Books: Publishing, or Publishing and Printing: average industry financial ratios for U.S. listed companies
Industry: 2731 - Books: Publishing, or Publishing and Printing Measure of center:| Financial ratio | Year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
| Solvency Ratios | ||||||
| Debt ratio | 0.77 | 0.69 | 0.60 | 0.58 | 0.55 | 0.65 |
| Debt-to-equity ratio | 3.80 | 2.27 | 1.41 | 1.01 | 0.50 | 1.04 |
| Interest coverage ratio | -3.81 | 2.90 | 6.41 | 0.25 | -8.05 | 11.46 |
| Liquidity Ratios | ||||||
| Current Ratio | 1.16 | 1.32 | 1.52 | 1.23 | 1.40 | 1.08 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.79 | 0.87 | 0.99 | 0.87 | 1.04 | 1.08 |
| Cash Ratio | 0.51 | 0.43 | 0.34 | 0.19 | 0.61 | 0.59 |
| Profitability Ratios | ||||||
| Profit margin | -4.8% | 1.1% | -3.2% | 5.8% | -8.9% | 2.4% |
| ROE (Return on equity), after tax | -34.1% | -15.3% | -5.6% | -12.3% | -27.3% | 3.3% |
| ROA (Return on assets) | -8.2% | -3.8% | 0.6% | -0.3% | 2.8% | 2.3% |
| Gross margin | 43.9% | 52.2% | 45.1% | 61.5% | 72.1% | 68.4% |
| Operating margin (Return on sales) | -21.3% | -0.1% | 2.9% | 6.1% | -8.7% | 4.2% |
| Activity Ratios | ||||||
| Asset turnover (days) | 657 | 616 | 514 | 491 | 628 | 632 |
| Receivables turnover (days) | 60 | 51 | 50 | 47 | 49 | 48 |
| Inventory turnover (days) | 108 | 86 | 85 | 73 | 76 | 79 |
| Price Ratios | ||||||
| Dividend Payout Ratio | - | - | - | - | - | - |