A.M. Castle &
Financial ratios & Valuation

Historical Multiples (2012 – 2020)

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
-39.54-10.11-1.38-0.17-0.06-0.00-0.29-0.09N/A-0.00-0.12
Price/Sales ratio
0.300.320.190.040.010.000.010.00N/A0.000.00
Price/Book Value ratio
1.141.101.230.79-0.203.16-1.15-0.08N/A-0.02-0.11
Price/Cash Flow ratio
72.044.61-2.48-1.69-0.20-0.00-0.450.33N/A0.01-0.95
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
-66.815.47-2.13-1.23-0.19-0.00-0.360.53N/A0.02-0.71
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
0.090.04-0.00-0.000.00N/A-0.00-0.00N/A0.000.00
Dividend Yield
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
27.00%26.00%23.81%-2.41%20.98%100%24.90%25.15%26.91%26.91%9.28%
Operating Profit Margin
3.23%-1.48%-10.09%-23.57%-13.18%-21.39%-2.87%-0.62%-5.70%-6.43%-18.37%
Pretax Profit Margin
-1.22%-5.76%-14.67%-29.83%-21.09%-21.09%-7.20%-7.75%-11.85%-11.85%-25.46%
Net Profit Margin
-0.76%-3.22%-13.74%-27.21%-20.25%-20.25%-6.38%-6.88%-11.04%-11.04%-23.73%
Effective Tax Rate
-9.20%32.58%0.94%9.40%2.26%3.98%11.39%11.28%6.90%6.90%5.83%
Return on Assets
-1.23%-4.99%-22.90%-42.15%-32.78%-32496.80%-11.24%-11.65%-14.04%-14.04%-37.46%
Return On Equity
-2.88%-10.95%-89.60%-446.42%307.40%-317734.29%396.80%93.77%236.67%354.82%-69.50%
Return on Capital Employed
6.03%-2.70%-20.15%-44.77%-25.46%-42198.82%-6.34%-1.31%-8.99%-10.13%-35.11%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A3.63N/A
Quick Ratio
1.561.601.561.222.071.601.561.461.311.161.83
Cash ratio
0.200.300.080.120.660.170.130.100.400.400.53
Days of Sales Outstanding
41.9245.6849.8742.7244.370.0550.8150.0242.2242.2222.21
Days of Inventory outstanding
119.57100.66115.85108.87127.01N/A134.19125.85176.43176.43117.94
Operating Cycle
161.49146.34165.73151.59171.38N/A185.01175.88218.65186.84161.49
Days of Payables Outstanding
26.7632.5933.6326.0228.66N/A35.6736.3839.3839.3827.34
Cash Conversion Cycle
134.73113.75132.09125.57142.72N/A149.33139.49179.2746.3471.36
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.570.540.520.640.870.610.760.920.881.050.75
Debt Equity Ratio
1.330.792.066.84-8.156.05-26.88-7.41-14.84-17.85-1.05
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.460.440.670.871.130.851.031.161.071.071.10
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.460.440.670.871.130.851.031.151.071.071.10
Interest Coverage Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A-0.93N/A
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
0.010.30-0.24-0.06-0.12-141.09-0.090.030.080.08-0.09
Company Equity Multiplier
2.332.193.9110.59-9.379.77-35.29-8.04-16.85-16.850.20
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.000.07-0.07-0.02-0.06-0.05-0.040.010.050.05-0.04
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
-1.070.841.161.371.101.121.230.620.860.861.11
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
0.010.30-0.24-0.06-0.12-141.09-0.090.030.080.08-0.09
Short Term Coverage Ratio
5.84187.36-101.86-3.15-255.19-4.86K-4.231.081.341.34-129.17
Dividend Payout Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A