AB Discovery Growth Fund, Inc. - Class A
Financial ratios & Valuation

Historical Multiples (2013 – 2022)

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
4.4813.26109.379.617.89-21.306.5316.055.98-18.54N/A-6.70
Price/Sales ratio
63.7160.8152.7368.8094.4641.6854.2186.3978.9453.51N/A68.07
Price/Book Value ratio
1.080.990.981.061.191.061.151.461.220.84N/A1.13
Price/Cash Flow ratio
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Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
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Price/Earnings Growth ratio
0.03-0.19-1.230.000.150.16-0.01-0.340.030.15N/A0.15
Dividend Yield
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Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%N/A100%
Operating Profit Margin
19.80%16.71%22.85%10.81%0.23%45.07%42.42%30.41%19.11%13.00%N/A22.65%
Pretax Profit Margin
1422.00%458.47%48.21%715.86%1197.04%-195.66%829.69%538.06%1319.78%-288.56%N/A500.69%
Net Profit Margin
1422.00%458.47%48.21%715.86%1197.04%-195.66%829.69%538.06%1319.78%-288.56%N/A500.69%
Effective Tax Rate
98.60%96.35%52.59%98.48%99.98%123.03%94.88%94.34%98.55%104.50%N/A111.50%
Return on Assets
24.09%7.47%0.89%11.01%15.12%-5.00%17.61%9.13%20.45%-4.54%N/A5.05%
Return On Equity
24.13%7.49%0.89%11.03%15.14%-5.01%17.64%9.14%20.48%-4.54%N/A5.06%
Return on Capital Employed
0.33%0.27%0.42%0.16%0.00%1.15%0.90%0.51%0.29%0.20%N/A0.57%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
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Quick Ratio
0.982.051.521.241.161.451.322.560.981.20N/A1.31
Cash ratio
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Days of Sales Outstanding
37.1160.2636.9935.9535.0125.4926.4730.6624.8837.00N/A30.25
Days of Inventory outstanding
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Operating Cycle
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Days of Payables Outstanding
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Cash Conversion Cycle
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Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
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Debt Equity Ratio
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Long-term Debt to Capitalization
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Total Debt to Capitalization
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Interest Coverage Ratio
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Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
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Company Equity Multiplier
1.001.001.001.001.001.001.001.001.001.00N/A1.00
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
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Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
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Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
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Short Term Coverage Ratio
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Dividend Payout Ratio
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