WESCO International
Financial ratios & Valuation

Historical Multiples (2014 – 2023)

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
12.288.7431.6819.599.5211.4536.0414.227.3811.6012.639.52
Price/Sales ratio
0.420.240.430.410.260.300.290.360.290.390.400.26
Price/Book Value ratio
1.751.031.601.511.011.131.081.751.421.761.731.01
Price/Cash Flow ratio
13.506.5010.7221.487.2911.406.6698.58575.4518.019.807.29
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
14.707.0411.4025.108.3114.197.43534.13-71.8722.1611.008.31
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
-19.17-0.45-0.540.290.214.12-0.510.030.07-0.930.650.21
Dividend Yield
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A0.83%0.86%0.90%1.50%0.92%N/A
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
20.41%19.86%19.74%19.33%19.16%18.91%18.88%20.81%21.76%21.63%21.23%19.16%
Operating Profit Margin
5.90%4.97%4.52%4.18%4.31%4.14%2.81%4.40%6.71%6.28%5.72%4.31%
Pretax Profit Margin
4.86%4.04%1.79%3.28%3.43%3.37%0.99%3.19%5.30%4.43%4.35%3.43%
Net Profit Margin
3.49%2.80%1.38%2.12%2.78%2.67%0.81%2.55%4.01%3.41%3.18%2.78%
Effective Tax Rate
28.29%31.42%23.11%35.36%19.81%21.22%18.56%19.85%24.15%22.77%26.71%19.81%
Return on Assets
5.80%4.59%2.26%3.45%4.93%4.45%0.84%3.68%5.80%5.08%4.54%4.54%
Return On Equity
14.30%11.87%5.05%7.72%10.64%9.89%3.01%12.32%19.33%15.19%13.93%10.64%
Return on Capital Employed
12.63%10.26%9.23%8.68%9.94%8.80%3.90%8.38%13.08%12.04%10.98%9.94%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A1.84N/AN/AN/A2.21N/A
Quick Ratio
1.431.521.501.391.351.411.111.201.261.421.281.41
Cash ratio
0.120.160.120.110.090.130.150.060.130.150.170.09
Days of Sales Outstanding
60.7159.7251.4655.6152.0751.8473.0559.9269.8366.3667.4652.07
Days of Inventory outstanding
47.6449.0750.9256.3352.3954.4878.9867.4676.2074.3277.1952.39
Operating Cycle
108.35108.80102.38111.95104.46106.33152.03127.38146.03140.69144.65104.46
Days of Payables Outstanding
44.4843.3442.4447.1143.8644.7262.3254.1559.4150.5960.3743.86
Cash Conversion Cycle
63.8765.4559.9364.8460.6061.6089.7073.2386.6290.0984.2860.60
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.300.330.310.010.010.250.410.370.360.350.320.01
Debt Equity Ratio
0.750.850.700.030.030.561.461.241.211.050.990.03
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.410.440.40N/AN/A0.350.560.550.540.510.490.35
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.420.460.410.030.030.360.590.550.540.510.490.03
Interest Coverage Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A-1.53N/AN/AN/A3.30N/A
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
0.170.180.212.044.000.170.110.010.000.090.170.17
Company Equity Multiplier
2.462.582.232.232.152.223.563.343.322.983.022.15
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.030.030.040.010.030.020.040.000.000.020.040.03
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.910.920.940.850.870.800.890.18-8.000.810.880.87
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
0.170.180.212.044.000.170.110.010.000.090.170.17
Short Term Coverage Ratio
2.943.605.822.044.008.401.027.040.1557.3459.994.00
Dividend Payout Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A29.97%12.33%6.67%17.50%19.85%N/A