ImageWare Systems
Financial ratios & Valuation

Historical Multiples (2013 – 2022)

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
-15.91-27.74-14.28-13.18-14.65-6.75-3.01-1.440.66N/A0.00-14.65
Price/Sales ratio
29.5552.9725.5632.9434.3719.249.972.181.77N/A0.0119.24
Price/Book Value ratio
47.06-213.0633.02-99.67128.5516.52286.59-0.57-0.97N/A-0.0016.52
Price/Cash Flow ratio
-32.31-34.30-16.97-15.87-16.95-8.21-3.10-1.30-0.79N/A-0.01-16.95
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
-31.08-33.69-16.77-15.77-16.94-8.03-3.09-1.30-0.78N/A-0.01-16.94
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
1.110.99-2.74-1.33-1.46-0.370.190.02-0.00N/A0.00-1.46
Dividend Yield
0.03%0.02%0.04%0.04%0.03%0.06%0.14%0.48%0.82%N/AN/A0.06%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
79.44%76.14%59.23%71.93%76.91%80.10%81.66%73.91%80.76%N/A81.00%76.91%
Operating Profit Margin
-99.67%-187.44%-172.15%-248.21%-226.57%-266.34%-349.31%-193.91%-309.79%N/A-280.97%-266.34%
Pretax Profit Margin
-185.53%-190.31%-178.48%-249.37%-237.43%-284.71%-330.03%-151.43%267.62%N/A236.51%-237.43%
Net Profit Margin
-185.69%-190.91%-178.94%-249.92%-234.54%-284.96%-330.31%-151.57%267.33%N/A236.23%-234.54%
Effective Tax Rate
-0.08%-0.31%-0.25%-0.22%1.21%-0.08%-0.08%-0.09%0.10%N/A0.11%0.11%
Return on Assets
-130.51%-146.76%-112.15%-167.72%-86.77%-114.11%-137.70%-49.00%146.96%N/A147.87%-86.77%
Return On Equity
-295.67%767.89%-231.14%756.11%-877.09%-244.68%-9492.62%39.74%-146.56%N/A-114.72%-877.09%
Return on Capital Employed
-121.20%-369.30%-157.79%-1490.07%-306.65%-164.01%-290.76%67.70%302.55%N/A172.42%-306.65%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A0.11N/A
Quick Ratio
0.830.171.560.390.941.790.450.310.18N/A0.091.79
Cash ratio
0.740.061.390.310.861.480.240.290.12N/A0.071.48
Days of Sales Outstanding
20.7823.3426.7127.4838.9480.2268.3944.0140.26N/A31.9680.22
Days of Inventory outstanding
169.10337.038.637.8429.0912.08349.1011.6913.66N/A12.8612.86
Operating Cycle
189.88360.3835.3435.3268.0392.31417.5055.7153.92N/A20.7492.31
Days of Payables Outstanding
162.74168.8837.17144.97168.31282.5292.34294.51457.34N/A502.20168.31
Cash Conversion Cycle
27.14191.49-1.82-109.65-100.28-190.18125.16-238.80-403.41N/A-467.06-190.18
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.000.24N/A0.440.49N/A0.040.100.08N/A2.480.49
Debt Equity Ratio
0.01-1.26N/A-2.005.02N/A3.05-0.08-0.08N/A-1.67N/A
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
N/A4.73N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A-0.03N/AN/A-0.08N/A
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.014.73N/A1.990.83N/A0.75-0.09-0.09N/A-0.48N/A
Interest Coverage Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A-197.50N/A
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
-88.2-4.89N/A-3.12-1.50N/A-30.20-5.09-14.76N/A-2.11N/A
Company Equity Multiplier
2.26-5.232.06-4.5010.102.1468.93-0.81-0.99N/A-0.672.14
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
-0.91-1.54-1.50-2.07-2.02-2.34-3.21-1.67-2.22N/A-1.64-2.02
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
1.031.011.011.001.001.021.0011.00N/A11.02
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
-88.2-4.89N/A-3.12-1.50N/A-30.20-5.09-14.76N/A-2.11N/A
Short Term Coverage Ratio
-88.2N/AN/A-3.12-1.50N/A-30.20-8.72-14.76N/A-2.80N/A
Dividend Payout Ratio
-0.51%-0.64%-0.59%-0.53%-0.50%-0.40%-0.44%-0.70%0.54%N/AN/A-0.50%