Spark Energy
Financial ratios & Valuation

Historical Multiples (2014 – 2023)

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
-6.84K95.6925.6021.35-235.975.141.05-19.466.444.494.35-235.97
Price/Sales ratio
1.141.030.670.500.270.080.120.190.150.150.190.19
Price/Book Value ratio
42.7132.6212.205.192.040.510.470.540.550.491.341.34
Price/Cash Flow ratio
62.968.055.456.294.680.790.786.054.451.361.370.79
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
130.518.375.646.474.790.860.8012.427.731.401.410.86
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
68.37-0.010.090.672.22-0.000.000.18-0.01-0.070.04-0.00
Dividend Yield
0.19%1.20%2.26%2.88%6.00%25.27%25.61%24.42%26.44%19.53%9.66%6.00%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
19.90%32.65%36.90%30.81%15.94%24.39%37.89%17.85%22.45%28.59%33.26%15.94%
Operating Profit Margin
-1.18%8.34%15.36%12.83%-0.36%2.94%16.00%1.12%5.37%10.67%13.13%-0.36%
Pretax Profit Margin
-1.59%7.80%13.91%14.26%-1.22%2.63%15.12%-0.03%3.84%8.55%12.57%-1.22%
Net Profit Margin
-0.01%1.07%2.64%2.36%-0.11%1.74%12.29%-1.00%2.43%3.44%4.54%-0.11%
Effective Tax Rate
17.28%7.06%13.70%32.97%-16.86%33.80%18.74%-2587.75%36.65%29.91%28.54%-16.86%
Return on Assets
-0.03%2.38%3.83%3.72%-0.24%3.36%18.60%-1.11%3.38%4.92%6.02%-0.24%
Return On Equity
-0.62%34.08%47.66%24.35%-0.86%10.06%44.83%-2.80%8.59%11.12%14.97%-0.86%
Return on Capital Employed
-8.42%38.74%43.72%28.85%-1.05%8.53%32.17%1.61%10.36%20.76%21.46%-1.05%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A2.76N/A
Quick Ratio
1.051.161.051.932.021.642.242.361.891.942.712.02
Cash ratio
0.040.050.100.190.280.390.790.830.360.531.180.28
Days of Sales Outstanding
73.5162.9576.8574.3055.6651.8849.5965.3969.6856.9741.9451.88
Days of Inventory outstanding
11.335.543.972.951.671.751.582.234.503.664.001.67
Operating Cycle
84.8468.5080.8277.2657.3453.6351.1867.6274.1960.6445.9453.63
Days of Payables Outstanding
55.3647.9659.3454.2930.7629.2229.8149.4354.7435.2329.2329.22
Cash Conversion Cycle
29.4820.5321.4822.9726.5824.4121.3618.1919.4425.4016.7124.41
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.230.300.200.280.290.290.270.370.360.310.290.29
Debt Equity Ratio
3.814.292.581.881.070.870.650.950.920.721.521.07
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
N/A0.640.140.610.500.460.390.480.470.410.600.50
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.790.810.720.650.510.460.390.480.470.410.600.51
Interest Coverage Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A7.76N/A
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
0.170.940.860.430.400.740.910.090.130.500.630.40
Company Equity Multiplier
15.9814.3012.416.533.572.992.412.522.542.255.123.57
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.010.120.120.080.050.110.160.030.030.110.140.05
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.480.960.960.970.970.920.970.480.570.970.970.97
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
0.170.940.860.430.400.740.910.090.130.500.630.40
Short Term Coverage Ratio
0.171.650.923.058.61N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Dividend Payout Ratio
-1335.18%115.29%57.92%61.65%-1416.27%130.07%27.05%-475.60%170.39%87.75%45.28%-1416.27%