The Eastern Company
Financial ratios & Valuation

Forward Multiples (2025 – 2026)

2025202520262026
Price/Earnings ratio
317.14317.14218.64218.64
Price/Sales ratio
0.480.480.450.45
Earnings per Share (EPS)
$0.06$0.06$0.10$0.10

Historical Multiples (2012 – 2023)

2012 2013 2016 2016 2017 2018 2019 2022 2022 2023 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
11.6314.5120.5016.7832.447.0014.089.709.7515.97-0.007.00
Price/Sales ratio
0.630.700.810.940.800.430.740.630.420.500.580.43
Price/Book Value ratio
1.401.221.471.581.881.041.771.360.941.031.381.38
Price/Cash Flow ratio
7.358.8512.8510.5214.637.888.13-77.5811.465.170.007.88
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
10.6417.2817.8013.6719.4413.6010.66-27.3316.906.830.0013.60
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
0.20-0.72-0.810.46-0.920.02-0.360.04-0.38-0.56-0.00-0.92
Dividend Yield
3.09%2.60%2.39%2.10%1.68%2.71%1.46%1.75%2.28%2.01%1.65%2.71%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
21.17%21.16%22.39%24.92%24.50%25.06%24.56%23.02%20.98%23.75%25.24%24.50%
Operating Profit Margin
8.60%7.29%5.55%8.09%6.01%7.62%97.43%7.07%5.07%5.55%7.52%6.01%
Pretax Profit Margin
8.39%7.09%5.54%8.15%5.60%7.50%6.43%7.73%5.15%4.01%6.18%5.60%
Net Profit Margin
5.47%4.84%3.96%5.65%2.47%6.19%5.26%6.56%4.40%3.13%-5476244.03%6.19%
Effective Tax Rate
34.77%31.75%28.59%30.63%55.95%17.53%18.14%15.14%23.27%21.89%21.02%21.02%
Return on Assets
7.44%6.06%4.70%6.26%2.85%8.00%4.72%6.07%4.70%3.40%-6263716.26%8.00%
Return On Equity
12.05%8.46%7.21%9.44%5.80%14.97%12.58%14.12%9.71%6.48%-11706007.36%14.97%
Return on Capital Employed
13.42%10.36%7.53%10.00%8.45%11.81%98.61%8.04%6.60%7.25%10.70%8.45%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
4.815.22N/A6.033.193.353.59N/AN/AN/A2.633.35
Quick Ratio
2.552.662.533.391.681.601.881.221.291.231.421.60
Cash ratio
1.241.461.171.760.710.460.560.120.210.190.160.46
Days of Sales Outstanding
45.2541.7244.1848.1048.4648.9555.0165.4157.3650.2260.4148.46
Days of Inventory outstanding
86.3899.63119.86120.22111.89109.72104.94120.91106.92103.76101.60109.72
Operating Cycle
131.63141.35164.05168.32160.36158.67159.96186.32164.29153.98162.01160.36
Days of Payables Outstanding
22.3623.7329.6324.9034.8238.4538.3657.0045.7144.3241.9334.82
Cash Conversion Cycle
109.27117.62134.41143.42125.53120.21121.59129.32118.57109.66120.08120.21
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.380.050.020.010.190.150.350.260.240.170.180.15
Debt Equity Ratio
0.610.070.040.020.400.290.930.620.500.330.370.29
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.070.040.020.010.240.210.470.350.300.230.250.24
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.090.060.030.020.280.220.480.380.330.240.270.22
Interest Coverage Ratio
36.8232.22N/A91.6512.5714.859.39N/AN/AN/A6.3314.85
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
1.811.862.846.950.310.440.23-0.020.160.60186.68K0.31
Company Equity Multiplier
1.611.391.531.502.021.872.662.322.061.902.042.02
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.080.070.060.090.050.050.09-0.000.030.0929.88K0.05
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.690.510.720.760.750.570.762.830.670.750.080.57
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
1.811.862.846.950.310.440.23-0.020.160.60186.68K0.31
Short Term Coverage Ratio
9.556.336.3913.901.705.534.42-0.261.169.222.58M1.70
Dividend Payout Ratio
36.03%37.85%49.07%35.33%54.59%19.00%20.68%17.02%22.26%32.21%-13.40%19.00%