carsales.com Ltd
Financial ratios & Valuation

Historical Multiples (2015 – 2024)

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
46.8556.0453.7842.2484.2479.4180.6365.8026.13105.3089.5684.24
Price/Sales ratio
15.5017.7915.8220.6816.9523.0124.6720.7821.5923.9510.1223.01
Price/Book Value ratio
21.2723.9021.6723.8122.9030.7111.2210.465.499.129.5730.71
Price/Cash Flow ratio
47.4850.9045.3470.1349.6157.9255.5454.5666.3357.3751.1049.61
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
47.8052.7946.3676.1361.0373.6567.3672.64100.8173.7328.6373.65
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
6.24N/AN/A0.62-1.552.385.066.710.11-1.650.55-1.55
Dividend Yield
1.47%1.36%1.45%1.15%1.33%1.15%1.07%1.18%1.10%0.93%1.30%1.30%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
83.00%81.99%79.75%81.02%76.85%91.68%95.02%90.17%92.25%84.15%78.78%76.85%
Operating Profit Margin
48.00%47.31%44.75%47.88%43.46%46.80%47.81%47.07%101.27%51.68%43.28%46.80%
Pretax Profit Margin
47.95%45.43%41.05%61.65%42.84%43.49%43.66%43.89%89.56%31.36%31.19%43.49%
Net Profit Margin
33.09%31.75%29.42%48.97%20.12%28.98%30.59%31.58%82.64%22.75%22.61%20.12%
Effective Tax Rate
28.31%30.35%31.58%23.18%27.85%29.18%29.65%27.75%7.34%24.26%24.29%29.18%
Return on Assets
20.96%20.01%20.30%20.26%8.48%11.47%11.23%8.64%13.78%5.35%6.60%11.47%
Return On Equity
45.40%42.64%40.30%56.36%27.18%38.68%13.92%15.89%21.03%8.66%10.53%38.68%
Return on Capital Employed
33.76%33.35%35.25%30.99%20.37%19.98%18.95%13.72%17.58%12.83%13.34%19.98%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A1.97N/A
Quick Ratio
1.341.341.360.412.083.334.221.701.811.951.953.33
Cash ratio
0.540.490.590.190.942.483.291.011.071.261.260.94
Days of Sales Outstanding
38.2739.2139.1351.4148.6934.5233.5431.7449.1847.8538.5438.54
Days of Inventory outstanding
12.886.554.0310.40N/A-85.620.0023.5014.926.413.85-85.62
Operating Cycle
51.1545.7643.1661.8148.69-51.0933.5455.2564.1054.2642.40-51.09
Days of Payables Outstanding
97.6192.7087.84113.4349.7667.19144.1280.15143.2764.4438.7767.19
Cash Conversion Cycle
-46.45-46.93-44.67-51.61-1.07-118.29-110.57-24.89-79.16-10.173.62-1.07
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.430.410.350.490.500.540.030.340.250.270.270.54
Debt Equity Ratio
0.940.880.711.381.611.830.040.640.380.440.441.83
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.480.460.410.380.610.640.040.390.270.300.300.64
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.480.460.410.580.610.640.040.390.270.310.310.64
Interest Coverage Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A6.86N/A
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
0.470.530.670.240.280.284.380.290.210.350.410.28
Company Equity Multiplier
2.162.131.982.783.203.371.231.831.521.611.613.37
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.320.340.340.290.340.390.440.380.320.410.390.34
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.990.960.970.920.810.780.820.750.650.770.890.81
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
0.470.530.670.240.280.284.380.290.210.350.410.28
Short Term Coverage Ratio
54.2667.4373.980.4522.02903.555.42K1.71K9.7412.9115.22903.55
Dividend Payout Ratio
69.04%76.73%78.37%48.60%112.14%92.08%86.81%78.14%28.83%98.62%99.37%99.37%