William Blair Small Cap Growth Fund Class N
Financial ratios & Valuation

Historical Multiples (2014 – 2023)

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
-33.33-30.94-21.05-22.10-34.98-44.85-73.64-46.45-29.60-28.18N/A-39.91
Price/Sales ratio
8.516.486.516.666.386.126.247.143.863.83N/A6.25
Price/Book Value ratio
7.827.3110.5221.1824.6416.418.0711.186.298.28N/A20.53
Price/Cash Flow ratio
-115.05-69.27-56.56-73.05391.0982.8169.8570.5233.5240.52N/A236.95
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
-88.28-56.02-48.32-70.92434.4885.0972.7774.5334.8941.30N/A259.79
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
-0.022.41-0.34-1.571.071.262.20-0.424.14-1.99N/A1.16
Dividend Yield
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Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
53.83%55.66%49.80%53.42%57.74%53.17%59.33%55.20%55.68%56.61%N/A55.46%
Operating Profit Margin
-24.91%-19.04%-30.32%-27.75%-13.43%-10.62%-4.10%-6.15%-5.91%-1.65%N/A-12.03%
Pretax Profit Margin
-25.07%-20.38%-30.64%-32.65%-18.25%-12.93%-7.97%-14.97%-12.39%-12.45%N/A-15.59%
Net Profit Margin
-25.54%-20.94%-30.95%-30.14%-18.24%-13.66%-8.48%-15.37%-13.06%-13.59%N/A-15.95%
Effective Tax Rate
-1.87%-2.76%-1.02%-7.66%-0.09%-5.63%-6.31%-2.65%-5.43%-9.15%N/A-2.86%
Return on Assets
-16.17%-16.10%-29.31%-23.00%-16.97%-11.37%-4.26%-8.17%-7.30%-6.78%N/A-14.17%
Return On Equity
-23.47%-23.64%-50.01%-95.84%-70.45%-36.59%-10.96%-24.07%-21.27%-29.37%N/A-53.52%
Return on Capital Employed
-21.98%-20.80%-47.19%-38.31%-22.21%-16.09%-2.72%-4.45%-4.54%-1.01%N/A-19.15%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
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Quick Ratio
3.253.062.091.131.221.233.172.302.444.10N/A1.23
Cash ratio
2.762.511.490.740.780.792.581.711.803.22N/A0.78
Days of Sales Outstanding
67.8762.6967.9868.9666.7369.6581.1281.4881.8090.36N/A68.19
Days of Inventory outstanding
0.000.000.000.00N/AN/A0.000.00N/A0.00N/AN/A
Operating Cycle
67.8762.6967.9868.9666.7369.6581.1281.4881.8090.36N/A68.19
Days of Payables Outstanding
13.2314.0222.6617.939.2912.7016.7620.2221.8713.11N/A11.00
Cash Conversion Cycle
54.6348.6745.3251.0357.4456.9564.3561.2559.9377.25N/A57.19
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
N/AN/AN/A0.300.310.260.360.380.370.57N/A0.28
Debt Equity Ratio
N/AN/AN/A1.271.300.830.931.141.092.48N/A1.07
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
N/AN/AN/A0.550.560.420.480.530.520.71N/A0.49
Total Debt to Capitalization
N/AN/AN/A0.550.560.450.480.530.520.71N/A0.51
Interest Coverage Ratio
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Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
N/AN/AN/A-0.220.040.230.120.130.170.08N/A0.14
Company Equity Multiplier
1.451.461.704.164.153.212.562.942.914.33N/A3.68
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
-0.07-0.09-0.11-0.090.010.070.080.100.110.09N/A0.04
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
1.301.231.171.030.900.970.950.940.960.98N/A0.93
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
N/AN/AN/A-0.220.040.230.120.130.170.08N/A0.14
Short Term Coverage Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A2.12N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A1.06
Dividend Payout Ratio
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