TheWorks.co.uk
Financial ratios & Valuation

Forward Multiples (2026 – 2026)

2026
Price/Earnings ratio
451.66
Price/Sales ratio
10.54
Earnings per Share (EPS)
Β£0.12

Historical Multiples (2013 – 2024)

2013 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
1.2815.7854.1540.6562.19-1.07-16.122.543.662.415.715.71
Price/Sales ratio
0.260.460.430.370.320.080.200.130.060.050.050.08
Price/Book Value ratio
4.2115.0311.779.121.811.424.1994.0811.671.52-2.061.42
Price/Cash Flow ratio
0.968.168.076.638.550.721.230.720.660.610.630.72
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
1.1623.74-31.3820.78-3.66K1.071.330.780.930.861.01-3.66K
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
0.05N/A-0.771.22-1.100.000.18-0.00-0.050.1263.35-1.10
Dividend Yield
52.53%N/AN/AN/A1.07%11.80%N/AN/A7.72%N/A5.96%1.07%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
67.51%19.47%16.01%16.87%16.85%13.95%11.04%20.79%15.67%18.33%19.95%16.85%
Operating Profit Margin
22.11%6.55%4.15%4.37%3.07%-6.00%1.47%7.33%3.36%4.04%4.89%3.07%
Pretax Profit Margin
25.07%3.88%1.13%1.33%1.06%-7.98%-1.55%5.38%1.78%2.44%0.31%-7.98%
Net Profit Margin
20.50%2.97%0.80%0.92%0.51%-7.86%-1.27%5.27%1.88%2.25%1.03%0.51%
Effective Tax Rate
15.33%23.33%28.79%30.59%51.82%1.50%17.92%1.93%-5.29%7.82%-226.47%1.50%
Return on Assets
12.91%7.03%1.85%2.13%1.29%-9.50%-1.27%9.35%3.84%5.36%1.99%1.29%
Return On Equity
326.87%95.25%21.73%22.45%2.92%-132.04%-26.04%3693.91%318.68%63.22%-90.55%-132.04%
Return on Capital Employed
20.63%28.87%18.69%21.42%17.23%-10.93%2.35%22.31%12.12%16.69%23.34%17.23%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A0.80N/A
Quick Ratio
0.400.660.530.550.450.260.230.430.310.220.140.26
Cash ratio
0.400.210.110.160.070.100.120.260.170.030.020.10
Days of Sales Outstanding
N/A32.600.390.220.418.127.17N/A3.735.5813.580.41
Days of Inventory outstanding
165.3551.5147.6249.1350.7850.1266.1551.1751.6749.5990.1850.78
Operating Cycle
165.3584.1248.0149.3551.2058.2573.3251.1755.4055.17103.7651.20
Days of Payables Outstanding
116.1253.5158.5466.3366.8733.9634.7634.9835.4728.5996.4666.87
Cash Conversion Cycle
49.2230.60-10.52-16.98-15.6724.2838.5616.1819.9226.577.30-15.67
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.360.46N/A0.36N/A0.660.03N/AN/AN/A0.630.66
Debt Equity Ratio
9.266.23N/A3.86N/A9.220.80N/AN/AN/A-11.539.22
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.900.86N/A0.79N/A0.89N/AN/AN/AN/A1.130.89
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.900.86N/A0.79N/A0.900.44N/AN/AN/A1.090.90
Interest Coverage Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A5.75N/A
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
0.460.29N/A0.35N/A0.214.24N/AN/AN/A0.280.21
Company Equity Multiplier
25.3013.5411.7210.532.2413.8920.44395.0582.9811.78-18.0613.89
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.270.050.050.050.030.110.160.180.100.080.090.03
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.830.34-0.250.31-0.000.670.920.920.700.710.62-0.00
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
0.460.29N/A0.35N/A0.214.24N/AN/AN/A0.280.21
Short Term Coverage Ratio
N/A161.56N/AN/AN/A1.954.24N/AN/AN/A0.971.95
Dividend Payout Ratio
67.69%N/AN/AN/A66.96%-12.71%N/AN/A28.30%N/A50.83%-12.71%