American Funds 2020 Target Date Retirement Fd Cl F-1
Financial ratios & Valuation

Historical Multiples (2014 – 2023)

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
26.884.527.745.2010.541.11K-38.413.06-24.4711.9114.6010.54
Price/Sales ratio
0.220.220.230.250.240.330.380.400.300.290.080.33
Price/Book Value ratio
1.351.161.211.131.071.581.601.131.121.211.331.07
Price/Cash Flow ratio
2.282.051.792.222.582.972.023.477.073.474.242.58
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
4.693.692.763.635.355.252.655.74-3.72K7.753.185.25
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
-0.300.00-0.200.07-0.20-11.300.01-0.000.22-0.030.38-0.20
Dividend Yield
5.89%7.12%9.49%6.42%N/A4.54%1.21%0.73%4.14%9.64%2.42%4.54%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
8.71%12.13%11.11%10.56%9.25%8.25%4.72%12.05%10.89%9.17%8.56%8.25%
Operating Profit Margin
0.49%5.38%2.87%4.20%3.15%0.07%-3.23%4.92%5.10%3.04%2.51%0.07%
Pretax Profit Margin
0.85%6.85%4.46%5.20%2.70%-0.41%-0.87%13.04%-1.90%2.25%1.92%-0.41%
Net Profit Margin
0.85%4.92%3.02%4.93%2.29%0.03%-1.00%13.15%-1.25%2.46%2.20%0.03%
Effective Tax Rate
0.32%28.10%32.19%4.92%14.95%-113.12%-14.33%0.73%-28.64%9.12%61.63%14.95%
Return on Assets
0.59%3.27%1.92%2.99%1.43%0.01%-0.47%6.97%-0.77%1.59%1.42%0.01%
Return On Equity
5.03%25.74%15.73%21.72%10.23%0.14%-4.16%36.96%-4.58%10.16%9.03%0.14%
Return on Capital Employed
0.53%5.64%2.95%4.02%3.13%0.07%-2.41%4.03%5.07%3.12%2.60%0.07%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A1.16N/A
Quick Ratio
1.631.141.101.111.081.051.081.061.051.040.981.05
Cash ratio
0.060.060.080.090.070.080.110.100.150.130.100.07
Days of Sales Outstanding
16.9126.9426.6924.6725.4821.6228.6830.4336.3211.9512.0421.62
Days of Inventory outstanding
21.8423.1024.0629.0928.1427.5232.5636.7236.4835.6941.9028.14
Operating Cycle
38.7550.0550.7653.7653.6349.1561.2567.1672.8147.6553.9453.63
Days of Payables Outstanding
52.3856.3057.6060.6053.9852.7566.9068.0366.3557.2359.4353.98
Cash Conversion Cycle
-13.62-6.25-6.84-6.83-0.35-3.60-5.65-0.866.45-9.57-5.48-3.60
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.050.040.050.050.040.060.090.080.080.070.070.04
Debt Equity Ratio
0.460.380.450.370.320.480.810.430.480.490.500.32
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.310.270.310.270.240.300.430.270.310.320.320.24
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.310.270.310.270.240.320.440.300.320.330.330.24
Interest Coverage Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
1.281.461.501.371.261.090.970.730.320.700.621.09
Company Equity Multiplier
8.537.858.157.267.137.798.705.295.916.386.397.79
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.100.100.130.110.090.110.190.110.040.080.070.11
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.480.550.640.610.480.560.760.60-0.000.440.360.56
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
1.281.461.501.371.261.090.970.730.320.700.621.09
Short Term Coverage Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A13.0318.275.0910.6433.5218.5718.57
Dividend Payout Ratio
158.57%32.27%73.56%33.42%N/A5082.97%-46.59%2.24%-101.41%114.90%79.75%5082.97%