Sasol Limited
Financial ratios & Valuation

Forward Multiples (2026 – 2028)

202620272028
Price/Earnings ratio
0.100.130.14
Price/Sales ratio
0.010.010.01
Earnings per Share (EPS)
$56.78$43.67$41.98

Historical Multiples (2015 – 2024)

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
9.2518.4210.9635.3663.52-0.8915.196.1117.87-1.98-1.35-0.89
Price/Sales ratio
1.481.401.291.701.050.430.670.870.540.310.150.43
Price/Book Value ratio
1.431.171.051.380.990.540.931.260.790.610.370.54
Price/Cash Flow ratio
5.125.466.029.195.132.774.025.903.192.341.272.77
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
31.81-8.37-9.64-15.61-15.50-15.337.7413.878.5211.9913.75-15.50
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
32.11-0.330.20-0.61-1.030.00-0.130.01-0.230.00-0.00-1.03
Dividend Yield
4.63%4.38%4.30%2.57%4.62%0.03%0.03%0.02%8.74%8.70%2.30%2.30%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
52.61%53.87%53.54%52.73%50.47%47.15%51.71%49.65%42.22%44.23%43.77%47.15%
Operating Profit Margin
26.02%20.55%19.11%15.27%14.07%6.99%12.69%18.45%18.80%17.48%16.51%14.07%
Pretax Profit Margin
24.60%13.71%17.40%8.65%3.91%-62.14%5.30%20.36%5.01%-12.54%-8.24%-62.14%
Net Profit Margin
16.03%7.64%11.81%4.81%1.66%-48.19%4.47%14.28%3.03%-16.09%-11.50%-48.19%
Effective Tax Rate
31.65%36.64%28.30%35.39%35.17%-22.30%1.72%24.97%35.69%-28.22%-40.10%-22.30%
Return on Assets
9.18%3.38%5.10%1.98%0.72%-19.33%2.50%9.28%2.02%-12.12%-10.81%-19.33%
Return On Equity
15.50%6.38%9.62%3.91%1.56%-60.77%6.16%20.65%4.46%-30.95%-23.16%-60.77%
Return on Capital Employed
17.08%10.18%9.50%7.30%6.86%3.49%8.45%15.35%15.79%15.49%18.26%6.86%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/A1.581.911.82N/AN/AN/A2.321.58
Quick Ratio
2.022.021.190.860.981.611.310.991.041.571.570.98
Cash ratio
1.161.200.520.280.320.370.540.470.600.830.830.32
Days of Sales Outstanding
49.6945.5144.7142.7142.8754.7932.3731.3640.7136.4029.1854.79
Days of Inventory outstanding
96.20108.88115.63124.96107.33100.86111.35109.2792.0396.8877.01100.86
Operating Cycle
145.89154.40160.35167.67150.21155.66143.73140.63132.75133.29106.19155.66
Days of Payables Outstanding
53.5755.7254.4150.8148.9149.1050.6745.7057.3759.4147.2249.10
Cash Conversion Cycle
92.3198.68105.93116.86101.29106.5593.0594.9275.3773.8758.96106.55
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.130.100.200.180.320.350.520.240.270.320.320.32
Debt Equity Ratio
0.220.200.370.360.681.101.290.540.600.820.820.68
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.170.150.260.240.380.510.500.330.320.440.440.38
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.180.160.270.260.400.520.560.350.370.450.450.40
Interest Coverage Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/A55.161.904.72N/AN/AN/AN/A1.90
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
1.261.070.460.400.280.170.170.390.410.310.350.28
Company Equity Multiplier
1.681.881.881.962.143.142.462.222.202.552.552.14
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.280.250.210.180.200.150.160.140.160.130.120.15
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.16-0.65-0.62-0.58-0.33-0.180.510.420.370.190.09-0.33
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
1.261.070.460.400.280.170.170.390.410.310.350.28
Short Term Coverage Ratio
17.7920.8817.373.412.837.740.806.932.1720.7123.182.83
Dividend Payout Ratio
42.86%80.75%47.20%91.09%293.65%-0.03%0.50%0.12%156.31%-17.24%-27.36%-0.03%