Universal Logistics Holdings
Financial ratios & Valuation

Forward Multiples (2025 – 2025)

2025
Price/Earnings ratio
4.83
Price/Sales ratio
0.38
Earnings per Share (EPS)
$5.1

Historical Multiples (2014 – 2023)

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
18.8510.2619.1623.979.8414.1511.546.885.247.929.2414.15
Price/Sales ratio
0.710.360.430.550.350.350.390.280.430.440.680.35
Price/Book Value ratio
6.233.133.144.002.452.592.321.671.981.381.922.59
Price/Cash Flow ratio
10.775.246.768.055.414.155.596.094.143.5011.925.41
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
43.637.88-16.1732.9418.1311.0264.4411.429.19-24.29-7.6911.02
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
-1.86-1.10-0.501.450.11-0.520.350.120.03-0.17-4.74-0.52
Dividend Yield
0.98%1.99%1.71%1.17%2.12%2.82%1.03%2.22%1.57%1.49%0.91%2.82%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
26.07%24.68%21.59%10.83%12.53%12.46%11.46%12.29%17.36%11.86%15.83%12.53%
Operating Profit Margin
6.78%6.50%4.34%2.07%5.73%-0.50%0.31%2.43%8.18%8.75%11.22%5.73%
Pretax Profit Margin
6.13%5.75%3.67%1.40%4.74%3.31%4.59%5.63%11.18%7.47%9.88%4.74%
Net Profit Margin
3.80%3.54%2.26%2.31%3.56%2.48%3.46%4.21%8.36%5.58%7.40%3.56%
Effective Tax Rate
37.93%38.46%38.47%-64.24%24.80%25.10%24.68%25.20%25.19%25.26%25.10%24.80%
Return on Assets
8.57%7.82%4.24%4.61%6.19%3.87%4.52%6.48%14.00%7.41%8.43%6.19%
Return On Equity
33.07%30.51%16.41%16.68%24.92%18.31%20.09%24.39%37.73%17.45%22.26%18.31%
Return on Capital Employed
18.99%17.50%10.11%5.57%12.44%-0.97%0.51%4.81%16.79%14.64%15.81%12.44%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
1.891.351.431.141.241.081.17N/AN/AN/A1.361.24
Quick Ratio
2.012.191.801.411.581.381.461.612.021.331.361.38
Cash ratio
0.070.140.010.010.030.040.040.050.210.040.030.03
Days of Sales Outstanding
46.7651.2949.2351.3153.9351.5167.9971.1663.5163.5473.6453.93
Days of Inventory outstanding
3.413.703.731.791.921.972.453.352.483.09N/A1.97
Operating Cycle
50.1854.9952.9753.1055.8653.4870.4574.5166.0066.6373.6455.86
Days of Payables Outstanding
23.8019.8928.6128.3926.2625.3429.0128.0019.0915.9719.2025.34
Cash Conversion Cycle
26.3735.0924.3524.7129.5928.1441.4346.5146.9050.6654.4429.59
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.440.450.450.400.470.470.430.370.310.300.350.47
Debt Equity Ratio
1.711.781.761.461.912.221.921.410.840.710.882.22
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.620.560.600.550.620.650.620.540.410.360.420.65
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.630.640.630.590.650.690.650.580.450.410.460.69
Interest Coverage Ratio
9.827.945.632.645.713.825.49N/AN/AN/A6.905.71
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
0.330.330.260.330.230.270.210.190.560.550.180.27
Company Equity Multiplier
3.853.893.863.614.024.724.433.762.692.352.464.72
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.060.060.060.060.060.080.070.040.100.120.050.08
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.240.66-0.410.240.290.370.080.530.45-0.14-1.550.37
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
0.330.330.260.330.230.270.210.190.560.550.180.27
Short Term Coverage Ratio
8.271.271.992.051.822.151.661.363.262.971.182.15
Dividend Payout Ratio
18.53%20.42%32.80%28.27%20.94%40.02%11.90%15.33%8.26%11.88%8.42%40.02%