Insteel Industries
Financial ratios & Valuation

Forward Multiples (2025 – 2025)

2025
Price/Earnings ratio
11.07
Price/Sales ratio
1.12
Earnings per Share (EPS)
$3.34

Historical Multiples (2015 – 2024)

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
13.6518.2422.0118.8771.1919.2111.324.1419.5331.1927.8327.83
Price/Sales ratio
0.661.621.271.510.870.771.270.620.971.131.010.87
Price/Book Value ratio
1.483.022.222.831.611.372.491.321.651.711.531.53
Price/Cash Flow ratio
8.2812.4624.4412.6860.306.4910.7991.324.4510.349.236.49
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
10.9116.35-1.82K19.27-102.087.4314.40-50.615.6715.4113.72-102.08
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
0.460.26-0.540.31-0.840.070.040.04-0.26-0.77-0.46-0.84
Dividend Yield
0.74%3.06%5.24%3.11%0.57%0.63%4.14%7.94%6.51%8.45%4.06%0.57%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
13.03%20.35%15.37%15.62%6.59%11.80%20.58%23.86%10.07%9.37%9.37%6.59%
Operating Profit Margin
7.26%13.51%8.81%9.37%1.67%5.53%15.08%19.53%5.34%3.78%3.78%1.67%
Pretax Profit Margin
7.36%13.44%8.78%9.40%1.63%5.11%14.57%19.55%6.43%4.77%4.77%1.63%
Net Profit Margin
4.85%8.89%5.79%8.00%1.22%4.02%11.27%15.11%4.99%3.64%3.64%1.22%
Effective Tax Rate
34.14%33.83%34.00%14.92%24.90%21.35%22.63%22.70%22.36%23.65%23.65%23.65%
Return on Assets
8.34%12.71%7.96%11.00%1.91%5.62%17.04%26.49%7.24%4.56%4.56%1.91%
Return On Equity
10.84%16.58%10.09%15.00%2.27%7.17%22.05%32.07%8.49%5.50%5.63%2.27%
Return on Capital Employed
15.16%23.66%14.23%16.50%2.88%9.20%27.67%39.47%8.64%5.33%5.33%2.88%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
3.303.353.782.715.653.673.58N/AN/AN/A5.685.65
Quick Ratio
1.862.031.851.403.152.382.432.194.233.793.793.15
Cash ratio
0.721.090.750.611.341.271.300.772.722.372.371.34
Days of Sales Outstanding
38.1541.3237.8141.4635.3841.5641.9736.0435.6541.1541.1535.38
Days of Inventory outstanding
61.9077.9490.7889.8760.7560.3861.51114.6064.5867.6167.6160.75
Operating Cycle
100.06119.26128.59131.3396.14101.95103.48150.64100.24108.76108.7696.14
Days of Payables Outstanding
30.1846.8137.3257.3218.5134.1138.4727.1321.4728.5328.5318.51
Cash Conversion Cycle
69.8872.4591.2774.0077.6267.8365.01123.5178.7780.2380.2377.62
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
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Debt Equity Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Total Debt to Capitalization
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Interest Coverage Ratio
105.81357.37252.00372.8340.22230.55928.75N/AN/AN/A225.1740.22
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Company Equity Multiplier
1.291.301.261.361.191.271.291.211.171.201.201.19
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.070.130.050.110.010.110.110.000.210.100.100.01
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.750.76-0.010.65-0.590.870.74-1.800.780.670.67-0.59
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Short Term Coverage Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Dividend Payout Ratio
10.18%56.00%115.35%58.82%41.26%12.16%46.98%32.92%127.26%263.87%263.87%41.26%