Universal Cables Limited
Financial ratios & Valuation

Historical Multiples (2010 – 2022)

2010 2011 2012 2016 2017 2019 2020 2022 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
7.429.35-6.5710.486.235.803.246.4028.5810.48
Price/Sales ratio
0.400.310.140.270.390.560.180.261.260.27
Price/Book Value ratio
1.030.800.471.090.980.780.290.371.511.09
Price/Cash Flow ratio
5.13-43.7413.854.494.98-13.337.73-40.72117.594.49
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
17.12-1.98144.725.356.94-7.94-17.77-14.91117.655.35
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
0.02-0.270.03-0.070.030.09-0.090.550.48-0.07
Dividend Yield
1.32%3.98%5.77%0.04%0.01%0.80%2.84%0.72%0.37%0.04%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
30.33%27.00%22.81%27.13%27.92%31.32%28.63%21.39%22.60%27.92%
Operating Profit Margin
10.43%6.87%0.47%2.10%3.25%11.19%9.53%5.78%8.17%2.10%
Pretax Profit Margin
8.33%5.06%-3.39%2.35%3.43%12.10%9.41%5.48%4.25%2.35%
Net Profit Margin
5.47%3.36%-2.24%2.65%6.28%9.66%5.77%4.16%4.43%2.65%
Effective Tax Rate
34.31%33.63%33.76%-12.62%-9.65%20.12%38.63%23.97%35.72%-12.62%
Return on Assets
6.14%3.78%-3.02%2.93%6.65%7.34%4.13%2.71%2.69%6.65%
Return On Equity
13.97%8.62%-7.23%10.41%15.76%13.59%9.09%5.78%5.47%15.76%
Return on Capital Employed
15.15%9.59%1.46%4.63%5.87%13.37%11.39%5.79%7.25%4.63%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
2.453.010.92N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A1.40N/A
Quick Ratio
0.060.020.011.031.061.000.981.091.001.06
Cash ratio
0.060.020.010.010.010.000.000.000.000.01
Days of Sales Outstanding
N/AN/AN/A162.01133.05166.66192.12202.25177.07162.01
Days of Inventory outstanding
117.04103.3478.1583.5883.8999.3387.5577.69100.0783.58
Operating Cycle
117.04103.3478.15245.60216.95265.99279.68279.95277.15245.60
Days of Payables Outstanding
N/AN/AN/A82.3478.7989.7499.80114.1898.1282.34
Cash Conversion Cycle
117.04103.3478.15163.25138.15176.25179.87165.76179.02163.25
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.560.560.580.460.340.290.280.250.230.34
Debt Equity Ratio
1.271.281.391.650.800.540.620.530.450.80
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.400.430.000.420.250.120.100.150.120.25
Total Debt to Capitalization
N/AN/AN/A0.620.440.350.380.340.310.44
Interest Coverage Ratio
4.973.790.12N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A1.78N/A
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
0.29-0.0226.840.140.24-0.100.06-0.010.020.24
Company Equity Multiplier
2.272.282.393.552.361.852.202.131.962.36
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.07-0.000.010.060.07-0.040.02-0.000.010.07
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.2922.050.090.830.711.67-0.432.7310.83
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
N/AN/AN/A0.140.24-0.100.06-0.010.020.24
Short Term Coverage Ratio
N/AN/AN/A0.260.42-0.150.07-0.020.040.42
Dividend Payout Ratio
9.82%37.26%-37.99%0.50%0.07%4.65%9.23%4.63%N/A0.07%