The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company
Financial ratios & Valuation

Forward Multiples (2025 – 2027)

202520262027
Price/Earnings ratio
15.3012.7512.06
Price/Sales ratio
0.940.910.92
Earnings per Share (EPS)
$4.06$4.87$5.15

Historical Multiples (2015 – 2024)

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
23.2515.8826.4869.5512.2621.9815.90-5.42-7.61-141.10-107.6621.98
Price/Sales ratio
1.231.792.181.661.792.061.650.600.811.381.062.06
Price/Book Value ratio
5.866.968.7312.327.8112.118.0416.06-10.82-12.60-9.6212.11
Price/Cash Flow ratio
15.0521.4316.3312.9324.9115.2630.02-18.395.457.375.6215.26
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
-32.3728.4020.3316.1530.6417.1949.52-9.786.608.436.5017.19
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
-7.840.16-0.92-1.000.01-1.360.490.020.551.5519.890.01
Dividend Yield
2.99%2.29%2.08%2.70%2.20%4.82%1.75%7.00%5.15%3.07%3.99%2.20%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
35.30%35.09%36.81%32.46%32.30%32.60%29.82%22.24%18.50%23.93%25.88%32.60%
Operating Profit Margin
9.76%16.19%16.40%7.46%21.88%14.16%14.68%6.44%-4.91%5.87%8.55%14.16%
Pretax Profit Margin
8.09%13.84%11.91%4.34%18.42%12.35%13.74%-14.22%-12.76%-0.66%-0.66%12.35%
Net Profit Margin
5.29%11.29%8.26%2.39%14.59%9.37%10.40%-11.14%-10.70%-0.98%-0.98%9.37%
Effective Tax Rate
34.98%35.49%37.02%-10.28%24.91%24.22%23.60%21.60%16.14%-47.88%-48.51%24.22%
Return on Assets
6.32%11.40%7.94%2.08%15.21%11.45%10.67%-10.18%-11.13%-1.21%-1.21%11.45%
Return On Equity
25.24%43.86%32.99%17.71%63.70%55.11%50.57%-296.20%142.19%8.93%11.90%55.11%
Return on Capital Employed
15.39%20.70%19.67%8.14%28.68%24.08%19.75%7.59%-6.60%9.84%14.32%24.08%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
1.541.671.611.441.671.28N/AN/AN/AN/A1.301.28
Quick Ratio
0.880.900.870.650.800.620.780.660.660.520.520.62
Cash ratio
0.110.080.220.050.030.010.210.090.040.090.090.03
Days of Sales Outstanding
37.5838.8239.5942.5535.6643.9135.8235.2331.2618.1618.1643.91
Days of Inventory outstanding
76.2388.8789.0997.6892.3081.51118.98160.71111.0279.3581.4381.51
Operating Cycle
113.81127.70128.68140.23127.97125.43154.80195.95142.2997.5299.60125.43
Days of Payables Outstanding
36.1126.0133.4730.5336.5951.2564.3650.5534.2034.4035.3051.25
Cash Conversion Cycle
77.70101.6895.21109.6991.3874.1890.44145.39108.0863.1164.2974.18
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.460.460.510.660.540.450.470.690.760.770.770.54
Debt Equity Ratio
1.831.802.115.602.282.172.2620.11-9.76-5.70-5.702.17
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.610.600.650.830.670.670.680.951.111.211.210.67
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.640.640.670.840.690.680.690.951.111.211.210.69
Interest Coverage Ratio
7.256.235.633.844.097.35N/AN/AN/AN/A1.917.35
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
0.210.180.250.160.130.360.11-0.040.200.290.290.13
Company Equity Multiplier
3.993.844.158.494.184.804.7329.09-12.77-7.35-7.354.80
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.080.080.130.120.070.130.05-0.030.140.180.180.07
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
-0.460.750.800.800.810.880.601.870.820.870.870.81
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
0.210.180.250.160.130.360.11-0.040.200.290.290.13
Short Term Coverage Ratio
1.831.282.472.581.777.794.69-0.8910.1512.6912.691.77
Dividend Payout Ratio
69.64%36.40%55.10%188.38%27.02%106.14%27.90%-37.98%-39.22%-433.52%-433.52%106.14%