Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited
Financial ratios & Valuation

Historical Multiples (2014 – 2023)

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
0.280.52-0.610.271.220.187.660.130.330.030.060.18
Price/Sales ratio
0.040.020.030.030.020.010.010.010.010.000.010.01
Price/Book Value ratio
0.040.020.030.030.030.020.020.020.020.000.010.02
Price/Cash Flow ratio
-6.351.890.240.17-0.210.262.050.07-0.08-4.29-0.09-0.21
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
-3.24-4.850.290.20-0.180.35-2.140.07-0.07-0.30-0.11-0.18
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
-0.00-0.000.00-0.00-0.010.00-0.070.00-0.000.000.00-0.01
Dividend Yield
61.12%96.66%86.89%61.00%80.97%90.96%117.40%66.29%74.51%177.54%9.08%90.96%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
99.03%97.49%100%93.33%100%100%100%100%100%75.16%105.93%100%
Operating Profit Margin
25.35%8.17%-4.62%16.52%4.64%-15.44%-21.69%-3.99%5.19%-3.57%12.71%4.64%
Pretax Profit Margin
23.58%6.63%-5.97%13.48%5.22%10.54%1.23%17.02%6.63%22.89%13.52%5.22%
Net Profit Margin
15.90%5.55%-5.52%11.30%2.00%9.24%0.18%13.18%4.44%16.98%11.01%2.00%
Effective Tax Rate
28.79%-2.80%28.79%20.18%5.12%11.71%84.67%16.52%24.83%13.76%20.98%5.12%
Return on Assets
4.36%1.25%-1.18%2.64%0.51%2.77%0.05%3.92%1.24%4.76%4.19%0.51%
Return On Equity
16.55%5.07%-5.21%12.28%2.52%13.62%0.26%20.75%6.87%19.09%17.45%2.52%
Return on Capital Employed
7.47%1.99%-1.07%4.17%1.23%-4.93%-6.66%-1.34%1.65%-1.00%4.83%1.23%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Quick Ratio
5.025.467.6710.5516.6110.575.617.474.82N/AN/A10.57
Cash ratio
2.683.043.424.742.431.021.692.501.06N/AN/A1.02
Days of Sales Outstanding
217.76N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A29.95N/A7.79N/A
Days of Inventory outstanding
N/A-830.89N/A-5.32KN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Operating Cycle
217.76-830.89N/A-5.32KN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A7.79N/A
Days of Payables Outstanding
4.01K1.50KN/A693.45N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A123.72-826.99N/A
Cash Conversion Cycle
-3.79K-2.34KN/A-6.01KN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A-123.72834.79N/A
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.080.080.100.090.090.100.090.080.090.100.110.09
Debt Equity Ratio
0.300.320.450.450.470.500.510.470.510.420.440.50
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.230.240.310.310.320.300.340.320.310.280.300.30
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.230.240.310.310.320.330.340.320.340.290.300.33
Interest Coverage Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A7.64N/A
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
-0.020.040.280.43-0.300.180.010.85-0.51-0.00-0.25-0.30
Company Equity Multiplier
3.794.034.414.644.904.905.345.285.524.004.014.90
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
-0.000.010.130.17-0.110.060.000.25-0.17-0.00-0.07-0.11
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
1.95-0.390.830.841.120.76-0.950.941.0914.041.151.12
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
-0.020.040.280.43-0.300.180.010.85-0.51-0.00-0.25-0.30
Short Term Coverage Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A1.58N/AN/A-5.39-0.04N/A1.58
Dividend Payout Ratio
17.28%50.80%-53.03%16.62%99.21%16.91%899.96%9.22%24.70%6.85%10.23%16.91%