Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP
Financial ratios & Valuation

Forward Multiples (2025 – 2028)

2025202620272028
Price/Earnings ratio
3.102.61N/AN/A
Price/Sales ratio
0.530.510.420.46
Earnings per Share (EPS)
$6.86$8.15N/AN/A

Historical Multiples (2014 – 2023)

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
12.6523.216.549.527.5412.2731.3212.1212.3314.336.5412.27
Price/Sales ratio
1.011.061.361.641.332.291.711.431.741.971.711.33
Price/Book Value ratio
0.850.901.251.361.091.911.331.121.401.691.611.09
Price/Cash Flow ratio
4.604.716.427.265.569.846.127.149.7010.409.465.56
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
-42.6265.7922.2418.105.6410.036.177.239.8910.7314.805.64
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
-0.23-0.560.01-0.660.600.65-0.440.080.341.110.090.65
Dividend Yield
4.09%1.62%0.72%3.19%3.05%1.79%2.91%0.90%1.56%1.63%0.23%1.79%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
31.90%29.46%36.06%39.90%43.51%43.62%37.18%34.32%34.93%37.22%69.51%43.51%
Operating Profit Margin
17.06%25.99%24.32%27.11%32.18%31.76%25.24%21.02%20.94%24.81%44.76%32.18%
Pretax Profit Margin
11.36%5.01%29.28%23.98%24.32%26.01%7.45%16.26%19.37%18.59%38.45%24.32%
Net Profit Margin
8.05%4.57%20.90%17.24%17.62%18.72%5.46%11.83%14.15%13.77%26.23%17.62%
Effective Tax Rate
29.16%8.72%28.62%28.09%27.53%28.01%26.59%27.26%26.94%25.88%31.92%27.53%
Return on Assets
2.97%1.59%8.02%6.37%6.50%7.24%1.93%4.33%5.45%5.73%12.25%6.50%
Return On Equity
6.78%3.90%19.11%14.38%14.50%15.56%4.27%9.24%11.41%11.80%28.65%14.50%
Return on Capital Employed
7.11%10.15%10.57%11.39%13.56%14.27%10.09%8.52%9.14%11.95%23.08%13.56%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
0.920.920.880.951.030.751.09N/AN/AN/A1.131.03
Quick Ratio
0.900.900.870.941.020.741.071.251.070.911.121.02
Cash ratio
0.490.430.430.470.560.340.060.140.280.090.330.34
Days of Sales Outstanding
45.7743.4248.0354.6356.1745.2649.1158.8958.1052.8542.0945.26
Days of Inventory outstanding
3.172.832.343.562.632.533.423.233.161.953.302.63
Operating Cycle
48.9546.2550.3858.1958.8047.8052.5362.1261.2654.8145.3947.80
Days of Payables Outstanding
15.4610.9612.6314.3418.7113.308.616.7510.9610.379.0513.30
Cash Conversion Cycle
33.4835.2837.7443.8540.0934.4943.9255.3750.3044.4436.3434.49
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.330.370.310.290.280.270.330.320.320.310.310.28
Debt Equity Ratio
0.770.910.740.650.640.580.730.680.670.630.620.58
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.400.440.390.350.340.310.370.380.370.350.350.34
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.430.470.420.390.390.370.420.400.400.380.380.37
Interest Coverage Ratio
3.956.136.078.6110.568.665.95N/AN/AN/A11.3610.56
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
0.240.200.260.280.300.330.290.220.210.250.270.33
Company Equity Multiplier
2.282.452.382.252.222.142.212.132.092.052.002.14
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.220.220.210.220.230.230.270.200.170.180.180.23
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
-0.100.070.280.400.980.980.990.980.980.960.630.98
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
0.240.200.260.280.300.330.290.220.210.250.270.33
Short Term Coverage Ratio
2.071.742.431.901.841.501.672.261.861.942.441.84
Dividend Payout Ratio
51.76%37.68%4.73%30.40%23.04%21.97%91.44%11.02%19.33%23.37%N/A21.97%