The L.S. Starrett Company
Financial ratios & Valuation

Historical Multiples (2014 – 2023)

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
15.8719.97-5.9161.16-12.307.89-1.074.253.403.347.84-12.30
Price/Sales ratio
0.430.430.390.290.200.210.110.300.190.300.370.20
Price/Book Value ratio
0.780.910.910.650.500.570.510.790.490.590.810.50
Price/Cash Flow ratio
9.8615.405.8220.9811.025.71-20.2514.459.583.075.855.71
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
45.5495.2213.70-20.56-26.1940.99-2.00-57.97-13.654.5214.44-26.19
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
-0.00-0.880.01-0.570.02-0.020.00-0.02-0.530.06-0.98-0.02
Dividend Yield
2.60%2.66%3.35%4.64%3.13%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
32.81%31.75%22.40%29.92%31.88%32.86%30.88%33.39%33.20%32.19%33.10%31.88%
Operating Profit Margin
4.82%3.56%-9.75%-0.50%2.18%4.92%2.68%7.54%8.49%7.38%8.91%2.18%
Pretax Profit Margin
4.87%4.11%-9.71%0.74%2.24%4.21%-9.92%7.93%8.48%10.11%7.21%2.24%
Net Profit Margin
2.71%2.17%-6.73%0.47%-1.67%2.66%-10.84%7.07%5.86%9.01%4.83%-1.67%
Effective Tax Rate
44.33%47.25%30.65%35.56%174.67%36.74%-9.21%10.86%30.86%10.86%32.93%36.74%
Return on Assets
2.80%2.47%-7.00%0.51%-1.99%3.19%-12.64%8.41%7.45%11.97%5.78%-1.99%
Return On Equity
4.92%4.58%-15.44%1.07%-4.13%7.29%-47.49%18.59%14.52%17.83%10.94%-4.13%
Return on Capital Employed
5.85%4.55%-11.37%-0.64%3.02%7.12%3.73%12.47%13.61%12.34%13.05%3.02%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A3.59N/A
Quick Ratio
2.282.982.961.692.101.781.831.131.601.431.331.78
Cash ratio
0.450.470.900.470.560.470.480.170.350.260.250.47
Days of Sales Outstanding
64.5560.9159.8253.6455.8257.5952.5658.2861.8052.1660.2755.82
Days of Inventory outstanding
144.16139.49126.35146.17143.76147.32138.89151.11144.10137.46165.53143.76
Operating Cycle
208.72200.40186.17199.81199.59204.92191.46209.40205.90189.62180.39204.92
Days of Payables Outstanding
21.9320.9620.1421.0424.3630.7119.8642.9831.4931.6130.7424.36
Cash Conversion Cycle
186.78179.43166.02178.76175.23174.21171.59166.42174.40158.0070.35174.21
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.080.090.090.090.110.110.200.140.180.070.440.11
Debt Equity Ratio
0.150.170.200.190.230.250.770.310.360.110.780.23
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.070.130.150.060.160.170.380.090.220.060.180.16
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.130.140.160.160.190.200.430.230.260.100.220.19
Interest Coverage Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
0.500.330.760.160.190.38-0.030.170.141.630.480.19
Company Equity Multiplier
1.751.852.202.092.072.273.752.201.941.481.782.27
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.040.020.060.010.010.03-0.000.020.020.090.060.01
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.210.160.42-1.02-0.420.1310.11-0.24-0.700.680.40-0.42
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
0.500.330.760.160.190.38-0.030.170.141.630.480.19
Short Term Coverage Ratio
1.024.389.290.251.102.06-0.180.250.653.772.051.10
Dividend Payout Ratio
41.34%53.29%-19.85%284.25%-38.56%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A-38.56%