China Finance Online Co. Limited
Financial ratios & Valuation

Historical Multiples (2011 – 2020)

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
-12.25-13.55-79.72-8.113.45-24.41-0.82-0.51-0.90-8.67-0.86-24.41
Price/Sales ratio
4.465.4513.000.690.720.490.710.220.282.280.220.49
Price/Book Value ratio
2.602.019.040.900.880.470.560.280.405.960.870.87
Price/Cash Flow ratio
-9.94-5.554.32K49.643.92-1.92-1.15-0.31-1.96-21.08-0.29-0.29
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
-9.64-5.05-546.78-28.144.71-1.57-1.05-0.31-1.51-20.80-0.28-0.28
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
0.01-0.35-2.870.49-0.000.22-0.000.010.021.41-0.110.22
Dividend Yield
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Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
83.39%72.63%79.88%75.68%81.62%75.46%48.53%62.96%63.47%64.21%64.21%75.46%
Operating Profit Margin
-38.49%-45.94%-24.09%-22.04%11.60%-9.31%-99.23%-50.12%-35.04%-27.88%-27.88%-9.31%
Pretax Profit Margin
-29.24%-37.5%-15.37%-12.08%26.25%-8.19%-98.68%-49.29%-35.26%-28.80%-28.80%-8.19%
Net Profit Margin
-36.41%-40.20%-16.31%-8.56%20.93%-2.02%-86.19%-43.86%-31.70%-26.37%-26.37%-2.02%
Effective Tax Rate
-25.16%-8.10%-1.23%-5.07%4.90%-61.13%-0.77%-0.23%-1.73%1.58%1.58%1.58%
Return on Assets
-12.06%-9.80%-6.44%-6.29%15.60%-1.00%-32.05%-24.72%-12.63%-13.54%-14.89%-1.00%
Return On Equity
-21.24%-14.88%-11.35%-11.09%25.53%-1.94%-67.97%-56.28%-44.77%-68.74%-60.98%-1.94%
Return on Capital Employed
-20.79%-15.98%-13.46%-23.81%12.42%-9.35%-91.76%-85.97%-74.36%-139.07%-306.42%-9.35%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
2.452.932.442.532.751.741.481.311.040.970.911.74
Quick Ratio
1.631.812.092.532.751.741.481.311.040.970.431.74
Cash ratio
1.041.120.920.891.950.770.560.230.130.080.110.77
Days of Sales Outstanding
179.74274.98315.82182.5255.8896.53145.48199.46268.81227.04200.1055.88
Days of Inventory outstanding
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Operating Cycle
179.74274.98315.82182.5255.8896.53145.48199.46268.81227.0449.3396.53
Days of Payables Outstanding
4.1436.04433.86176.69101.58156.63157.4563.87187.51102.52841.52101.58
Cash Conversion Cycle
175.59238.93-118.045.83-45.70-60.09-11.97135.5981.30124.52-641.42-60.09
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.430.340.430.010.020.020.000.000.020.061.010.02
Debt Equity Ratio
0.750.510.760.010.040.040.010.000.080.326.810.04
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A0.170.28N/A
Total Debt to Capitalization
N/AN/AN/A0.010.040.040.010.000.080.240.390.04
Interest Coverage Ratio
-82.31-26.27-64.64-1.49K24.24K-3.40K-13.20K-20.70KN/AN/AN/AN/A
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
N/AN/AN/A0.934.96-5.40-40.10-191.12-2.31-0.88-4.48-4.48
Company Equity Multiplier
1.761.511.761.761.631.942.122.273.545.076.741.63
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
-0.44-0.980.000.010.18-0.25-0.61-0.71-0.14-0.10-0.76-0.25
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
1.031.09-7.90-1.760.831.211.091.011.291.011.050.83
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
N/AN/AN/A0.934.96-5.40-40.10-191.12-2.31-0.88-4.48-4.48
Short Term Coverage Ratio
-1.24-2.14N/A0.934.96-5.40-40.10-191.12-2.31-2.51-11.93-5.40
Dividend Payout Ratio
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