Tribune Publishing Company
Financial ratios & Valuation

Historical Multiples (2013 – 2020)

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
5.219.61-149.6482.2897.781.60-15.14-14.7416.1197.78
Price/Sales ratio
0.270.230.240.500.350.380.470.620.890.50
Price/Book Value ratio
2.1865.91-28.734.987.821.071.621.542.127.82
Price/Cash Flow ratio
3.323.116.316.255.92-11.589.8322.9512.336.25
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
3.833.7512.468.288.08-4.5616.2122.9515.458.28
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
0.00-0.171.40-0.30-6.190.000.13-12.53-9.33-6.19
Dividend Yield
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
73.73%74.78%75.14%94.11%63.09%93.58%94.22%100%76.54%63.09%
Operating Profit Margin
9.26%5.04%1.43%-1.61%4.36%-5.22%0.72%-8.91%1.26%-1.61%
Pretax Profit Margin
9.19%4.49%-0.19%-4.22%2.44%-5.10%0.47%-8.94%0.51%-4.22%
Net Profit Margin
5.24%2.47%-0.16%0.61%0.36%24.13%-3.11%-4.22%5.55%0.61%
Effective Tax Rate
43.00%44.89%13.45%-42.11%85.12%24.19%34.37%52.81%-9.17%-42.11%
Return on Assets
18.29%6.23%-0.33%0.73%0.63%34.23%-4.48%-8.14%7.30%0.73%
Return On Equity
41.85%685.49%19.20%6.05%8.00%66.64%-10.73%-10.44%14.63%6.05%
Return on Capital Employed
58.16%21.65%4.60%-2.74%11.02%-10.43%1.41%-27.90%2.32%-2.74%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
N/A1.120.991.591.551.281.102.062.021.59
Quick Ratio
1.141.060.951.551.511.241.072.041.881.55
Cash ratio
0.040.130.130.740.720.460.340.661.480.74
Days of Sales Outstanding
51.1550.1852.5467.1143.2751.5141.8636.1230.9043.27
Days of Inventory outstanding
10.9914.1112.0163.917.0052.9130.98N/A11.797.00
Operating Cycle
62.1564.2964.56131.0350.28104.4272.84N/A19.4150.28
Days of Payables Outstanding
28.1069.1371.00409.4750.86389.39298.77N/A75.2550.86
Cash Conversion Cycle
34.04-4.83-6.44-278.44-0.58-284.97-225.93N/A-41.44-278.44
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.560.500.460.410.400.000.040.060.440.41
Debt Equity Ratio
1.2855.07-27.063.435.110.010.110.070.805.11
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
N/A0.981.040.760.820.010.02N/AN/A0.82
Total Debt to Capitalization
N/A0.981.030.770.830.010.100.07N/A0.83
Interest Coverage Ratio
N/A8.790.92-0.642.51-4.74-14.34-86.0516.96-0.64
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
N/A0.380.160.230.25-4.791.450.84N/A0.25
Company Equity Multiplier
2.28109.85-57.858.2312.501.942.391.281.8012.50
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.080.070.030.080.05-0.030.040.020.070.07
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.860.820.500.750.732.530.6010.790.75
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
N/A0.380.160.230.25-4.791.450.84N/A0.25
Short Term Coverage Ratio
N/A7.293.003.974.17-85.271.840.842.064.17
Dividend Payout Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A