%32.76%28.41%34.01%31.91%28.79%35.94%30.65%20.09%9.74%31.91%
Effective Tax Rate
26.91%27.88%30.18%35.63%20.57%18.28%18.85%22.03%23.32%16.07%14.81%18.28%
Return on Assets
1.17%1.13%1.15%0.99%1.16%0.98%0.95%1.11%0.90%0.50%0.41%0.98%
Return On Equity
9.86%9.31%9.53%8.02%9.84%9.16%8.99%11.50%12.93%6.52%5.18%9.16%
Return on Capital Employed
2.02%1.97%3.56%3.67%3.61%2.19%2.19%3.17%3.72%N/A2.36%2.19%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00N/AN/AN/A2.180.00
Quick Ratio
197.64211.671.411.381.481.021.090.900.7484.022.181.48
Cash ratio
14.8514.120.100.110.080.180.200.090.036.130.070.18
Days of Sales Outstanding
61.3758.4559.0463.4668.69N/A62.12N/AN/A87.815.21K68.69
Days of Inventory outstanding
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Operating Cycle
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A5.21KN/A
Days of Payables Outstanding
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A468.95N/A
Cash Conversion Cycle
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A4.74KN/A
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.020.020.020.000.010.000.000.000.010.050.030.01
Debt Equity Ratio
0.240.190.160.010.080.020.010.010.260.660.450.08
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.190.160.140.010.070.020.010.010.200.400.310.07
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.190.160.140.010.070.020.010.010.200.400.310.07
Interest Coverage Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A7.59N/AN/AN/A1.29N/A
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
0.520.720.779.421.414.039.9010.170.540.170.184.03
Company Equity Multiplier
8.418.228.278.058.429.269.4310.2814.3113.0011.578.42
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.430.480.440.390.410.370.450.450.330.350.160.37
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.910.890.960.960.960.960.950.930.860.740.910.96
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
0.520.720.779.421.414.039.9010.170.540.170.184.03
Short Term Coverage Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Dividend Payout Ratio
42.73%48.36%49.11%59.13%63.48%51.09%48.12%39.26%50.14%89.78%109.81%63.48%