Capital Southwest
Financial ratios & Valuation

Historical Multiples (2015 – 2024)

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
4.93-40.1611.396.9510.93-9.198.3012.6516.1212.0613.8310.93
Price/Sales ratio
3.9914.906.965.147.393.315.816.528.685.646.203.31
Price/Book Value ratio
0.340.790.930.881.100.751.251.280.901.331.281.10
Price/Cash Flow ratio
1.88-1.94-2.98-4.28-3.81-4.28-6.18-2.96-2.34-5.3320.79-3.81
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
1.88-1.94-2.98-4.28-3.81-4.28-6.18-2.93-2.34-5.3321.21-3.81
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
-0.090.36-0.020.10-0.570.05-0.02-0.42-0.390.13-1.480.05
Dividend Yield
1.16%6.70%2.23%6.79%11.76%24.49%9.45%10.81%13.32%10.23%11.72%24.49%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
96.06%100%98.80%98.25%97.14%-0.38%97.28%97.31%95.52%100%97.00%-0.38%
Operating Profit Margin
-8.11%-45.90%69.19%83.17%94.33%-26.02%76.55%80.43%112.18%88.88%72.43%-26.02%
Pretax Profit Margin
81.24%-45.90%66.61%74.01%69.42%-26.02%76.55%56.43%65.19%47.49%49.63%-26.02%
Net Profit Margin
80.83%-37.12%61.13%73.89%67.64%-36.02%70.11%51.58%53.85%46.81%44.42%-36.02%
Effective Tax Rate
0.50%19.13%8.21%0.15%2.56%-38.43%8.41%8.59%17.40%1.43%3.96%2.56%
Return on Assets
6.87%-1.89%7.20%9.41%5.99%-3.82%6.91%4.39%2.63%5.35%4.59%4.59%
Return On Equity
6.96%-1.98%8.23%12.75%10.14%-8.21%15.13%10.17%5.60%11.03%9.67%-8.21%
Return on Capital Employed
-0.69%-2.35%9.16%12.29%8.35%-2.76%7.55%6.86%5.48%10.17%7.48%7.48%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A59.12N/A
Quick Ratio
N/A-7.090.620.13106.35-3.48-26.1-1.21-4.68223.5959.1259.12
Cash ratio
N/A153.550.620.1351.6826.79632.269.21138.36114.8559.1251.68
Days of Sales Outstanding
N/AN/AN/AN/A78.3861.4253.8363.07N/A62.6069.2469.24
Days of Inventory outstanding
-1.21KN/A0.000.000.00152.238.09K4.46K2.96KN/AN/A152.23
Operating Cycle
-1.21KN/A0.000.0078.38213.658.14K4.52K2.96KN/A69.24213.65
Days of Payables Outstanding
N/AN/A5.71K1.78KN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Cash Conversion Cycle
-1.21KN/A-5.71K-1.78K78.38213.658.14K4.52K2.96KN/A69.24213.65
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
N/AN/A0.070.220.390.510.510.54N/A0.490.090.51
Debt Equity Ratio
N/AN/A0.080.300.661.111.131.25N/A1.020.181.11
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
N/AN/A0.080.230.390.520.530.55N/A0.500.150.52
Total Debt to Capitalization
N/AN/A0.080.230.390.520.530.55N/A0.500.150.52
Interest Coverage Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A2.50N/A
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
N/AN/A-3.58-0.67-0.43-0.15-0.17-0.34N/A-0.240.32-0.43
Company Equity Multiplier
1.011.041.141.351.692.142.182.312.132.062.021.69
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
2.11-7.66-2.33-1.20-1.93-0.77-0.94-2.20-3.69-1.050.29-1.93
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
11111111.011.001.000.981
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
N/AN/A-3.58-0.67-0.43-0.15-0.17-0.34N/A-0.240.32-0.43
Short Term Coverage Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Dividend Payout Ratio
5.76%-269.33%25.53%47.28%128.66%-225.23%78.50%136.92%214.85%123.42%156.46%128.66%