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Financial ratios & Valuation

Forward Multiples (2026 – 2027)

20262027
Price/Earnings ratio
13.4515.86
Price/Sales ratio
N/AN/A
Earnings per Share (EPS)
$2.96$2.51

Historical Multiples (2015 – 2024)

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
18.9219.5826.6319.7015.69-28.4121.4819.13123.18-10.30-48.58-28.41
Price/Sales ratio
1.831.651.762.101.461.151.641.361.051.101.361.36
Price/Book Value ratio
3.172.753.013.182.232.262.912.482.032.793.192.23
Price/Cash Flow ratio
9.428.159.6210.1210.527.318.848.367.669.9412.2210.52
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
11.7011.1314.8516.2516.0810.6514.0413.0512.4519.4921.7616.08
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
1.77-1.22-1.240.28-1.280.19-0.0750.70-1.390.008.51-1.28
Dividend Yield
2.04%2.44%2.36%1.94%2.86%3.63%2.41%2.72%3.64%3.72%3.16%2.86%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
72.58%73.02%73.18%72.98%69.18%67.72%67.79%66.36%65.71%66.05%70.28%69.18%
Operating Profit Margin
13.04%10.89%11.99%13.33%12.44%10.59%9.55%10.52%10.34%2.79%12.67%12.44%
Pretax Profit Margin
12.37%10.12%11.12%11.91%11.83%-3.44%9.06%10.06%1.63%-9.98%0.77%-3.44%
Net Profit Margin
9.70%8.44%6.61%10.70%9.34%-4.05%7.63%7.12%0.85%-10.69%-2.81%-4.05%
Effective Tax Rate
21.55%16.59%40.53%10.16%20.98%-17.74%15.72%29.26%47.93%-7.09%463.38%20.98%
Return on Assets
5.88%4.99%4.36%6.76%5.72%-2.34%4.30%4.41%0.55%-7.34%-1.90%-2.34%
Return On Equity
16.76%14.05%11.32%16.14%14.24%-7.95%13.58%12.98%1.64%-27.08%-6.70%-7.95%
Return on Capital Employed
10.80%8.79%11.33%12.18%10.83%8.65%7.54%9.16%9.44%2.82%10.89%10.83%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A0.65N/A
Quick Ratio
0.840.780.390.500.520.610.480.530.570.480.610.52
Cash ratio
0.560.460.070.190.100.210.090.100.110.090.130.10
Days of Sales Outstanding
29.4735.4240.0743.1562.1761.6558.5758.1756.0343.6937.9661.65
Days of Inventory outstanding
46.5845.2637.9029.7023.4126.9324.8219.0516.1915.0518.9126.93
Operating Cycle
76.0680.6977.9872.8685.5888.5983.4077.2272.2358.7456.8888.59
Days of Payables Outstanding
117.94130.21105.7267.7759.8657.8655.9140.3444.4431.9528.1657.86
Cash Conversion Cycle
-41.87-49.52-27.745.0825.7230.7327.4936.8827.7926.7828.7125.72
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.240.200.140.120.160.250.240.240.240.280.400.16
Debt Equity Ratio
0.710.580.360.300.400.850.770.700.711.041.410.40
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.380.360.260.230.280.450.420.400.410.500.570.28
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.410.360.260.230.280.460.430.410.410.510.580.28
Interest Coverage Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A4.03N/A
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
0.470.570.861.030.520.360.420.410.370.260.180.36
Company Equity Multiplier
2.842.812.592.382.483.393.152.942.973.683.452.48
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.190.200.180.200.130.150.180.160.130.110.110.15
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.800.730.640.620.650.680.620.640.610.500.550.68
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
0.470.570.861.030.520.360.420.410.370.260.180.36
Short Term Coverage Ratio
3.55N/AN/AN/AN/A9.2410.308.6255.4127.687.029.24
Dividend Payout Ratio
38.72%47.94%62.95%38.26%45.01%-103.19%51.89%52.05%448.54%-38.42%-192.91%-103.19%