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Financial ratios & Valuation

Forward Multiples (2025 – 2027)

2025202520262027
Price/Earnings ratio
20.8026.8315.66N/A
Price/Sales ratio
1.362.361.342.08
Earnings per Share (EPS)
$2.52$1.95$3.35N/A

Historical Multiples (2013 – 2023)

2013 2014 2016 2016 2017 2018 2019 2022 2022 2023 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
-4.52-55.0528.9745.0528.0540.4045.2831.0212.5016.0114.0440.40
Price/Sales ratio
0.520.400.561.011.760.651.201.951.411.741.590.65
Price/Book Value ratio
1.691.691.271.962.711.031.872.601.701.981.961.03
Price/Cash Flow ratio
7.276.118.176.7611.696.547.9313.0411.9810.4312.8311.69
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
1.17K165.0986.8118.1334.85-121.0516.7531.48196.0124.98135.2634.85
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
-0.040.59-0.10-1.880.24-0.550.614.610.152.7940.240.24
Dividend Yield
N/AN/A3.57%0.78%0.05%0.00%N/AN/A0.01%0.01%5.27%0.05%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
26.10%26.32%30.83%34.06%33.67%29.75%31.31%27.93%26.91%28.90%27.32%29.75%
Operating Profit Margin
-5.23%5.80%9.40%9.47%11.42%7.73%9.61%10.50%11.15%11.85%12.05%11.42%
Pretax Profit Margin
-11.54%-1.10%-1.34%2.51%-8.18%4.57%3.52%8.24%14.98%15.05%14.97%-8.18%
Net Profit Margin
-11.65%-0.72%1.93%2.26%6.30%1.61%2.65%6.31%11.28%10.91%11.34%6.30%
Effective Tax Rate
2.50%52.36%95.14%-12.97%179.50%62.18%21.86%22.33%23.66%26.57%23.06%62.18%
Return on Assets
-8.53%-0.50%1.15%1.32%3.21%0.87%1.45%3.59%6.39%5.55%6.52%3.21%
Return On Equity
-37.39%-3.07%4.41%4.36%9.68%2.55%4.13%8.39%13.61%12.39%14.01%9.68%
Return on Capital Employed
-4.47%4.61%6.17%6.05%6.24%4.51%5.66%6.43%6.72%6.43%7.40%6.24%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
N/A1.37N/A2.023.132.262.66N/AN/AN/A3.413.13
Quick Ratio
0.710.851.591.362.391.441.972.223.144.612.412.39
Cash ratio
0.100.060.860.591.530.491.041.232.031.151.451.45
Days of Sales Outstanding
43.8645.9138.5338.1239.2540.4943.7444.6539.8141.4537.7440.49
Days of Inventory outstanding
51.9845.8947.9253.6852.5252.8948.9737.9943.9847.3048.5352.89
Operating Cycle
95.8591.8086.4691.8091.7793.3992.7282.6583.8088.7657.8493.39
Days of Payables Outstanding
38.8732.4429.9927.7628.1126.6327.8226.9521.5324.2228.7528.11
Cash Conversion Cycle
56.9759.3656.4764.0363.6566.7564.8955.6962.2664.5320.9566.75
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.550.610.530.540.470.470.450.370.350.440.530.47
Debt Equity Ratio
2.413.722.031.801.441.361.300.880.740.990.771.36
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.690.780.660.640.580.570.560.460.420.490.430.57
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.700.780.670.640.590.570.560.460.420.490.430.57
Interest Coverage Ratio
N/A0.80N/A1.571.991.491.70N/AN/AN/A3.101.99
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
0.090.070.070.160.160.110.180.220.190.190.190.16
Company Equity Multiplier
4.386.053.813.303.002.902.842.332.122.232.142.90
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.070.060.060.150.150.090.150.150.110.160.120.09
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.000.030.090.370.33-0.050.470.410.060.410.09-0.05
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
0.090.070.070.160.160.110.180.220.190.190.190.16
Short Term Coverage Ratio
2.0514.9915.1037.6761.3132.9542.4556.9655.74114.8223.8732.95
Dividend Payout Ratio
N/AN/A103.67%35.43%1.62%0.20%N/AN/A0.24%0.16%0.23%0.20%