Paper Mills: average industry financial ratios for U.S. listed companies
Industry: 2621 - Paper Mills Measure of center:| Financial ratio | Year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | |
| Solvency Ratios | ||||||
| Debt ratio | 0.57 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.57 | 0.59 | 0.60 |
| Debt-to-equity ratio | 1.31 | 1.52 | 1.52 | 1.36 | 1.27 | 1.43 |
| Interest coverage ratio | 2.91 | 5.66 | 4.04 | 8.56 | 5.50 | 3.53 |
| Liquidity Ratios | ||||||
| Current Ratio | 2.07 | 2.01 | 2.10 | 2.22 | 2.10 | 1.85 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.00 | 1.04 | 1.05 | 1.02 | 0.97 | 1.01 |
| Cash Ratio | 0.09 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.36 |
| Profitability Ratios | ||||||
| Profit margin | 3.9% | 5.7% | 3.8% | 3.5% | 3.9% | 4.7% |
| ROE (Return on equity), after tax | 10% | 11.3% | 5.7% | 9.7% | 11.6% | 10.2% |
| ROA (Return on assets) | 3.7% | 5.6% | 2.3% | 2.7% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Gross margin | 19.5% | 16.8% | 21.7% | 22.2% | 30.1% | 20.7% |
| Operating margin (Return on sales) | 2.5% | 7.4% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 6.5% |
| Activity Ratios | ||||||
| Asset turnover (days) | 472 | 527 | 412 | 423 | 411 | 413 |
| Receivables turnover (days) | 48 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 44 | 40 |
| Inventory turnover (days) | 68 | 67 | 64 | 64 | 179 | 57 |
| Price Ratios | ||||||
| Dividend Payout Ratio | 0.65 | 0.39 | 0.45 | 0.81 | - | 1.32 |