M.D.C. Holdings
Financial ratios & Valuation

Forward Multiples (2025 – 2026)

20252026
Price/Earnings ratio
N/AN/A
Price/Sales ratio
N/AN/A
Earnings per Share (EPS)
$6.27$6.72

Historical Multiples (2014 – 2023)

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
23.1021.4613.7713.518.079.868.386.823.9910.1211.318.07
Price/Sales ratio
0.860.730.610.740.550.710.790.740.3933.132.040.55
Price/Book Value ratio
1.181.121.071.361.081.311.451.500.721.201.381.08
Price/Cash Flow ratio
-8.916.56K12.2629.27-215.3840.65-133.53-18.832.477.2315.04-215.38
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
-8.74-1.10K12.7530.45-48.5570.98-61.83-16.482.567.8317.36-48.55
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
-0.285.250.240.370.160.930.160.13-1.24-0.320.220.16
Dividend Yield
3.34%3.46%3.45%2.70%3.97%3.10%2.88%3.02%6.34%3.82%0.87%3.10%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
17.83%17.04%17.04%17.64%19.24%19.64%22.20%24.06%22.91%657.67%38.53%19.24%
Operating Profit Margin
5.84%5.19%6.27%6.49%8.48%9.26%11.72%14.75%13.28%306.93%17.17%8.48%
Pretax Profit Margin
5.92%5.31%6.52%8.91%8.60%9.26%11.72%14.30%13.28%429.22%23.47%8.60%
Net Profit Margin
3.72%3.44%4.43%5.50%6.87%7.23%9.42%10.91%9.83%327.16%17.97%6.87%
Effective Tax Rate
37.15%35.13%32.00%38.26%20.11%21.86%19.65%23.68%26.02%-23.77%-4.25%21.86%
Return on Assets
2.67%2.72%4.08%5.10%7.02%7.13%9.51%11.55%10.48%7.12%8.16%7.02%
Return On Equity
5.14%5.23%7.81%10.07%13.37%13.36%17.33%22.08%18.18%11.87%12.51%13.36%
Return on Capital Employed
4.77%4.72%6.75%6.65%10.14%11.00%14.49%19.00%16.61%7.35%8.01%11.00%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
7.427.026.477.236.936.107.74N/AN/AN/A35.316.93
Quick Ratio
1.511.331.533.031.631.431.281.232.144.0611.861.63
Cash ratio
0.540.560.771.901.060.810.690.660.903.1511.291.06
Days of Sales Outstanding
6.154.456.667.556.307.296.776.847.42354.38N/A7.29
Days of Inventory outstanding
437.27406.57332.56314.60314.53326.43340.59344.02291.14-1.76K833.47314.53
Operating Cycle
443.42411.03339.23322.16320.84333.73347.37350.87298.57-1.40K833.47320.84
Days of Payables Outstanding
24.3021.3417.558.3316.0821.5023.3822.6318.19-82.1135.5416.08
Cash Conversion Cycle
419.11389.69321.67313.82304.76312.23323.98328.24280.37-1.32K797.93304.76
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.390.390.380.400.370.340.320.350.310.30N/A0.34
Debt Equity Ratio
0.750.750.730.790.710.640.580.670.530.50N/A0.64
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.400.400.380.410.380.350.320.360.320.30N/A0.35
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.420.420.420.440.410.390.370.400.350.33N/A0.39
Interest Coverage Ratio
144.60N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A7.58N/A
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
-0.170.000.110.05-0.000.05-0.01-0.110.540.32N/A-0.00
Company Equity Multiplier
1.921.921.911.971.901.871.821.911.731.661.491.87
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
-0.090.000.040.02-0.000.01-0.00-0.030.154.580.13-0.00
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
1.01-5.930.960.964.430.572.151.140.960.920.860.57
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
-0.170.000.110.05-0.000.05-0.01-0.110.540.32N/A-0.00
Short Term Coverage Ratio
-2.150.000.890.51-0.050.35-0.10-0.784.872.61N/A-0.05
Dividend Payout Ratio
77.31%74.27%47.56%36.58%32.12%30.68%24.21%20.66%25.33%38.71%38.44%32.12%