Société BIC SA
Financial ratios & Valuation

Historical Multiples (2014 – 2023)

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
20.1820.1524.8315.0823.857.9010.793.427.105.924.817.90
Price/Sales ratio
2.672.923.062.142.120.710.620.580.630.590.930.93
Price/Book Value ratio
3.273.543.452.542.520.860.690.620.750.720.730.86
Price/Cash Flow ratio
15.1517.8420.7511.3913.604.372.823.844.703.803.374.37
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
22.3426.5852.5921.0723.166.523.685.236.525.398.688.68
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
2.350.93-1.150.93-0.610.07-0.230.01-0.210.571.15-0.61
Dividend Yield
2.31%2.05%4.46%3.71%3.81%11.15%10.89%7.51%6.71%8.20%7.33%3.81%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
49.06%49.65%52.58%51.85%52.01%50.13%48.06%50.80%48.25%50.72%51.15%51.15%
Operating Profit Margin
18.65%19.62%19.91%18.62%13.27%12.96%14.19%15.21%13.58%14.15%13.76%13.27%
Pretax Profit Margin
19.22%20.81%20.14%19.70%13.41%12.89%9.54%24.44%13.00%13.82%13.70%13.41%
Net Profit Margin
13.24%14.50%12.32%14.22%8.89%9.03%5.75%17.15%8.89%10.00%9.90%8.89%
Effective Tax Rate
30.03%30.03%30.04%25.87%33.73%29.96%39.66%29.83%28.12%27.62%27.67%29.96%
Return on Assets
10.78%12.81%9.70%12.21%7.32%7.36%4.32%12.58%7.40%8.55%10.22%7.32%
Return On Equity
16.20%17.57%13.92%16.86%10.58%10.95%6.43%18.22%10.58%12.26%14.96%10.58%
Return on Capital Employed
17.87%20.39%18.81%19.09%13.47%13.27%13.53%14.44%14.60%15.54%19.04%13.47%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A2.26N/A
Quick Ratio
2.472.451.881.971.701.611.561.651.501.581.451.61
Cash ratio
0.961.010.560.490.350.400.570.820.680.790.560.35
Days of Sales Outstanding
77.7067.0480.0285.5489.9493.5077.3477.5458.1357.4269.9393.50
Days of Inventory outstanding
159.74154.71177.90160.97175.24171.08163.62198.55185.75182.61149.52171.08
Operating Cycle
237.44221.75257.93246.52265.19264.58240.97276.10243.88240.04219.45264.58
Days of Payables Outstanding
43.1340.3845.1047.1053.7347.4642.9460.4157.1847.3548.7247.46
Cash Conversion Cycle
194.31181.37212.83199.41211.45217.12198.03215.68186.69192.68170.73217.12
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/A0.00N/A0.030.020.020.030.040.00
Debt Equity Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/A0.00N/A0.050.030.030.040.060.00
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
N/AN/AN/AN/A0.00N/A0.000.00N/AN/AN/AN/A
Total Debt to Capitalization
N/AN/AN/AN/A0.00N/A0.050.030.030.040.060.00
Interest Coverage Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/A34.08N/A4.364.084.763.843.13N/A
Company Equity Multiplier
1.501.371.431.381.441.481.481.441.431.431.491.44
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.170.160.140.180.150.160.210.150.130.150.140.16
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.670.670.390.540.580.670.760.730.720.700.760.58
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/A34.08N/A4.364.084.763.843.13N/A
Short Term Coverage Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/A34.10N/A4.634.394.763.843.13N/A
Dividend Payout Ratio
46.70%41.47%110.95%56.04%91.00%88.15%117.59%25.75%47.70%48.65%43.14%88.15%