Nuance Communications
Financial ratios & Valuation

Historical Multiples (2012 – 2021)

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
28.59-50.83-32.49-45.12-368.99-30.12-31.5321.84438.44-606.68-179.15-368.99
Price/Sales ratio
3.583.152.542.682.352.342.452.566.3411.9013.272.35
Price/Book Value ratio
2.172.221.892.292.382.352.932.168.209.9111.282.38
Price/Cash Flow ratio
12.5214.8213.6410.648.1212.0011.3411.6336.8565.4788.718.12
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
14.4417.2516.4012.088.9914.3412.7413.0748.5384.83119.428.99
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
0.060.32-1.201.924.14-0.02-5.46-0.09-4.872.750.800.80
Dividend Yield
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
63.37%58.68%56.10%57.02%57.43%55.97%57.42%57.22%56.79%61.17%59.86%57.43%
Operating Profit Margin
7.64%2.61%-1.11%2.84%7.10%2.67%-4.23%7.27%7.61%6.07%2.13%2.67%
Pretax Profit Margin
3.95%-5.21%-8.05%-4.16%0.08%-6.13%-10.56%1.41%0.67%-0.87%-4.12%-6.13%
Net Profit Margin
12.54%-6.21%-7.81%-5.95%-0.63%-7.78%-7.79%11.72%1.44%-1.96%-7.41%-7.78%
Effective Tax Rate
-217.19%-19.19%3.01%-42.91%816.38%-26.87%26.21%-344.13%-186.95%-45.20%-48.26%-26.87%
Return on Assets
3.57%-1.93%-2.58%-2.05%-0.22%-2.54%-3.01%3.98%0.59%-0.78%-3.06%-2.54%
Return On Equity
7.59%-4.36%-5.82%-5.07%-0.64%-7.81%-9.31%9.92%1.87%-1.63%-6.64%-7.81%
Return on Capital Employed
2.61%0.94%-0.41%1.10%2.78%1.07%-1.91%3.76%4.31%3.36%1.19%1.07%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
1.761.751.811.661.501.191.210.680.74N/A0.561.19
Quick Ratio
1.561.521.791.651.481.191.210.680.740.650.321.19
Cash ratio
1.171.000.850.760.690.530.410.300.300.200.100.53
Days of Sales Outstanding
84.2975.2981.2670.5371.1674.4167.3961.7849.5043.4849.1474.41
Days of Inventory outstanding
6.867.005.383.955.12N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Operating Cycle
91.1682.3086.6574.4876.2974.4167.3961.7849.5043.4812.1174.41
Days of Payables Outstanding
68.2943.3326.6924.8841.6240.4435.3149.0742.9162.1851.1941.62
Cash Conversion Cycle
22.8638.9659.9549.6034.6633.9732.0812.706.58-18.70-2.0433.97
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.520.550.360.380.420.440.410.360.450.280.510.42
Debt Equity Ratio
1.121.250.820.931.251.351.270.891.430.581.051.35
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.380.440.450.480.550.530.550.260.510.260.260.53
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.430.470.450.480.550.570.550.470.580.360.360.57
Interest Coverage Ratio
2.260.680.160.781.360.891.191.841.41N/A0.520.89
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
0.220.160.160.220.230.140.200.200.150.250.210.21
Company Equity Multiplier
2.122.252.252.462.933.073.082.483.142.072.053.07
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.280.210.180.250.290.190.210.220.170.180.140.19
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.860.850.830.880.900.830.890.880.750.770.740.83
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
0.220.160.160.220.230.140.200.200.150.250.210.21
Short Term Coverage Ratio
1.241.6074.08100.86N/A1.00N/A0.350.580.660.571.00
Dividend Payout Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A