Caribbean Utilities Company, Ltd.
Financial ratios & Valuation

Forward Multiples (2025 – 2025)

2025
Price/Earnings ratio
13.90
Price/Sales ratio
N/A
Earnings per Share (EPS)
$1.11

Historical Multiples (2014 – 2023)

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
14.8115.2216.7119.0215.1330.7532.4525.1413.3710.6613.2530.75
Price/Sales ratio
1.331.842.602.642.082.662.832.811.651.431.992.66
Price/Book Value ratio
1.711.621.912.011.752.271.731.871.431.261.582.27
Price/Cash Flow ratio
6.595.896.828.916.308.727.568.997.895.106.188.72
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
46.27-17.7829.72-92.5196.851.56K55.45-448.18-10.81-19.84-60.771.56K
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
N/A3.402.92-2.810.94-0.91-2.140.750.213.44-0.11-0.91
Dividend Yield
6.54%6.31%5.42%5.14%5.90%4.48%4.97%4.39%5.51%6.08%5.24%5.24%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
27.82%35.42%43.71%42.70%39.62%40.20%46.54%43.76%33.82%34.36%36.18%40.20%
Operating Profit Margin
10.93%13.37%16.63%16.01%14.58%14.49%16.26%15.22%11.99%13.37%13.15%14.49%
Pretax Profit Margin
8.98%12.09%15.59%13.90%13.75%14.31%14.68%15.27%12.41%13.45%13.64%14.31%
Net Profit Margin
8.98%12.09%15.59%13.90%13.75%8.66%8.74%11.17%12.41%13.45%13.64%13.64%
Effective Tax Rate
-9.20%-6.28%-4.59%-5.96%-7.32%39.46%40.49%26.81%-5.65%N/A15.76%-7.32%
Return on Assets
4.47%4.73%4.94%4.47%4.75%2.93%2.44%3.49%4.56%4.97%4.90%4.75%
Return On Equity
11.57%10.64%11.45%10.59%11.61%7.40%5.35%7.44%10.76%11.90%12.23%11.61%
Return on Capital Employed
6.03%5.75%6.20%5.68%5.98%5.37%4.91%5.22%4.93%5.96%5.33%5.37%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A0.85N/A
Quick Ratio
1.350.670.470.740.511.031.520.860.980.520.790.51
Cash ratio
0.470.030.120.140.090.450.960.130.100.020.040.45
Days of Sales Outstanding
22.5020.3523.4320.4723.6416.388.5219.1428.5535.2037.6623.64
Days of Inventory outstanding
7.676.6912.579.7310.7213.6013.2217.2516.4011.0110.7610.72
Operating Cycle
30.1727.0536.0130.2134.3629.9921.7436.3944.9546.2248.4234.36
Days of Payables Outstanding
49.681.875.133.7435.1311.679.556.369.4310.65N/A11.67
Cash Conversion Cycle
-19.5125.1730.8826.47-0.7618.3212.1930.0335.5235.5648.42-0.76
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.540.490.490.510.510.530.480.460.490.510.500.53
Debt Equity Ratio
1.401.111.141.211.241.351.060.981.151.221.241.35
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.560.500.490.530.510.560.500.480.520.490.530.51
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.580.520.530.540.550.570.510.490.530.550.550.57
Interest Coverage Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A6.04N/A
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
0.180.240.240.180.220.190.210.210.150.200.200.19
Company Equity Multiplier
2.582.252.312.362.442.522.182.122.352.392.432.52
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.200.310.380.290.330.300.370.310.210.280.290.30
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.14-0.330.22-0.090.060.000.13-0.02-0.73-0.25-0.110.00
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
0.180.240.240.180.220.190.210.210.150.200.200.19
Short Term Coverage Ratio
3.343.751.503.031.434.184.703.982.881.012.871.43
Dividend Payout Ratio
96.96%96.20%90.68%97.82%89.40%137.91%161.52%110.59%73.77%64.88%64.34%137.91%