City of London Investment Group
Financial ratios & Valuation

Forward Multiples (2026 – 2026)

2026
Price/Earnings ratio
1.37K
Price/Sales ratio
403.77
Earnings per Share (EPS)
Β£0.36

Historical Multiples (2010 – 2022)

2010 2011 2012 2016 2017 2019 2020 2022 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
10.1112.239.5512.7711.0111.7510.278.1012.3812.38
Price/Sales ratio
2.352.942.373.023.263.232.873.013.343.02
Price/Book Value ratio
6.667.525.305.485.655.475.051.431.575.65
Price/Cash Flow ratio
8.0411.1710.5213.1512.0210.038.847.4111.2512.02
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
868.781.13K11.1013.4912.7410.468.917.4811.1912.74
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
-0.220.150.41-1.100.18-0.94-0.710.20272.49-1.10
Dividend Yield
5.91%5.39%7.45%8.08%5.91%9.87%7.31%11.61%8.57%8.08%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
100%100%100%90.09%91.83%92.53%93.31%87.21%85.91%91.83%
Operating Profit Margin
33.74%36.65%32.31%34.78%39.59%37.04%32.20%38.00%30.08%39.59%
Pretax Profit Margin
34.63%36.03%33.56%32.64%37.03%35.69%28.27%37.80%32.32%37.03%
Net Profit Margin
23.3%24.02%24.88%23.72%29.68%27.55%27.97%37.23%27.80%23.72%
Effective Tax Rate
32.71%33.31%25.85%26.54%21.13%20.63%21.69%21.92%24.34%24.34%
Return on Assets
45.30%44.17%43.37%31.97%42.19%30.48%33.72%15.21%10.93%42.19%
Return On Equity
65.82%61.49%55.58%42.93%51.37%46.60%49.16%17.72%12.87%51.37%
Return on Capital Employed
94.39%92.28%72.17%59.55%68.08%52.81%51.72%16.68%12.82%68.08%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
2.703.264.10N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A3.85N/A
Quick Ratio
1.782.222.863.945.493.103.002.803.855.49
Cash ratio
1.011.141.252.633.642.132.112.183.072.63
Days of Sales Outstanding
N/AN/AN/A64.6756.9258.309.242.13N/A56.92
Days of Inventory outstanding
N/AN/AN/AN/A-19.35-19.39N/A0.00N/AN/A
Operating Cycle
N/AN/AN/A64.6737.5738.919.242.13N/A37.57
Days of Payables Outstanding
N/AN/AN/A9.202.752.980.28536.640.052.75
Cash Conversion Cycle
N/AN/AN/A55.4734.8135.928.96-534.50-0.0534.81
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.310.280.21N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Debt Equity Ratio
0.450.390.28N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Total Debt to Capitalization
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Interest Coverage Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A103.75N/A
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Company Equity Multiplier
1.451.391.281.341.211.521.451.161.161.21
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.290.260.220.230.270.320.320.400.300.23
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.920.980.940.970.940.950.990.980.970.97
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Short Term Coverage Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Dividend Payout Ratio
59.88%65.99%71.21%103.28%65.10%116.13%75.15%94.14%101.23%65.10%