MTS Systems Corp
Financial ratios & Valuation

Historical Multiples (2011 – 2020)

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
11.2915.7817.5025.2019.2227.0840.5717.2224.95-1.41N/A27.08
Price/Sales ratio
1.231.501.771.871.551.141.291.351.200.46N/A1.14
Price/Book Value ratio
2.723.593.944.103.381.832.372.212.221.73N/A1.83
Price/Cash Flow ratio
13.3712.52-481.9216.368.7010.9414.2016.7014.634.31N/A10.94
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
17.4716.48-31.8223.7010.6615.7518.8920.7425.035.90N/A15.75
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
0.06-13.801.30-1.001.94-0.62-1.810.12-0.810.00N/A-0.62
Dividend Yield
1.61%1.95%1.88%1.72%2.56%1.87%1.97%2.02%2.02%4.47%N/A1.87%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
43.21%43.55%40.72%39.62%38.94%35.59%38.36%39.47%36.86%34.80%34.83%35.59%
Operating Profit Margin
15.66%14.84%14.04%10.68%10.90%6.42%6.95%8.37%8.93%-29.86%-31.96%6.42%
Pretax Profit Margin
15.68%14.71%13.92%10.34%10.49%5.15%2.92%5.68%5.44%-34.23%-35.31%5.15%
Net Profit Margin
10.89%9.51%10.15%7.44%8.06%4.22%3.18%7.88%4.82%-32.83%-33.76%4.22%
Effective Tax Rate
30.50%35.36%27.04%28.14%23.16%17.95%-9.00%-38.67%14.06%4.10%4.41%17.95%
Return on Assets
11.89%12.60%12.80%8.61%9.86%2.31%2.10%5.38%3.31%-24.29%-24.28%2.31%
Return On Equity
24.14%22.76%22.53%16.27%17.61%6.78%5.85%12.83%8.89%-122.99%-77.87%6.78%
Return on Capital Employed
31.51%32.30%28.87%21.20%21.63%4.29%5.81%7.23%7.61%-30.07%-31.69%4.29%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
1.651.871.891.721.852.031.841.791.791.681.682.03
Quick Ratio
1.231.341.331.311.361.421.331.201.121.100.751.42
Cash ratio
0.530.490.270.290.290.390.430.300.230.290.350.29
Days of Sales Outstanding
107.0691.13118.39120.76108.88119.7893.0692.8284.1956.7054.87119.78
Days of Inventory outstanding
90.7681.0884.3589.5691.48115.5595.99107.82108.30117.73122.4791.48
Operating Cycle
197.83172.21202.75210.32200.36235.33189.05200.65192.49174.43136.01235.33
Days of Payables Outstanding
38.2340.1832.2229.1434.9740.4335.7037.1130.3434.8340.7934.97
Cash Conversion Cycle
159.59132.03170.52181.18165.39194.90153.34163.53162.15139.5944.28194.90
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.500.440.430.120.040.380.380.310.370.030.810.04
Debt Equity Ratio
1.020.800.750.230.081.131.060.751.010.194.010.08
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A0.520.490.420.500.100.090.52
Total Debt to Capitalization
N/AN/A0.120.180.070.530.510.430.500.160.130.07
Interest Coverage Ratio
57.0594.81239.5287.1377.354.911.77-2.54-2.55-7.2815.0115.01
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
N/AN/A-0.061.074.740.140.150.170.142.073.173.17
Company Equity Multiplier
2.021.801.751.881.782.932.772.382.685.064.901.78
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.090.11-0.000.110.170.100.090.080.080.100.130.13
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.760.7615.140.690.810.690.750.800.580.730.860.81
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
N/AN/A-0.061.074.740.140.150.170.142.073.173.17
Short Term Coverage Ratio
1.06325-0.061.074.7419.751.8312.8310.385.2311.394.74
Dividend Payout Ratio
18.27%30.81%33.04%43.57%49.37%50.67%80.04%34.82%50.41%-6.32%N/A50.67%