Compass Diversified
Financial ratios & Valuation

Historical Multiples (2014 – 2023)

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
2.865.3317.8636.27-130.78-36.5253.9180.4035.426.5713.16-130.78
Price/Sales ratio
0.811.070.990.790.541.020.781.080.560.780.840.54
Price/Book Value ratio
1.031.041.141.160.861.331.111.791.131.221.410.86
Price/Cash Flow ratio
11.2810.208.7712.416.5117.608.2614.91-45.5620.73-30.9317.60
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
14.3912.6911.1827.4310.1529.9810.4221.22-13.9272.57-16.9429.98
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
0.00-0.10-0.22-0.191.66-0.05-1.07-0.37-0.23-0.002.391.66
Dividend Yield
8.71%9.06%8.00%8.73%13.19%6.80%9.24%8.76%7.37%5.93%4.32%6.80%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
29.89%31.52%33.38%35.26%34.61%35.81%36.05%39.41%40.09%43.38%44.02%34.61%
Operating Profit Margin
5.66%5.11%1.94%2.14%4.17%6.03%6.07%7.57%7.75%4.37%6.69%4.17%
Pretax Profit Margin
30.48%1.89%6.46%-0.58%-0.61%-1.79%2.81%2.34%3.84%-0.84%0.12%-0.61%
Net Profit Margin
28.38%20.09%5.58%2.20%-0.42%-2.81%1.45%1.34%1.60%11.96%6.40%-0.42%
Effective Tax Rate
2.76%97.89%14.97%549.19%-124.43%-56.63%38.40%42.45%51.71%-122.55%1592.12%-124.43%
Return on Assets
18.01%11.35%3.07%1.53%-0.24%-2.15%0.87%0.79%0.94%6.45%3.35%-0.24%
Return On Equity
36.33%19.59%6.38%3.20%-0.66%-3.65%2.07%2.23%3.20%18.56%10.55%-0.66%
Return on Capital Employed
3.95%3.14%1.21%1.69%2.67%5.20%4.11%5.04%5.03%2.57%3.85%2.67%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A4.22N/A
Quick Ratio
1.481.911.181.311.441.561.171.521.322.761.621.44
Cash ratio
0.160.730.190.180.180.470.240.410.171.440.190.18
Days of Sales Outstanding
44.1647.9967.6061.8355.2748.1748.3455.0347.9956.4172.6855.27
Days of Inventory outstanding
58.9445.24119.27109.64126.44124.42132.90183.88197.10231.85295.57126.44
Operating Cycle
103.1193.24186.88171.47181.71172.59181.24238.92245.10288.27368.26181.71
Days of Payables Outstanding
26.0730.5334.4437.5331.7327.4833.5340.6322.3229.2530.1327.48
Cash Conversion Cycle
77.0362.71152.43133.94149.97145.11147.70198.29222.78259.02338.12149.97
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.310.220.310.320.460.200.340.400.470.430.440.44
Debt Equity Ratio
0.630.380.650.671.280.350.811.151.611.261.431.28
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.380.270.390.400.560.260.440.530.610.550.580.56
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.380.280.390.400.560.260.440.530.610.550.580.56
Interest Coverage Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A1.32N/A
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
0.140.260.190.130.100.210.160.10-0.010.04-0.030.21
Company Equity Multiplier
2.011.722.072.082.761.692.362.823.382.873.202.76
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.070.100.110.060.080.050.090.07-0.010.03-0.020.05
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.780.800.780.450.640.580.790.703.270.281.820.64
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
0.140.260.190.130.100.210.160.10-0.010.04-0.030.21
Short Term Coverage Ratio
21.7526.0119.5914.3822.89N/AN/AN/A-2.827.80-4.51N/A
Dividend Payout Ratio
24.94%48.31%142.98%316.93%-1726.32%-248.64%498.39%704.48%261.15%39.03%74.61%-1726.32%