Olympic Steel
Financial ratios & Valuation

Forward Multiples (2025 – 2025)

2025
Price/Earnings ratio
10.61
Price/Sales ratio
0.17
Earnings per Share (EPS)
$3.07

Historical Multiples (2014 – 2023)

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
-10.37-4.84-242.312.894.8353.48-27.272.234.2617.3314.384.83
Price/Sales ratio
0.130.110.240.180.090.130.120.110.150.350.180.09
Price/Book Value ratio
0.700.501.030.890.530.660.500.630.751.380.660.53
Price/Cash Flow ratio
-4.991.20-26.61-12.84-3.231.592.47-1.842.084.405.37-3.23
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
-4.161.29-15.69-8.37-2.141.722.94-1.712.335.017.75-2.14
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
0.02-0.122.52-0.000.06-0.600.11-0.00-0.16-0.330.150.06
Dividend Yield
0.44%0.67%0.33%0.35%0.53%0.42%0.58%0.32%1.03%0.72%1.83%0.53%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
19.21%19.84%22.27%20.70%19.94%18.93%20.66%22.06%18.98%20.71%21.72%19.94%
Operating Profit Margin
-0.64%-2.36%0.54%1.80%3.32%1.05%0.04%7.45%5.22%3.59%2.59%1.05%
Pretax Profit Margin
-1.12%-2.85%0.03%1.22%2.68%0.33%-0.55%7.12%4.82%2.85%1.79%0.33%
Net Profit Margin
-1.32%-2.27%-0.10%1.42%1.96%0.24%-0.45%5.23%3.55%2.06%1.31%0.24%
Effective Tax Rate
-18.30%20.29%356.66%-15.98%26.71%27.09%19.04%26.54%26.44%27.69%26.71%26.71%
Return on Assets
-2.72%-5.21%-0.19%3.13%4.43%0.59%-0.87%11.82%10.19%4.52%2.61%0.59%
Return On Equity
-6.78%-10.51%-0.42%6.95%10.99%1.25%-1.85%28.52%17.62%8.01%4.69%1.25%
Return on Capital Employed
-1.61%-6.36%1.27%4.86%9.02%3.02%0.11%21.57%18.39%9.65%6.24%3.02%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
3.474.003.473.784.384.153.17N/AN/AN/A3.514.15
Quick Ratio
1.111.321.051.301.511.441.271.351.461.201.261.44
Cash ratio
0.010.020.020.020.070.050.040.040.070.070.060.06
Days of Sales Outstanding
31.4628.8335.2536.4037.2930.8744.8344.9231.3332.3235.8430.87
Days of Inventory outstanding
97.8680.05113.2895.2298.0277.9989.4798.2473.3782.4592.5577.99
Operating Cycle
129.32108.88148.54131.63135.32108.86134.30143.16104.71114.78128.39108.86
Days of Payables Outstanding
28.7021.5735.3629.0625.3519.8032.5430.1017.8525.5329.0425.35
Cash Conversion Cycle
100.6287.31113.17102.57109.9789.06101.76113.0586.8689.2499.3489.06
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.350.280.290.320.390.300.250.320.180.190.190.30
Debt Equity Ratio
0.880.580.650.720.980.630.550.770.320.340.340.63
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.460.360.390.410.490.380.350.430.240.250.250.38
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.460.360.390.410.490.380.350.430.240.250.250.38
Interest Coverage Ratio
2.15-0.491.093.195.341.470.07N/AN/AN/A3.161.47
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
-0.150.72-0.05-0.09-0.160.660.37-0.441.120.920.35-0.16
Company Equity Multiplier
2.492.012.192.212.472.102.122.411.721.771.772.10
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
-0.020.09-0.00-0.01-0.020.080.04-0.060.070.080.03-0.02
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
1.190.931.691.531.500.920.841.070.890.870.660.92
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
-0.150.72-0.05-0.09-0.160.660.37-0.441.120.920.35-0.16
Short Term Coverage Ratio
-11.2139.95-5.37-20.47N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Dividend Payout Ratio
-4.60%-3.28%-81.35%4.63%2.60%22.79%-15.81%0.73%4.40%12.49%24.15%2.60%