Nordson
Financial ratios & Valuation

Forward Multiples (2025 – 2027)

202520262027
Price/Earnings ratio
22.2319.9118.37
Price/Sales ratio
4.494.144.23
Earnings per Share (EPS)
$9.78$10.92$11.83

Historical Multiples (2015 – 2024)

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
20.4621.0124.6418.8426.7344.7733.0725.2724.8930.5625.8544.77
Price/Sales ratio
2.553.153.523.154.105.266.365.004.615.304.474.10
Price/Book Value ratio
6.546.706.304.905.696.356.965.654.6717.534.126.35
Price/Cash Flow ratio
16.4917.2520.8414.0923.5322.2327.5325.2618.9225.6721.7222.23
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
21.6121.1326.2017.1428.2724.7229.6028.0820.0029.0424.4924.72
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
-1.980.573.080.70-2.71-1.690.401.82-6.15-6.070.25-2.71
Dividend Yield
1.26%0.98%0.87%1.01%0.91%0.79%0.64%0.97%1.23%1.13%1.01%0.91%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
54.12%54.92%55.10%54.81%54.32%53.29%56.05%55.07%54.22%55.24%55.24%54.32%
Operating Profit Margin
17.80%21.47%20.48%19.85%22.01%16.47%26.04%27.11%25.59%25.05%25.05%22.01%
Pretax Profit Margin
17.81%20.37%20.33%19.89%19.64%14.21%24.30%25.06%23.40%21.76%21.76%19.64%
Net Profit Margin
12.50%15.02%14.31%16.73%15.36%11.76%19.23%19.80%18.54%17.37%17.37%15.36%
Effective Tax Rate
29.83%26.22%29.61%15.86%21.80%17.23%20.86%20.97%20.77%20.18%20.18%17.23%
Return on Assets
8.94%11.22%8.66%11.03%9.58%6.79%11.98%13.43%9.28%52.38%7.78%6.79%
Return On Equity
31.98%31.92%25.59%26.01%21.32%14.18%21.04%22.36%18.76%57.37%16.54%14.18%
Return on Capital Employed
14.53%18.57%15.30%14.58%15.89%10.55%18.38%23.52%14.40%77.78%12.31%10.55%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
2.442.241.372.522.112.81N/AN/AN/AN/A2.412.11
Quick Ratio
1.671.580.961.761.522.041.880.891.3331.191.512.04
Cash ratio
0.170.200.130.270.310.570.670.190.190.950.210.57
Days of Sales Outstanding
84.2086.4789.1979.5588.2981.2075.6175.7182.0480.6980.6981.20
Days of Inventory outstanding
106.3298.62103.9494.76103.22102.07115.03120.25137.95144.61144.61103.22
Operating Cycle
190.52185.09193.13174.31191.51183.27190.65195.96220.00225.30225.30191.51
Days of Payables Outstanding
32.1433.6233.8329.9531.0026.1432.2331.1332.257.7529.6626.14
Cash Conversion Cycle
158.37151.47159.30144.36160.50157.13158.42164.82187.75217.54195.63160.50
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.470.400.460.380.350.300.210.190.330.110.360.35
Debt Equity Ratio
1.691.151.360.900.780.620.370.320.660.120.750.75
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.620.520.520.460.400.370.260.130.38N/A0.410.40
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.620.530.570.470.440.380.270.240.400.110.420.42
Interest Coverage Ratio
18.1818.7212.579.9710.2413.58N/AN/AN/AN/A7.5713.58
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
0.230.330.220.380.300.450.660.690.365.350.250.45
Company Equity Multiplier
3.572.842.952.352.222.081.751.662.021.092.042.08
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.150.180.160.220.170.230.230.190.240.200.200.17
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.760.810.790.820.830.890.920.890.940.880.880.83
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
0.230.330.220.380.300.450.660.690.365.350.250.45
Short Term Coverage Ratio
10.938.231.0717.562.2613.2015.961.305.545.355.352.26
Dividend Payout Ratio
25.98%20.76%21.58%19.19%24.36%35.40%21.49%24.53%30.84%34.54%34.54%24.36%