Brookfield Business
Financial ratios & Valuation

Historical Multiples (2018 – 2023)

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
-41.56-20.90-22.4930.942.030.51-46.2130.94
Price/Sales ratio
0.280.280.290.290.170.030.210.29
Price/Book Value ratio
N/A2.002.32-5.575.160.304.562.32
Price/Cash Flow ratio
-16.083.715.554.6510.251.939.015.55
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
-6.108.0977.20-26.16-3.91-0.53-6.47-26.16
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
N/A-0.194.33-0.170.000.00-23.65-0.17
Dividend Yield
17.09%11.83%9.39%1.41%61.68%6.72%1.44%1.41%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
17.30%28.77%33.28%35.28%10.68%11.57%8.41%35.28%
Operating Profit Margin
3.32%7.76%4.00%6.53%-1.04%8.08%3.28%6.53%
Pretax Profit Margin
-1.09%-1.26%-1.46%0.83%6.33%-11.85%-22.78%0.83%
Net Profit Margin
-0.69%-1.35%-1.32%0.96%8.59%6.75%-0.46%-1.32%
Effective Tax Rate
-56.57%-7.19%9.92%-14.81%-60.35%-7.90%5.97%5.97%
Return on Assets
N/A-0.80%-0.76%0.58%3.32%2.45%-0.18%-0.76%
Return On Equity
N/A-9.59%-10.35%-18.02%253.76%58.97%-5.28%-10.35%
Return on Capital Employed
N/A6.11%3.10%6.13%-0.56%3.79%1.70%6.13%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A0.81N/A
Quick Ratio
N/A0.830.800.580.510.550.790.79
Cash ratio
N/A0.190.180.150.090.150.120.15
Days of Sales Outstanding
N/A79.6480.2476.7594.2972.16159.2380.24
Days of Inventory outstanding
N/A37.5740.6033.9024.483.273.1933.90
Operating Cycle
N/A117.22120.85110.65118.7875.44162.43120.85
Days of Payables Outstanding
N/A68.8279.9079.5048.3145.61259.6679.90
Cash Conversion Cycle
N/A48.3940.9531.1570.4629.82-97.2231.15
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
N/A0.310.310.440.470.470.410.31
Debt Equity Ratio
N/A3.784.22-13.7735.9611.4822.544.22
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
N/A0.780.801.110.970.910.950.80
Total Debt to Capitalization
N/A0.790.801.070.970.910.950.80
Interest Coverage Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A1.24N/A
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
N/A0.140.090.080.010.010.020.08
Company Equity Multiplier
N/A11.9413.57-30.8576.2524.0754.5613.57
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
-0.010.070.050.060.010.010.020.06
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
2.630.450.07-0.17-2.61-3.59-1.39-0.17
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
N/A0.140.090.080.010.010.020.08
Short Term Coverage Ratio
N/A2.744.500.32N/A0.17N/A0.32
Dividend Payout Ratio
-710.41%-247.41%-211.39%43.69%125.66%3.46%-5329.81%43.69%