Hostess Brands
Financial ratios & Valuation

Forward Multiples (2025 – 2025)

2025
Price/Earnings ratio
N/A
Price/Sales ratio
N/A
Earnings per Share (EPS)
$1.35

Historical Multiples (2014 – 2022)

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
1.195.5624.186.5517.3825.4628.2522.5218.6921.0911.97
Price/Sales ratio
0.160.751.751.891.281.771.792.352.252.551.58
Price/Book Value ratio
N/A1.291.421.290.911.081.121.561.701.921.10
Price/Cash Flow ratio
0.843.5211.028.967.6111.1611.4813.2312.3313.928.28
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
1.714.4315.8211.4311.4815.5318.1019.5225.9429.2811.45
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
N/A-0.07-0.310.01-0.23-3.880.592.700.580.67-0.11
Dividend Yield
6.55%203.27%1.84%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
42.17%42.23%41.95%42.11%31.43%33.03%34.98%35.89%34.28%34.28%32.85%
Operating Profit Margin
21.53%25.11%15.56%30.14%14.29%14.99%13.30%17.57%16.21%16.21%22.22%
Pretax Profit Margin
14.68%14.29%6.13%24.59%11.09%10.40%8.73%13.99%15.55%15.55%17.84%
Net Profit Margin
13.91%13.57%7.25%28.84%7.39%6.95%6.36%10.44%12.08%12.08%18.12%
Effective Tax Rate
50.52%71.27%-16.41%-35.20%13.72%17.88%22.98%25.35%22.28%22.28%-10.73%
Return on Assets
N/A22.40%1.85%7.54%2.08%2.03%1.92%3.44%4.70%4.70%4.81%
Return On Equity
N/A23.23%5.88%19.80%5.24%4.24%3.99%6.94%9.13%9.22%12.52%
Return on Capital Employed
N/A41.48%4.12%8.24%4.23%4.63%4.26%6.13%6.74%6.74%6.23%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
N/A3.651.452.182.122.831.94N/AN/A1.632.47
Quick Ratio
N/A-83.811.161.911.842.531.682.101.341.272.19
Cash ratio
N/A2.750.251.061.031.780.911.280.430.431.41
Days of Sales Outstanding
N/A40.2844.7647.5045.3542.1745.0747.3545.3545.3545.35
Days of Inventory outstanding
N/A25.5726.3127.9024.1428.5827.2526.3326.7426.7426.02
Operating Cycle
N/A65.8671.0775.4069.5070.7672.3273.6972.1037.9370.13
Days of Payables Outstanding
N/A28.5529.4540.6140.8641.1733.9233.9535.0335.0341.02
Cash Conversion Cycle
N/A37.3041.6234.7828.6429.5938.4039.7337.0716.9129.11
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
N/AN/A0.350.330.320.310.330.320.280.480.33
Debt Equity Ratio
N/AN/A1.110.880.820.660.690.640.550.940.85
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
N/AN/A0.520.460.440.390.400.390.350.350.42
Total Debt to Capitalization
N/AN/A0.520.460.450.390.400.390.350.350.42
Interest Coverage Ratio
N/A3.25N/A4.713.043.283.27N/AN/A5.373.87
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
N/AN/A0.110.160.140.140.140.180.240.240.15
Company Equity Multiplier
N/A1.033.172.622.502.082.072.011.941.942.29
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.190.210.150.210.160.150.150.170.180.180.18
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.490.790.690.780.660.710.630.670.470.470.69
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
N/AN/A0.110.160.140.140.140.180.240.240.15
Short Term Coverage Ratio
N/AN/A10.0714.5212.7412.1111.5314.3263.5163.5113.63
Dividend Payout Ratio
7.79%1130.94%44.65%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A