G4S
Financial ratios & Valuation

Historical Multiples (2010 – 2019)

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
1.69K2.08K8.11K-1.01KN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Price/Sales ratio
52.0550.2451.9230.99N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Price/Book Value ratio
232.77244.78316.38250.50N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Price/Cash Flow ratio
1.10K1.49K1.35K575.54N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
2.30K4.72K3.06K1.21KN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
174.25-113.76-110.173.79N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Dividend Yield
0.02%0.03%0.03%0.05%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
21.53%21.24%20.59%18.33%19.01%17.57%18.15%17.83%17.35%17.25%N/A17.57%
Operating Profit Margin
5.29%4.97%3.86%-2.46%4.93%2.57%5.30%6.18%3.35%1.84%N/A2.57%
Pretax Profit Margin
4.61%3.70%2.33%-2.28%2.16%1.13%3.89%4.93%1.90%0.34%N/A1.13%
Net Profit Margin
3.07%2.40%0.63%-3.04%1.54%0.40%2.89%3.29%1.17%-1.03%N/A0.40%
Effective Tax Rate
22.38%20.07%24%-32.94%28.37%64.10%25.67%33.16%38.46%396.29%N/A64.10%
Return on Assets
4.14%3.22%0.85%-4.22%2.19%0.59%3.92%4.75%1.59%-1.49%N/A0.59%
Return On Equity
13.74%11.72%3.89%-24.59%10.92%4.05%25.49%30.21%11.23%-26.49%N/A4.05%
Return on Capital Employed
9.85%9.01%6.90%-4.98%10.03%5.25%12.18%16.16%7.76%4.26%N/A5.25%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
1.331.501.681.401.341.451.121.061.161.481.411.34
Quick Ratio
0.290.340.350.351.261.381.071.011.111.430.631.38
Cash ratio
0.230.290.310.320.260.270.320.340.440.370.620.26
Days of Sales Outstanding
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Days of Inventory outstanding
5.387.577.847.047.106.646.585.906.646.19N/A6.64
Operating Cycle
5.387.577.847.047.106.646.585.906.646.19N/A6.64
Days of Payables Outstanding
12.6914.6614.3413.5312.3010.6414.9814.2414.3411.54N/A10.64
Cash Conversion Cycle
-7.30-7.08-6.49-6.49-5.19-4.00-8.40-8.34-7.70-5.34N/A-5.19
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.690.720.780.820.400.440.310.280.330.410.900.40
Debt Equity Ratio
2.312.633.564.822.023.072.041.792.387.399.152.02
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.520.570.650.690.660.750.660.630.690.870.790.66
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.530.580.650.690.660.750.670.640.700.880.790.66
Interest Coverage Ratio
3.363.192.43-0.342.062.313.114.12.233.48N/A2.31
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
0.180.110.120.180.120.130.290.260.160.180.180.12
Company Equity Multiplier
3.313.634.565.824.976.826.506.347.0617.7510.154.97
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.040.030.030.050.030.040.060.050.040.05N/A0.04
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.470.310.440.470.450.600.770.721110.45
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
0.180.110.120.180.120.130.290.260.160.180.180.12
Short Term Coverage Ratio
4.183.615.1210.254.255.7711.869.577.59.6217.694.25
Dividend Payout Ratio
46.18%62.98%250%-57.52%130.18%517.85%65.90%56.20%170.45%-187.5%N/A517.85%