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Forward Multiples (2025 – 2028)

2025202620272028
Price/Earnings ratio
7.196.615.144.54
Price/Sales ratio
0.760.720.580.53
Earnings per Share (EPS)
$8.77$9.54$12.28$13.89

Historical Multiples (2014 – 2023)

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
1.6515.3212.8514.9012.2811.3210.746.403.337.137.9511.32
Price/Sales ratio
0.630.420.370.610.460.660.760.630.390.650.720.46
Price/Book Value ratio
0.940.760.781.391.001.271.191.190.741.101.221.00
Price/Cash Flow ratio
-2.407.157.195.249.4412.1210.24-96.9314.863.8915.769.44
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
-2.387.347.385.329.7714.4411.29-47.1319.734.0217.719.77
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
0.00-0.160.380.21-0.670.141.480.070.06-0.311.27-0.67
Dividend Yield
0.59%0.70%0.63%0.32%0.42%0.66%1.19%1.49%1.92%1.34%1.44%0.42%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
17.29%16.24%15.39%16.52%17.66%18.53%19.18%21.93%24.48%21.44%41.12%17.66%
Operating Profit Margin
4.83%4.57%4.23%6.48%7.60%7.27%7.56%11.55%15.02%11.21%11.00%7.60%
Pretax Profit Margin
3.95%4.19%4.15%6.63%8.09%7.64%8.70%12.14%15.52%12.03%10.66%8.09%
Net Profit Margin
38.24%2.79%2.93%4.13%3.74%5.90%7.08%9.86%11.82%9.20%9.30%3.74%
Effective Tax Rate
-867.20%33.37%29.26%37.72%53.70%22.80%18.62%18.78%23.82%23.48%12.70%22.80%
Return on Assets
19.30%1.68%2.05%3.58%3.35%5.35%5.53%9.67%12.27%8.87%8.98%3.35%
Return On Equity
57.54%5.00%6.12%9.37%8.16%11.27%11.11%18.70%22.30%15.48%15.68%8.16%
Return on Capital Employed
2.77%3.21%3.49%6.66%8.33%8.01%7.16%14.04%18.85%12.31%12.12%8.33%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
14.8115.4014.1514.2714.5114.1415.12N/AN/AN/A7.6214.14
Quick Ratio
0.871.031.071.220.930.791.010.520.561.370.920.92
Cash ratio
0.610.800.770.910.620.510.720.250.280.890.440.51
Days of Sales Outstanding
19.0730.1223.7020.5423.7320.1423.9619.5317.2421.0420.8420.84
Days of Inventory outstanding
591.60476.30408.46326.65349.29364.57420.82392.23388.09372.07530.31349.29
Operating Cycle
610.67506.43432.16347.20373.03384.72444.78411.76405.34393.12551.16373.03
Days of Payables Outstanding
32.2126.4125.8421.3625.1525.8529.5130.3628.8828.2737.9025.15
Cash Conversion Cycle
578.46480.01406.32325.83347.87358.86415.27381.40376.45364.84513.26347.87
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.540.520.560.460.400.340.320.280.270.250.240.34
Debt Equity Ratio
1.611.551.681.200.980.730.650.550.500.440.420.73
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.610.600.600.540.490.420.390.350.330.300.290.42
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.610.600.620.540.490.420.390.350.330.300.290.42
Interest Coverage Ratio
4.026.6727.1646.33N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A9.13N/A
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
-0.240.060.060.220.100.140.17-0.020.090.640.180.10
Company Equity Multiplier
2.982.962.972.612.432.102.001.931.811.741.712.10
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
-0.260.050.050.110.040.050.07-0.000.020.160.040.05
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
1.000.970.970.980.960.830.902.050.750.960.870.83
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
-0.240.060.060.220.100.140.17-0.020.090.640.180.10
Short Term Coverage Ratio
N/AN/A0.71N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Dividend Payout Ratio
0.97%10.85%8.12%4.78%5.21%7.57%12.84%9.57%6.42%9.62%11.18%5.21%