US Ecology
Financial ratios & Valuation

Historical Multiples (2012 – 2021)

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
16.8721.4522.5930.7831.1422.4727.9941.49-2.90187.75-517.5722.47
Price/Sales ratio
2.553.421.931.402.232.202.452.001.211.011.492.20
Price/Book Value ratio
3.862.973.433.073.803.423.861.351.871.602.363.42
Price/Cash Flow ratio
12.3013.8912.1011.0214.2913.6917.0417.2710.558.6112.5613.69
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
22.3024.4020.1224.5027.4024.7834.0963.9222.7321.0222.4124.78
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
0.420.947.81-0.910.910.51-31.77-1.090.00-1.85-5.100.51
Dividend Yield
3.79%1.44%1.79%1.98%1.46%1.41%1.13%1.15%0.50%N/AN/A1.41%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
39.19%39.27%32.58%30.44%30.89%30.37%30.05%30.61%26.24%23.59%23.35%30.37%
Operating Profit Margin
24.02%26.31%16.19%12.72%14.66%11.85%13.09%10.02%-38.64%3.95%2.79%11.85%
Pretax Profit Margin
24.66%24.93%13.64%8.32%11.57%8.52%11.46%7.26%-42.14%1.02%0.13%8.52%
Net Profit Margin
15.17%15.98%8.54%4.54%7.17%9.79%8.76%4.83%-41.69%0.54%-0.28%9.79%
Effective Tax Rate
38.49%35.88%37.36%45.33%38.06%-14.88%23.53%33.45%1.07%47.16%629.63%38.06%
Return on Assets
11.73%10.69%4.15%3.31%4.41%6.15%5.23%1.48%-21.26%0.29%-0.15%6.15%
Return On Equity
22.90%13.88%15.21%9.99%12.23%15.23%13.80%3.27%-64.68%0.85%-0.46%15.23%
Return on Capital Employed
21.25%20.09%8.83%10.18%9.81%8.11%8.56%3.35%-21.71%2.41%1.70%8.11%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
1.473.291.791.791.842.232.331.842.14N/A1.941.84
Quick Ratio
1.313.161.791.791.842.232.331.842.141.941.782.23
Cash ratio
0.071.980.230.080.110.410.380.220.430.360.400.11
Days of Sales Outstanding
73.2579.18115.3870.2677.0980.2197.87141.92101.7297.7593.4777.09
Days of Inventory outstanding
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Operating Cycle
73.2579.18115.3870.2677.0980.2197.87141.92101.7297.7523.0480.21
Days of Payables Outstanding
22.4721.7429.6616.0015.4215.4616.3735.9919.0131.3230.4315.42
Cash Conversion Cycle
50.7857.4485.7254.2661.6764.7581.50105.9382.7066.4263.0461.67
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.480.220.420.380.360.340.380.350.430.430.650.36
Debt Equity Ratio
0.950.291.571.140.990.861.010.771.331.251.880.99
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.28N/A0.600.530.490.460.500.430.560.550.550.49
Total Debt to Capitalization
N/AN/A0.610.530.490.460.500.430.570.550.550.49
Interest Coverage Ratio
46.2863.926.783.354.043.786.413.571.34N/A0.983.78
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
0.78N/A0.180.240.260.280.220.100.130.140.140.28
Company Equity Multiplier
1.951.293.653.012.772.472.632.203.042.892.882.77
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.200.240.150.120.150.160.140.110.110.110.110.16
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.550.560.600.440.520.550.490.270.460.400.560.52
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
N/AN/A0.180.240.260.280.220.100.130.140.140.28
Short Term Coverage Ratio
N/AN/A18.6423.4114.6927.27161.353.855.256.075.6227.27
Dividend Payout Ratio
64.03%31.03%40.62%60.95%45.75%31.82%31.86%47.94%-1.45%N/AN/A31.82%