US Ecology
Financial ratios & Valuation

Historical Multiples (2013 – 2021)

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
21.4522.5930.7831.1422.4727.9941.49-2.90187.75-55.9525.23
Price/Sales ratio
3.421.931.402.232.202.452.001.211.010.162.32
Price/Book Value ratio
2.973.433.073.803.423.861.351.871.600.253.64
Price/Cash Flow ratio
13.8912.1011.0214.2913.6917.0417.2710.558.611.3515.36
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
24.4020.1224.5027.4024.7834.0963.9222.7321.023.6929.43
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
0.947.81-0.910.910.51-31.77-1.090.00-1.85-489.97-15.63
Dividend Yield
1.44%1.79%1.98%1.46%1.41%1.13%1.15%0.50%N/AN/A1.27%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
39.27%32.58%30.44%30.89%30.37%30.05%30.61%26.24%23.59%23.35%30.21%
Operating Profit Margin
26.31%16.19%12.72%14.66%11.85%13.09%10.02%-38.64%3.95%2.79%12.47%
Pretax Profit Margin
24.93%13.64%8.32%11.57%8.52%11.46%7.26%-42.14%1.02%0.13%9.99%
Net Profit Margin
15.98%8.54%4.54%7.17%9.79%8.76%4.83%-41.69%0.54%-0.28%9.27%
Effective Tax Rate
35.88%37.36%45.33%38.06%-14.88%23.53%33.45%1.07%47.16%321.20%11.59%
Return on Assets
10.69%4.15%3.31%4.41%6.15%5.23%1.48%-21.26%0.29%-0.15%5.69%
Return On Equity
13.88%15.21%9.99%12.23%15.23%13.80%3.27%-64.68%0.85%-0.46%14.51%
Return on Capital Employed
20.09%8.83%10.18%9.81%8.11%8.56%3.35%-21.71%2.41%1.70%8.34%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A2.14N/A1.94N/A
Quick Ratio
3.161.791.791.842.232.331.842.141.941.782.28
Cash ratio
1.980.230.080.110.410.380.220.430.360.400.40
Days of Sales Outstanding
79.18115.3870.2677.0980.2197.87141.92101.7297.7593.4778.65
Days of Inventory outstanding
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Operating Cycle
79.18115.3870.2677.0980.2197.87141.92101.7297.7523.0489.04
Days of Payables Outstanding
21.7429.6616.0015.4215.4616.3735.9919.0131.3230.4315.44
Cash Conversion Cycle
57.4485.7254.2661.6764.7581.50105.9382.7066.4263.0473.13
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.220.420.380.360.340.380.350.430.430.650.35
Debt Equity Ratio
0.291.571.140.990.861.010.771.331.251.880.93
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
N/A0.600.530.490.460.500.430.560.550.550.47
Total Debt to Capitalization
N/A0.610.530.490.460.500.430.570.550.550.48
Interest Coverage Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A-11.07N/A0.98N/A
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
N/A0.180.240.260.280.220.100.130.140.140.25
Company Equity Multiplier
1.293.653.012.772.472.632.203.042.892.882.62
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.240.150.120.150.160.140.110.110.110.110.15
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.560.600.440.520.550.490.270.460.400.360.52
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
N/A0.180.240.260.280.220.100.130.140.140.25
Short Term Coverage Ratio
N/A18.6423.4114.6927.27161.353.855.256.075.6294.31
Dividend Payout Ratio
31.03%40.62%60.95%45.75%31.82%31.86%47.94%-1.45%N/AN/A31.84%