Advanced Drainage Systems
Financial ratios & Valuation

Forward Multiples (2026 – 2027)

20262027
Price/Earnings ratio
19.0516.05
Price/Sales ratio
3.232.93
Earnings per Share (EPS)
$7.62$9.05

Historical Multiples (2010 – 2022)

2010 2011 2016 2017 2019 2020 2022 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
44.56262.5255.7336.5019.25-9.6931.2118.2027.87
Price/Sales ratio
3.191.820.890.951.081.123.053.070.92
Price/Book Value ratio
7.136.343.643.673.072.437.7891.233.65
Price/Cash Flow ratio
34.1642.348.5311.539.876.1330.8014.7010.03
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
50.89218.7712.7922.7113.837.8767.3122.6222.67
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
30.19177.89-2.180.630.850.021.42-3.270.74
Dividend Yield
N/AN/A1.41%1.39%1.74%4.90%0.45%0.53%1.57%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
26.27%19.81%21.76%23.52%23.61%18.90%28.90%38.12%22.64%
Operating Profit Margin
9.59%4.50%6.36%6.07%9.34%-5.37%14.87%24.18%6.21%
Pretax Profit Margin
11.74%1.47%3.60%5.15%8.06%-10.73%13.84%21.87%4.37%
Net Profit Margin
7.17%0.69%1.59%2.62%5.61%-11.57%9.79%16.89%2.11%
Effective Tax Rate
37.52%32.28%41.08%37.96%26.92%-7.84%28.70%23.09%32.44%
Return on Assets
6.78%0.69%1.98%3.14%7.46%-8.17%10.23%13.92%2.56%
Return On Equity
15.99%2.41%6.53%10.06%15.98%-25.06%24.92%50.13%8.30%
Return on Capital Employed
14.99%2.03%10.33%9.65%15.48%-4.22%18.23%22.97%9.99%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A3.19N/A
Quick Ratio
0.010.000.810.710.971.610.962.140.76
Cash ratio
0.010.000.010.020.040.730.051.310.02
Days of Sales Outstanding
N/AN/A52.8949.0449.2843.6145.0444.7949.16
Days of Inventory outstanding
N/AN/A85.9998.1091.2875.9391.6398.6392.05
Operating Cycle
N/AN/A138.89147.15140.57119.55136.68143.43145.29
Days of Payables Outstanding
N/AN/A43.2746.2832.2928.6941.7055.3244.77
Cash Conversion Cycle
N/AN/A95.62100.86108.2890.8694.9788.10104.57
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.570.710.350.350.240.460.350.350.35
Debt Equity Ratio
1.352.481.161.130.521.410.8512.891.14
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
N/AN/A0.490.480.300.580.450.920.49
Total Debt to Capitalization
N/AN/A0.530.530.340.580.460.920.53
Interest Coverage Ratio
-8.24-0.46N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A7.72N/A
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
N/AN/A0.360.280.580.270.290.480.32
Company Equity Multiplier
2.353.483.293.192.143.062.4335.993.24
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.090.040.100.080.100.180.090.200.09
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.670.190.660.500.710.770.450.640.58
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
N/AN/A0.360.280.580.270.290.480.32
Short Term Coverage Ratio
N/AN/A2.441.753.0938.4914.1354.752.10
Dividend Payout Ratio
N/AN/A78.73%51.04%33.62%-47.56%14.18%9.48%42.33%