CompX International
Financial ratios & Valuation

Historical Multiples (2014 – 2023)

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
17.2315.5419.0112.4911.0511.3417.1516.8310.9213.7717.4811.05
Price/Sales ratio
1.441.291.831.471.431.461.541.981.361.922.171.43
Price/Book Value ratio
1.351.201.581.201.131.111.051.611.431.842.251.13
Price/Cash Flow ratio
12.3110.4914.3913.109.859.8211.4226.6213.5012.0511.069.85
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
16.0415.2718.6716.8512.0411.8612.8743.7117.2812.6011.7611.86
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
0.403.621.260.470.682.32-0.480.270.401.552.010.68
Dividend Yield
1.65%1.75%1.24%1.50%1.46%1.91%2.81%3.56%14.85%3.95%4.50%1.46%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
31.02%30.64%32.32%31.07%32.40%31.40%28.64%30.32%29.29%30.51%29.14%31.40%
Operating Profit Margin
13.10%12.84%14.32%13.57%15.05%11.28%6.96%14.55%15.24%15.77%13.02%11.28%
Pretax Profit Margin
13.19%12.84%14.69%15.35%17.34%16.82%11.79%15.41%16.38%18.35%16.28%16.82%
Net Profit Margin
8.38%8.34%9.64%11.78%12.94%12.88%9.01%11.76%12.52%14.00%12.45%12.88%
Effective Tax Rate
36.49%35%34.37%23.25%25.36%23.44%23.70%23.50%23.44%23.68%23.52%23.52%
Return on Assets
6.61%6.75%7.29%8.74%9.19%8.96%5.60%8.60%11.76%12.04%11.72%9.19%
Return On Equity
7.83%7.73%8.34%9.66%10.23%9.86%6.15%9.57%13.17%13.38%11.49%10.23%
Return on Capital Employed
11.49%11.40%11.93%10.88%11.65%8.46%4.66%11.64%15.80%14.92%13.41%11.65%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
5.606.364.445.005.587.287.69N/AN/AN/A7.515.58
Quick Ratio
4.345.103.323.624.325.876.305.754.795.575.484.32
Cash ratio
3.454.322.492.623.314.845.374.651.602.404.263.31
Days of Sales Outstanding
30.7529.3334.6834.0437.4834.8834.2040.3039.0838.6035.0234.88
Days of Inventory outstanding
86.1572.9074.2872.8178.1178.6081.9295.4096.95100.0295.7478.11
Operating Cycle
116.90102.23108.96106.85115.60113.48116.12135.70136.03138.63130.76115.60
Days of Payables Outstanding
19.6212.8912.9410.7414.7710.7711.7512.6810.9510.2510.7610.77
Cash Conversion Cycle
97.2889.3496.0296.11100.82102.71104.37123.02125.07128.38120.00100.82
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Debt Equity Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Total Debt to Capitalization
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Interest Coverage Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A19.62N/A
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Company Equity Multiplier
1.181.141.141.101.111.101.091.111.111.111.101.10
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.110.120.120.110.140.140.130.070.100.160.190.14
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.760.680.770.770.810.820.880.600.780.950.940.81
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Short Term Coverage Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Dividend Payout Ratio
28.50%27.26%23.64%18.82%16.25%21.76%48.24%59.92%162.33%54.49%206.69%16.25%