Saia
Financial ratios & Valuation

Forward Multiples (2025 – 2028)

2025202620272028
Price/Earnings ratio
16.3314.7012.1310.37
Price/Sales ratio
2.292.131.901.75
Earnings per Share (EPS)
$18.85$20.93$25.38$29.67

Historical Multiples (2014 – 2023)

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
26.0910.0723.0119.8013.6921.2534.1635.0315.5532.8820.1713.69
Price/Sales ratio
1.060.450.901.300.861.352.593.871.994.052.580.86
Price/Book Value ratio
3.691.292.283.092.062.964.917.263.526.014.562.06
Price/Cash Flow ratio
13.273.887.5811.435.608.8515.2823.1811.7520.1915.245.60
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
306.929.8641.85-62.5743.89-163.5160.5891.6052.6584.5268.2943.89
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
1.522.37-1.750.230.952.891.640.420.38-27.700.502.89
Dividend Yield
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Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
12.51%12.61%13.09%12.69%13.91%13.97%15.57%19.73%21.16%20.78%21.16%13.91%
Operating Profit Margin
6.73%7.36%6.49%6.87%8.53%1.89%2.42%8.31%11.22%15.98%16.85%8.53%
Pretax Profit Margin
6.38%7.03%6.14%6.51%8.21%8.20%9.67%14.53%16.76%16.18%16.76%8.21%
Net Profit Margin
4.08%4.50%3.94%6.61%6.34%6.36%7.59%11.06%12.80%12.31%12.80%6.34%
Effective Tax Rate
35.99%36.00%35.89%-1.53%22.71%22.45%21.52%23.90%23.63%23.88%23.63%22.71%
Return on Assets
7.57%7.54%6.00%9.42%9.25%8.03%8.93%13.72%16.43%13.73%16.43%9.25%
Return On Equity
14.17%12.85%9.94%15.64%15.08%13.94%14.39%20.75%22.63%18.27%24.73%15.08%
Return on Capital Employed
15.41%15.30%12.07%11.83%15.27%2.87%3.47%12.49%16.49%20.36%24.75%15.27%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
1.451.121.141.211.010.960.98N/AN/AN/A1.931.01
Quick Ratio
1.451.121.141.211.010.850.911.231.762.011.741.01
Cash ratio
0.030.000.010.020.010.000.090.330.680.910.680.01
Days of Sales Outstanding
36.8237.1240.4645.0840.0840.0643.4444.1337.9539.6137.9540.06
Days of Inventory outstanding
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A6.374.654.037.62N/AN/A6.37
Operating Cycle
36.8237.1240.4645.0840.0846.4348.0948.1745.5739.619.3546.43
Days of Payables Outstanding
13.9018.7215.5617.4220.2519.8521.2022.6516.5422.6816.5419.85
Cash Conversion Cycle
22.9218.3924.9027.6619.8326.5726.8825.5229.0216.9221.4019.83
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.120.090.090.130.100.050.020.020.010.010.270.10
Debt Equity Ratio
0.220.160.150.220.170.100.040.030.020.010.370.17
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.160.110.100.160.130.05N/AN/AN/AN/A0.060.05
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.180.130.130.180.150.090.040.030.020.010.080.09
Interest Coverage Ratio
18.7721.9818.1718.7126.1222.7534.34N/AN/AN/A180.1926.12
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
1.232.061.971.182.083.237.579.3411.9916.083.062.08
Company Equity Multiplier
1.871.701.651.661.621.731.611.511.371.331.371.73
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.080.110.110.110.150.150.160.160.160.200.160.15
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.040.390.18-0.180.12-0.050.250.250.220.230.220.12
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
1.232.061.971.182.083.237.579.3411.9916.083.062.08
Short Term Coverage Ratio
11.1811.478.6911.2014.187.107.579.3411.9916.0811.9911.99
Dividend Payout Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A