Emerald Holding
Financial ratios & Valuation

Forward Multiples (2025 – 2026)

20252026
Price/Earnings ratio
73.385.12
Price/Sales ratio
0.710.42
Earnings per Share (EPS)
$0.06$0.93

Historical Multiples (2014 – 2023)

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
-184.3571.8263.5017.13-35.83-15.13-0.61-3.621.86-46.64-46.36-15.13
Price/Sales ratio
5.144.594.344.102.362.093.031.940.740.992.432.36
Price/Book Value ratio
N/A2.802.661.841.261.180.98-2.37-7.370.942.461.26
Price/Cash Flow ratio
19.3716.0315.1412.658.6511.15-10.433.141.399.4923.078.65
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
20.4716.5615.7213.008.9511.84-9.413.391.4813.2827.918.95
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
N/A-0.204.280.060.27-0.14-0.000.04-0.010.17-0.05-0.14
Dividend Yield
N/AN/AN/A1.08%2.33%2.81%1.39%N/AN/A4.49%0.63%2.81%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
69.93%72.78%73.94%72.19%70.55%66.69%54.78%61.85%64.25%64.05%58.50%66.69%
Operating Profit Margin
23.00%26.72%31.02%25.78%-1.12%17.01%-76.45%-15.94%55.17%9.06%9.58%-1.12%
Pretax Profit Margin
1.87%9.75%11.20%13.69%-8.77%-15.23%-542.54%-54.57%48.48%-0.75%1.93%-8.77%
Net Profit Margin
-2.79%6.39%6.84%23.93%-6.59%-13.85%-497.33%-53.67%40.13%-2.14%-5.28%-6.59%
Effective Tax Rate
249.11%34.44%38.87%-74.78%24.85%9.09%8.33%1.63%17.21%-182.75%373.68%24.85%
Return on Assets
N/A1.27%1.40%4.99%-1.58%-3.39%-60.09%-7.35%11.90%-0.77%-1.96%-1.96%
Return On Equity
N/A3.90%4.20%10.74%-3.54%-7.81%-160.64%65.41%-395.16%-2.02%-5.16%-7.81%
Return on Capital Employed
N/A6.02%7.36%6.22%-0.32%4.94%-10.37%-2.65%20.52%4.21%4.63%-0.32%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
N/AN/AN/A0.410.380.403.04N/AN/AN/A1.260.38
Quick Ratio
N/A0.470.450.410.380.403.041.521.491.351.260.38
Cash ratio
N/A0.090.070.040.070.042.551.211.070.880.760.07
Days of Sales Outstanding
N/A56.8264.9166.9760.1160.78138.95116.3983.8881.2380.1460.11
Days of Inventory outstanding
N/AN/A0.000.000.00N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Operating Cycle
N/A56.8264.9166.9760.1160.78138.95116.3983.8881.2380.1460.11
Days of Payables Outstanding
N/A8.5216.4320.3611.0717.3024.0778.9163.9163.9242.4611.07
Cash Conversion Cycle
N/A48.2948.4746.6149.0443.47114.8737.4719.9717.3137.6743.47
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
N/A0.470.440.330.360.360.490.480.370.380.380.36
Debt Equity Ratio
N/A1.451.330.720.800.831.32-4.32-12.500.991.030.80
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
N/A0.590.560.410.420.440.561.301.080.490.500.42
Total Debt to Capitalization
N/A0.590.570.420.440.450.561.301.080.490.500.44
Interest Coverage Ratio
N/AN/AN/A2.363.542.140.50N/AN/AN/A0.782.14
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
N/A0.120.130.190.180.12-0.070.170.420.100.100.12
Company Equity Multiplier
N/A3.062.972.152.232.292.67-8.89-33.182.602.702.23
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.260.280.280.320.270.18-0.290.610.530.100.100.18
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.940.960.960.970.960.941.100.920.940.710.820.94
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
N/A0.120.130.190.180.12-0.070.170.420.100.100.12
Short Term Coverage Ratio
N/A13.939.0219.432.274.31-6.5015.78N/A9.595.162.27
Dividend Payout Ratio
N/AN/AN/A18.58%-83.66%-42.6%-0.85%N/AN/A-209.75%-97.59%-42.6%