Stellus Capital Investment
Financial ratios & Valuation

Forward Multiples (2025 – 2025)

2025
Price/Earnings ratio
8.69
Price/Sales ratio
2.53
Earnings per Share (EPS)
$1.69

Historical Multiples (2014 – 2023)

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
14.2115.686.488.647.889.8310.497.5517.8916.127.449.83
Price/Sales ratio
11.4411.585.687.166.658.208.185.9412.372.670.008.20
Price/Book Value ratio
0.830.730.880.880.910.960.770.890.940.880.980.91
Price/Cash Flow ratio
-5.32-4.9217.0310.15-2.01-2.78-60.74-3.33-4.60-16.377.05-2.01
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
-5.32-4.9217.0310.15-2.01-2.78-60.74-3.33-4.60-16.377.25-2.01
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
-0.33-0.590.03-0.470.99-0.84-0.370.11-0.311.980.170.17
Dividend Yield
10.84%14.10%11.27%10.19%10.45%9.48%11.49%8.29%10.25%12.56%10.66%10.45%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
58.83%43.73%76.25%77.05%55.67%42.34%40.78%50.32%91.35%20.05%99.99%55.67%
Operating Profit Margin
119.57%159.38%65.44%65.92%112.42%86.49%81.86%87.01%258.79%71.09%38.71%86.49%
Pretax Profit Margin
82.81%74.78%86.28%82.92%86.31%86.49%81.86%87.01%75.73%15.12%0.00%86.49%
Net Profit Margin
80.53%73.88%87.69%82.95%84.34%83.43%78.01%78.69%69.17%16.56%0.00%83.43%
Effective Tax Rate
2.75%1.20%-1.63%-0.03%2.27%3.54%4.70%9.55%8.66%-9.54%-3.48%3.54%
Return on Assets
3.11%2.07%6.10%5.64%4.97%4.07%2.99%4.08%1.61%1.93%N/A4.07%
Return On Equity
5.85%4.65%13.57%10.26%11.65%9.77%7.38%11.77%5.25%5.48%14.33%11.65%
Return on Capital Employed
7.02%6.49%6.68%5.05%6.74%4.25%3.14%4.54%6.79%15.08%1.19%4.25%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
0.090.170.110.632.46N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Quick Ratio
0.090.170.110.632.464.279.759.808.440.08N/A4.27
Cash ratio
0.010.090.070.552.003.598.619.080.480.06N/A3.59
Days of Sales Outstanding
146.80166.5663.5039.4846.6935.2834.2830.2482.5318.260.0035.28
Days of Inventory outstanding
N/AN/A0.00N/AN/A0.00N/AN/A10.48K-0.18-1.300.00
Operating Cycle
146.80166.5663.5039.4846.6935.2834.2830.2410.57K18.08-1.3035.28
Days of Payables Outstanding
123.48123.98138.73164.9997.3489.6951.0683.78935.5622.6093.2593.25
Cash Conversion Cycle
23.3242.57-75.23-125.50-50.64-54.41-16.78-53.539.63K-4.52-94.56-54.41
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.450.240.530.530.550.560.580.630.670.630.100.56
Debt Equity Ratio
0.840.541.180.971.291.351.431.812.191.79271.18K1.29
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.450.350.540.440.560.570.580.640.680.640.610.56
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.450.350.540.490.560.570.580.640.680.640.990.56
Interest Coverage Ratio
3.843.573.163.342.82N/A1.37N/AN/AN/A322.48K2.82
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
-0.18-0.270.040.09-0.35-0.25-0.00-0.14-0.09-0.020.00-0.35
Company Equity Multiplier
1.882.242.221.812.342.392.462.883.252.832.61M2.34
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
-2.14-2.350.330.70-3.29-2.94-0.13-1.78-2.68-0.160.00-3.29
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
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Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
-0.18-0.270.040.09-0.35-0.25-0.00-0.14-0.09-0.020.00-0.35
Short Term Coverage Ratio
N/AN/AN/A0.48N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A0.00N/A
Dividend Payout Ratio
154.13%221.22%73.14%88.13%82.44%93.34%120.54%62.68%183.51%202.63%81.38%93.34%