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Financial ratios & Valuation

Forward Multiples (2026 – 2026)

2026
Price/Earnings ratio
18.82
Price/Sales ratio
0.59
Earnings per Share (EPS)
$5.81

Historical Multiples (2015 – 2024)

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
28.4728.1726.8835.1824.9325.4726.2518.5122.3819.3720.0625.47
Price/Sales ratio
0.900.860.810.820.560.590.710.470.550.540.580.56
Price/Book Value ratio
4.473.913.443.452.282.392.811.952.202.392.482.28
Price/Cash Flow ratio
22.9617.8719.8521.8910.717.6720.2215.889.5012.9513.4210.71
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
119.0240.21-196.10122.5360.2712.51183.841.65K21.2968.9073.0860.27
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
-7.28-27.7013.08-2.05-12.314.741.062.945.820.648.56-12.31
Dividend Yield
0.83%0.85%0.87%0.81%1.18%1.08%0.85%1.37%1.16%N/A3.57%1.18%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
16.04%15.68%15.91%16.11%16.38%16.65%17.80%16.75%17.21%17.23%17.23%16.38%
Operating Profit Margin
5.22%4.70%4.54%3.98%1.89%1.88%2.49%2.44%4.18%4.49%4.52%1.89%
Pretax Profit Margin
4.87%4.51%4.42%3.87%3.44%3.48%4.06%3.84%3.83%4.09%4.09%3.44%
Net Profit Margin
3.18%3.05%3.02%2.34%2.27%2.34%2.70%2.57%2.47%2.82%2.82%2.27%
Effective Tax Rate
34.82%32.64%31.65%39.29%33.80%32.54%33.27%33.15%35.42%31.08%31.08%32.54%
Return on Assets
8.98%8.08%7.70%6.11%5.64%4.71%5.74%5.78%5.44%6.86%6.86%5.64%
Return On Equity
15.73%13.90%12.80%9.80%9.17%9.39%10.70%10.54%9.86%12.36%12.64%9.17%
Return on Capital Employed
22.35%18.75%16.73%14.53%6.88%5.77%7.71%8.09%13.45%16.45%16.55%6.88%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
1.371.391.401.391.201.231.30N/AN/AN/A1.221.20
Quick Ratio
0.580.620.540.470.390.680.570.530.630.440.440.39
Cash ratio
0.460.540.440.260.250.520.370.410.370.180.180.52
Days of Sales Outstanding
1.250.930.781.021.111.441.241.201.481.391.391.11
Days of Inventory outstanding
41.4442.1545.0444.1044.8540.7147.8050.0747.1047.4447.4444.85
Operating Cycle
42.7043.0945.8245.1245.9742.1549.0551.2748.5848.8448.8445.97
Days of Payables Outstanding
37.5339.8039.4335.1338.7549.0847.6944.0345.2943.6143.6138.75
Cash Conversion Cycle
5.163.286.399.997.21-6.931.357.243.295.235.23-6.93
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.090.090.090.080.070.120.080.080.070.060.060.12
Debt Equity Ratio
0.170.160.140.130.120.240.150.150.140.120.120.12
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.110.100.110.100.070.110.100.090.090.070.070.07
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.140.140.130.110.100.190.130.130.120.100.100.10
Interest Coverage Ratio
23.0323.4020.4225.5029.4716.1122.05N/AN/AN/A17.1416.11
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
1.131.331.151.161.751.250.920.781.641.501.501.50
Company Equity Multiplier
1.751.711.661.601.621.991.861.821.811.801.801.62
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.030.040.040.030.050.070.030.020.050.040.040.07
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.190.44-0.100.170.170.610.110.000.440.180.180.17
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
1.131.331.151.161.751.250.920.781.641.501.501.50
Short Term Coverage Ratio
4.644.496.698.045.092.784.552.357.054.724.724.72
Dividend Payout Ratio
23.70%23.97%23.46%28.57%29.58%27.56%22.44%25.40%26.13%N/A47.64%29.58%