United-Guardian
Financial ratios & Valuation

Historical Multiples (2014 – 2023)

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
22.5019.0927.5822.1019.3018.9519.9816.2218.6612.8112.8818.95
Price/Sales ratio
6.776.286.606.556.106.636.015.423.773.033.646.63
Price/Book Value ratio
6.186.045.157.457.698.496.387.695.172.903.948.49
Price/Cash Flow ratio
20.3416.9131.0921.2816.9720.1618.3814.2218.9910.5110.3720.16
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
20.5917.1233.5321.4917.2320.6918.6014.5419.5711.1010.9120.69
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
-0.721.40-0.620.441.472.00-0.640.40-0.41N/A4.311.47
Dividend Yield
4.03%5.21%4.82%7.65%5.73%5.59%5.42%6.86%6.51%1.38%6.14%5.73%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
60.46%62.85%54.69%59.12%58.84%58.39%55.64%58.73%52.77%49.66%53.42%58.39%
Operating Profit Margin
40.82%44.93%31.45%40.37%40.52%39.67%33.09%40.68%31.79%26.30%31.52%39.67%
Pretax Profit Margin
42.78%47.30%34.29%42.80%39.69%44.34%37.87%42.19%25.41%29.86%35.72%44.34%
Net Profit Margin
30.11%32.89%23.95%29.64%31.60%35.01%30.08%33.44%20.23%23.71%28.30%35.01%
Effective Tax Rate
29.61%30.46%30.16%30.74%20.37%21.03%20.57%20.74%20.39%20.59%20.77%20.37%
Return on Assets
25.41%29.36%17.07%29.90%34.69%38.51%27.72%38.05%24.14%19.97%26.29%38.51%
Return On Equity
27.48%31.66%18.67%33.73%39.83%44.78%31.91%47.43%27.72%22.66%30.26%44.78%
Return on Capital Employed
36.69%42.81%24.08%45.80%49.91%48.96%34.61%57.21%43.56%25.13%34.11%48.96%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
15.0314.6813.358.338.558.617.95N/AN/AN/A6.658.61
Quick Ratio
13.7713.3712.157.387.467.706.954.356.047.186.027.70
Cash ratio
2.071.090.400.500.400.780.410.220.605.371.300.40
Days of Sales Outstanding
43.2324.3554.1253.6244.3356.3246.1047.5141.0352.5344.2956.32
Days of Inventory outstanding
84.9190.7693.8792.2995.4578.53106.0589.58101.7781.4975.8378.53
Operating Cycle
128.15115.12148.00145.92139.79134.85152.16137.10142.80134.03120.13134.85
Days of Payables Outstanding
9.686.796.1924.3912.034.602.3826.091.858.9532.6612.03
Cash Conversion Cycle
118.46108.33141.80121.53127.76130.25149.78111.00140.95125.0887.46130.25
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
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Debt Equity Ratio
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Long-term Debt to Capitalization
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Total Debt to Capitalization
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Interest Coverage Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A32.25N/A
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Company Equity Multiplier
1.081.071.091.121.141.161.151.241.141.131.161.14
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.330.370.210.300.350.320.320.380.190.280.350.32
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.980.980.920.990.980.970.980.970.970.940.950.97
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Short Term Coverage Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Dividend Payout Ratio
90.78%99.62%133.15%169.27%110.65%106.05%108.39%111.40%121.55%17.79%79.10%106.05%