Vanguard PRIMECAP Core Fund Investor Shares
Financial ratios & Valuation

Historical Multiples (2019 – 2022)

2019 2020 2022 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
47.6055.7480.3624.6868.05
Price/Sales ratio
0.540.591.441.980.56
Price/Book Value ratio
N/A3.125.455.174.15
Price/Cash Flow ratio
17.2610.34-233.3022.5313.80
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
20.0211.14-141.8135.0615.58
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
N/A-22.29-10.710.24-11.02
Dividend Yield
1.45%N/AN/A1.08%N/A
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
22.20%23.28%25.57%26.98%22.74%
Operating Profit Margin
4.40%4.63%8.59%11.65%4.51%
Pretax Profit Margin
1.16%1.23%5.51%10.66%1.20%
Net Profit Margin
1.14%1.06%1.79%5.50%1.10%
Effective Tax Rate
1.87%14.28%18.47%18.05%8.08%
Return on Assets
N/A1.12%2.02%7.45%4.29%
Return On Equity
N/A5.61%6.79%23.82%14.71%
Return on Capital Employed
N/A5.66%11.96%18.52%12.09%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
N/AN/AN/A3.04N/A
Quick Ratio
N/A1.631.081.601.61
Cash ratio
N/A0.420.000.240.33
Days of Sales Outstanding
N/A54.2857.1846.7055.73
Days of Inventory outstanding
N/A47.1883.8978.6962.94
Operating Cycle
N/A101.46141.08125.39113.43
Days of Payables Outstanding
N/A37.5659.5936.0048.57
Cash Conversion Cycle
N/A63.8981.4989.3976.64
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
N/A0.620.320.290.47
Debt Equity Ratio
N/A3.131.090.822.11
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
N/A0.750.520.450.64
Total Debt to Capitalization
N/A0.750.520.450.64
Interest Coverage Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
N/A0.09-0.020.270.18
Company Equity Multiplier
N/A4.983.342.804.16
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.030.05-0.000.060.04
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.860.921.640.930.89
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
N/A0.09-0.020.270.18
Short Term Coverage Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Dividend Payout Ratio
69.39%N/AN/AN/AN/A