Knorr-Bremse AG
Financial ratios & Valuation

Forward Multiples (2025 – 2027)

202520262027
Price/Earnings ratio
22.4420.4620.68
Price/Sales ratio
N/AN/AN/A
Earnings per Share (EPS)
$1.16$1.28$1.26

Historical Multiples (2014 – 2023)

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
6.7722.3728.6124.6723.3324.7035.9522.4416.684.294.5824.70
Price/Sales ratio
0.622.502.752.142.092.092.892.071.140.291.402.09
Price/Book Value ratio
2.648.678.307.159.208.149.735.983.180.830.948.14
Price/Cash Flow ratio
4.8715.2219.5819.4319.0614.7417.1914.2915.072.592.6314.74
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
6.3020.1928.8029.3634.4221.7726.4224.0443.114.3916.1421.77
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
0.12-0.33-1.5220.232.15-22.72-2.330.90-0.800.010.04-22.72
Dividend Yield
7.79%2.27%2.55%2.91%6.14%1.94%1.62%1.75%3.65%9.85%2.57%2.57%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
51.38%53.03%53.18%52.23%51.09%51.71%52.95%51.46%49.23%47.60%37.79%51.71%
Operating Profit Margin
15.39%18.74%15.95%14.92%14.80%15.32%13.50%13.86%10.80%18.39%11.82%15.32%
Pretax Profit Margin
15.62%17.99%15.37%13.85%13.23%13.07%12.19%13.13%9.63%9.75%10.39%13.07%
Net Profit Margin
9.29%11.20%9.61%8.70%8.96%8.48%8.04%9.26%6.84%6.97%7.65%8.48%
Effective Tax Rate
31.15%32.19%32.58%31.11%28.10%30.32%29.09%26.50%26.49%25.44%21.33%30.32%
Return on Assets
13.65%13.84%9.68%9.34%9.46%8.59%6.70%8.63%6.10%6.69%6.42%8.59%
Return On Equity
39.08%38.76%29.02%28.98%39.46%32.97%27.06%26.68%19.09%19.48%20.93%32.97%
Return on Capital Employed
42.13%38.82%25.38%26.82%25.16%24.52%21.32%20.65%14.45%25.72%15.16%24.52%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A1.63N/A
Quick Ratio
1.271.351.501.361.421.361.071.091.221.311.221.36
Cash ratio
0.660.710.860.690.740.740.650.510.500.500.530.74
Days of Sales Outstanding
62.5058.9064.13N/A73.74N/AN/AN/AN/A66.16N/AN/A
Days of Inventory outstanding
64.2082.9986.5787.3190.7687.40105.79111.82113.8999.6399.8690.76
Operating Cycle
126.71141.89150.7187.31164.5087.40105.79111.82113.89165.7999.8687.40
Days of Payables Outstanding
92.9197.01107.51111.03112.34105.42129.51130.77122.08105.5985.49105.42
Cash Conversion Cycle
33.7944.8743.20-23.7252.16-18.01-23.71-18.94-8.1960.1914.3614.36
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.040.150.230.220.340.260.390.220.20N/AN/A0.26
Debt Equity Ratio
0.110.440.710.701.441.021.600.700.64N/AN/A1.02
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.100.130.290.280.500.480.500.250.36N/AN/A0.48
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.100.300.410.410.590.500.610.410.39N/AN/A0.50
Interest Coverage Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A8.49N/A
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
4.711.270.590.510.330.530.350.590.32N/AN/A0.53
Company Equity Multiplier
2.862.792.993.094.163.834.033.093.122.903.203.83
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.120.160.140.110.100.140.160.140.070.110.130.10
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.770.750.670.660.550.670.650.590.340.580.650.55
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
4.711.270.590.510.330.530.350.590.32N/AN/A0.53
Short Term Coverage Ratio
N/A1.951.441.191.125.770.951.142.65N/AN/A5.77
Dividend Payout Ratio
52.78%51.00%73.12%71.90%143.42%47.94%58.55%39.43%60.95%42.30%43.34%47.94%