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Financial ratios & Valuation

Forward Multiples (2025 – 2026)

20252026
Price/Earnings ratio
26.4722.49
Price/Sales ratio
2.402.28
Earnings per Share (EPS)
$0.94$1.11

Historical Multiples (2014 – 2023)

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
-105.04-8.44-32.25-9.51-9.0332.6358.2729.5423.8147.2923.24-9.03
Price/Sales ratio
3.721.020.660.741.491.632.372.501.742.392.571.49
Price/Book Value ratio
1.270.940.871.021.381.351.902.421.912.392.541.38
Price/Cash Flow ratio
32.008.1112.9015.47-336.96327.0416.8818.4214.7916.7418.67-336.96
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
39.469.5418.5022.97-79.01-146.7618.9721.4717.5819.8823.02-79.01
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
1.16-0.010.40-0.03-0.93-0.24-4.070.17-3.25-1.33-0.69-0.93
Dividend Yield
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A0.28%1.03%1.75%1.38%1.25%N/A
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
47.03%39.01%42.05%42.08%42.71%42.93%42.40%40.03%37.36%39.36%41.56%42.93%
Operating Profit Margin
1.12%2.81%7.05%5.86%12.67%13.56%9.76%12.49%12.75%7.44%13.76%12.67%
Pretax Profit Margin
-3.66%-9.01%-1.33%-7.65%-2.71%7.67%4.37%10.48%10.66%5.53%10.74%-2.71%
Net Profit Margin
-3.54%-12.13%-2.06%-7.84%-16.54%5.02%4.08%8.47%7.34%5.06%11.08%-16.54%
Effective Tax Rate
21.64%-32.75%-60.41%-2.28%-44.73%43.50%5.30%19.18%31.54%10.06%-2.94%-44.73%
Return on Assets
-0.65%-3.02%-0.73%-2.88%-3.45%2.13%1.68%3.95%3.81%2.37%5.22%-3.45%
Return On Equity
-1.21%-11.22%-2.70%-10.79%-15.38%4.15%3.26%8.19%8.02%5.07%11.26%-15.38%
Return on Capital Employed
0.22%0.78%2.82%2.41%3.00%6.18%4.34%6.34%7.13%3.77%7.02%3.00%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
6.502.131.912.142.172.833.14N/AN/AN/A3.512.17
Quick Ratio
5.651.651.521.692.002.152.502.262.602.432.772.00
Cash ratio
1.630.400.390.430.200.640.920.790.770.780.970.20
Days of Sales Outstanding
141.68164.81107.3638.6471.1772.3479.4374.8665.2572.2472.0471.17
Days of Inventory outstanding
168.22121.8373.0781.8461.1169.5469.4369.6066.4577.1174.1661.11
Operating Cycle
309.90286.65180.43120.49132.29141.89148.86144.46131.71149.36146.20132.29
Days of Payables Outstanding
87.19106.0167.3718.5532.7833.7232.6835.1016.5536.2732.9932.78
Cash Conversion Cycle
222.70180.63113.05101.9399.50108.16116.18109.35115.15113.08113.2199.50
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.310.510.520.530.570.350.330.370.380.380.370.37
Debt Equity Ratio
0.571.901.911.982.540.680.650.760.810.820.780.78
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.360.650.650.660.710.400.390.430.440.450.430.43
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.360.650.650.660.710.400.390.430.440.450.440.44
Interest Coverage Ratio
0.320.330.791.110.792.741.20N/AN/AN/A6.050.79
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
0.060.060.030.03-0.000.000.170.170.150.170.17-0.00
Company Equity Multiplier
1.853.703.673.734.451.941.932.072.102.132.092.09
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.110.120.050.04-0.000.000.140.130.110.140.13-0.00
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.810.850.690.674.26-2.220.880.850.840.840.81-2.22
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
0.060.060.030.03-0.000.000.170.170.150.170.17-0.00
Short Term Coverage Ratio
6.515.861.5914.11-0.341.1735.3125.6626.229.0028.85-0.34
Dividend Payout Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A16.38%30.44%41.88%65.53%29.29%N/A