Universal Technical Institute
Financial ratios & Valuation

Forward Multiples (2025 – 2026)

20252026
Price/Earnings ratio
28.2023.75
Price/Sales ratio
1.061.55
Earnings per Share (EPS)
$0.91$1.09

Historical Multiples (2015 – 2024)

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
-9.23-0.90-10.55-2.03-17.5818.9115.196.9923.1119.1318.81-17.58
Price/Sales ratio
0.230.120.260.200.410.500.660.430.461.090.590.41
Price/Book Value ratio
0.740.310.680.521.210.851.170.831.263.081.181.18
Price/Cash Flow ratio
10.255.86-8.59-4.936.3613.724.013.925.799.355.5413.72
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
-3.97-63.08-4.57-1.939.0485.56-34.60-5.40-37.7813.04-8.8585.56
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
0.01-0.000.12-0.000.23-0.160.070.05-0.340.030.390.23
Dividend Yield
8.65%6.65%6.12%7.88%3.79%3.47%2.37%2.85%1.77%0.13%N/A3.47%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
46.39%44.00%44.17%42.39%46.20%48.15%50.21%50.51%45.69%47.51%49.10%46.20%
Operating Profit Margin
-2.54%-5.36%-0.56%-11.12%-2.35%-0.85%4.46%5.34%3.52%8.03%3.05%-2.35%
Pretax Profit Margin
-2.94%-6.20%-0.84%-11.26%-2.31%-0.86%4.53%4.88%2.97%7.67%2.56%-2.31%
Net Profit Margin
-2.52%-13.73%-2.50%-10.31%-2.37%2.66%4.35%6.17%2.02%5.73%3.15%-2.37%
Effective Tax Rate
14.34%-121.57%-197.61%8.44%-2.64%408.71%3.96%-26.45%31.87%25.30%-22.75%408.71%
Return on Assets
-3.33%-16.05%-2.96%-11.57%-2.90%1.81%2.84%4.67%1.66%5.64%1.82%-2.90%
Return On Equity
-8.06%-34.91%-6.46%-25.80%-6.88%4.53%7.73%12.00%5.45%16.13%6.39%-6.88%
Return on Capital Employed
-5.18%-9.19%-0.97%-18.58%-4.49%-0.80%3.93%5.38%3.84%10.91%2.28%-4.49%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
1.111.711.691.261.211.48N/AN/AN/AN/A1.271.21
Quick Ratio
1.111.712.160.990.991.331.230.911.101.081.120.99
Cash ratio
0.301.250.580.620.670.631.000.480.820.780.950.67
Days of Sales Outstanding
22.5516.0317.1030.2725.5049.2624.7119.2518.7118.5723.5449.26
Days of Inventory outstanding
N/AN/A-80.6948.7245.3742.6841.3817.05N/AN/AN/A42.68
Operating Cycle
22.5516.03-63.5878.9970.8791.9566.0936.3018.7118.575.8091.95
Days of Payables Outstanding
27.2122.1619.1817.5020.5329.1929.9838.3015.9724.9321.5620.53
Cash Conversion Cycle
-4.66-6.12-82.7661.4850.3462.7636.11-1.992.74-6.351.9862.76
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A0.000.050.120.210.160.700.70
Debt Equity Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A0.000.160.310.690.472.442.44
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A0.000.130.230.400.320.620.62
Total Debt to Capitalization
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A0.000.140.230.410.320.630.63
Interest Coverage Ratio
2.01-5.07-0.29-9.84-2.42-387.1N/AN/AN/AN/A4.14-2.42
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A42.431.790.680.310.680.1242.43
Company Equity Multiplier
2.412.172.172.222.362.502.712.563.272.863.442.36
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.020.02-0.03-0.040.060.030.160.100.080.110.100.06
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
-2.57-0.091.872.550.700.16-0.11-0.72-0.150.71-0.620.16
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A42.431.790.680.310.680.1242.43
Short Term Coverage Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A85.5162.9941.2819.5248.721.7785.51
Dividend Payout Ratio
-79.89%-6.04%-64.59%-16.06%-66.72%65.73%36.00%19.95%41.13%2.61%N/A-66.72%