Alleghany
Financial ratios & Valuation

Historical Multiples (2012 – 2021)

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
7.9610.6811.1913.5320.54101.91237.9013.4684.748.1732.1020.54
Price/Sales ratio
1.311.351.451.511.531.421.361.270.960.770.971.42
Price/Book Value ratio
0.870.961.011.001.181.071.221.310.981.001.441.18
Price/Cash Flow ratio
11.2711.4920.3923.2611.8320.6023.3716.168.314.975.5020.60
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
11.4611.8523.1025.3912.201.2724.8117.318.625.135.671.27
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
0.04-0.601.05-0.91-1.27-1.27-4.300.00-0.960.000.03-1.27
Dividend Yield
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A1.63%N/A2.49%N/AN/AN/A
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
N/AN/A-4619.64%-6703.71%-12691.31%-15255.26%-23180.24%74.59%72.19%70.37%N/A-12691.31%
Operating Profit Margin
N/AN/A17812.36%15148.94%10566.02%1.70%1.67%13.17%2.48%11.91%N/A1.70%
Pretax Profit Margin
16.89%17.20%17.81%15.14%10.56%0.57%0.57%12.42%1.77%11.85%5.50%0.57%
Net Profit Margin
16.49%12.64%12.98%11.20%7.45%1.40%0.57%9.48%1.14%9.49%3.03%1.40%
Effective Tax Rate
2.36%26.41%27.01%25.76%28.88%-173.89%-38.04%20.77%19.49%19.95%19.53%-173.89%
Return on Assets
3.07%2.69%2.89%2.45%1.92%0.35%0.15%3.18%0.35%3.50%1.14%0.35%
Return On Equity
10.96%9.07%9.08%7.41%5.75%1.05%0.51%9.77%1.16%12.30%4.11%1.05%
Return on Capital Employed
N/AN/A3982.22%3325.13%2737.28%0.43%0.45%4.45%0.76%4.44%N/A0.43%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
1.301.331.360.111.351.320.171.280.04N/AN/A1.32
Quick Ratio
N/AN/A17.85K12.31K15.42K133.0928.5325.0921.2817.72N/A133.09
Cash ratio
N/AN/A7.656.856.555.366.156.253.792.87N/A5.36
Days of Sales Outstanding
172.60150.65149.02147.05121.55146.28152.66106.34120.19111.96118.93146.28
Days of Inventory outstanding
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Operating Cycle
N/AN/A149.02147.05121.55146.28152.66106.34120.19111.96N/A146.28
Days of Payables Outstanding
N/AN/A0.110.070.040.050.0329.9330.7533.39N/A0.05
Cash Conversion Cycle
N/AN/A148.91146.97121.51146.22152.6276.4089.4478.56N/A146.22
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.710.700.070.060.060.050.060.060.070.080.740.06
Debt Equity Ratio
2.562.370.230.180.180.170.210.190.240.302.920.18
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.220.200.190.150.150.140.170.160.190.230.220.15
Total Debt to Capitalization
N/A0.200.190.150.150.140.170.160.190.23N/A0.14
Interest Coverage Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
0.270.320.210.230.530.300.240.400.480.65N/A0.30
Company Equity Multiplier
3.563.373.143.022.992.983.293.063.303.513.922.99
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.110.110.070.060.120.060.050.070.110.150.170.12
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.980.970.880.910.9616.190.940.930.960.960.9616.19
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
N/A0.320.210.230.530.300.240.400.480.65N/A0.30
Short Term Coverage Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Dividend Payout Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A389.40%N/A211.30%N/AN/AN/A