Canadian General Investments, Limited
Financial ratios & Valuation

Historical Multiples (2014 – 2023)

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
9.23-9.764.464.00-5.822.932.503.60-2.674.155.03-5.82
Price/Sales ratio
7.95-12.254.253.86-6.242.832.463.43-2.693.613.15-6.24
Price/Book Value ratio
0.730.760.690.710.710.700.690.710.670.620.640.70
Price/Cash Flow ratio
23.0214.1024.2745.515.09-10.8698.6029.0618.7963.2713.295.09
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
23.0214.1024.2745.515.09-10.8698.6029.0618.7963.2713.295.09
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
-0.170.05-0.010.110.03-0.000.04-0.300.01-0.020.050.03
Dividend Yield
3.79%5.52%4.95%3.76%4.36%3.56%2.79%2.30%3.23%2.95%2.47%3.56%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
115.72%100%100%100%100%94.55%96.06%94.14%105.54%100%93.95%94.55%
Operating Profit Margin
86.30%122.73%94.98%98.33%103.19%97.71%98.54%98.37%100.63%91.89%71.60%97.71%
Pretax Profit Margin
86.30%122.73%93.74%96.81%106.06%97.71%98.54%98.37%101.68%87.11%66.71%97.71%
Net Profit Margin
86.14%125.45%95.45%96.55%107.21%96.37%98.31%95.11%100.93%86.92%62.73%96.37%
Effective Tax Rate
0.18%-2.21%-1.82%0.26%-1.08%1.37%0.23%3.31%0.74%0.21%5.97%-1.08%
Return on Assets
6.32%-6.07%12.40%14.69%-9.75%19.62%23.72%17.39%-21.97%13.01%11.24%-9.75%
Return On Equity
8.00%-7.86%15.58%17.88%-12.19%24.11%27.73%19.90%-25.27%15.00%13.60%-12.19%
Return on Capital Employed
6.34%-5.94%12.36%14.97%-9.39%19.92%23.81%18.00%-21.93%15.87%14.68%-9.39%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A6.78N/A
Quick Ratio
939.18957.52869.70961.73839.85788.75707.05924.24763.817.516.78788.75
Cash ratio
14.6425.0516.236.7077.5717.504.0110.472.370.060.2717.50
Days of Sales Outstanding
5.80-10.553.612.26-4.532.082.353.20-2.713.292.65-4.53
Days of Inventory outstanding
31.06KN/AN/AN/AN/A-32.13K-38.11K-33.63K-30.02KN/AN/AN/A
Operating Cycle
31.07KN/AN/AN/AN/A-32.13K-38.11K-33.63K-30.02KN/A2.652.65
Days of Payables Outstanding
-44.80N/AN/AN/AN/A45.9858.1739.7342.70N/A18.5545.98
Cash Conversion Cycle
31.11KN/AN/AN/AN/A-32.18K-38.17K-33.67K-30.07KN/A-15.90-15.90
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.200.22N/AN/A0.09N/A0.080.060.120.130.110.09
Debt Equity Ratio
0.260.29N/AN/A0.12N/A0.090.070.140.150.130.12
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.200.12N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.200.22N/AN/A0.11N/A0.080.070.120.130.110.11
Interest Coverage Ratio
249.42-235.10N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
0.120.18N/AN/A1.12N/A0.070.310.240.060.36N/A
Company Equity Multiplier
1.261.291.251.211.251.221.161.141.151.151.141.22
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.34-0.860.170.08-1.22-0.260.020.11-0.140.050.23-1.22
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
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Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
0.120.18N/AN/A1.12N/A0.070.310.240.060.36N/A
Short Term Coverage Ratio
N/A0.36N/AN/A1.12N/A0.070.310.240.060.36N/A
Dividend Payout Ratio
35.09%-53.98%22.09%15.09%-25.42%10.48%7.02%8.30%-8.65%12.29%15.17%-25.42%