Water, Sewer, Pipeline, and Communications and Power Line Construction: average industry financial ratios for U.S. listed companies
Industry: 1623 - Water, Sewer, Pipeline, and Communications and Power Line Construction Measure of center:| Financial ratio | Year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
| Solvency Ratios | ||||||
| Debt ratio | 0.57 | 0.58 | 0.59 | 0.57 | 0.58 | 0.56 |
| Debt-to-equity ratio | 1.36 | 1.40 | 1.42 | 1.35 | 1.39 | 1.26 |
| Interest coverage ratio | 45.41 | 8.90 | 8.51 | 8.79 | 13.92 | 13.69 |
| Liquidity Ratios | ||||||
| Current Ratio | 1.63 | 1.83 | 1.92 | 1.69 | 2.13 | 2.18 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.96 | 1.02 | 1.15 | 1.31 | 1.31 | 1.31 |
| Cash Ratio | 0.26 | 0.42 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.18 | 0.23 |
| Profitability Ratios | ||||||
| Profit margin | 3.8% | 2.6% | 2.2% | 2% | 3.2% | 2.5% |
| ROE (Return on equity), after tax | 14% | 10.6% | 9.8% | 10.9% | 10.7% | 13.9% |
| ROA (Return on assets) | 6.4% | 5.5% | 4.5% | 4.9% | 4.8% | 5.4% |
| Gross margin | 11.7% | 11.9% | 13.3% | 11.7% | 15.8% | 17.4% |
| Operating margin (Return on sales) | 6.9% | 4.8% | 3.6% | 3.3% | 4.8% | 5% |
| Activity Ratios | ||||||
| Asset turnover (days) | 236 | 238 | 238 | 225 | 193 | 211 |
| Receivables turnover (days) | 58 | 65 | 61 | 62 | 59 | 56 |
| Inventory turnover (days) | 10 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 11 | 12 |
| Price Ratios | ||||||
| Dividend Payout Ratio | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.24 | 0.35 |