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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | |
| Solvency Ratios | ||||||
| Debt ratio | - | 0.60 | 0.58 | 0.55 | 0.67 | 0.88 |
| Debt-to-equity ratio | - | 1.41 | 1.01 | 0.50 | 0.46 | 0.26 |
| Interest coverage ratio | - | 6.41 | 0.25 | -8.05 | 5.97 | 8.87 |
| Liquidity Ratios | ||||||
| Current Ratio | - | 1.52 | 1.23 | 1.40 | 1.08 | 0.84 |
| Quick Ratio | - | 0.99 | 0.87 | 1.04 | 1.08 | 0.62 |
| Cash Ratio | - | 0.34 | 0.19 | 0.61 | 0.54 | 0.10 |
| Profitability Ratios | ||||||
| Profit margin | - | -3.2% | 5.8% | -8.9% | -3.5% | 9.4% |
| ROE (Return on equity), after tax | - | -5.1% | -12.3% | -27.3% | -2.9% | 5.4% |
| ROA (Return on assets) | - | 1.2% | 0.8% | 3.6% | -1% | -22.3% |
| Gross margin | - | 45.1% | 61.5% | 72.1% | 68.4% | 68.2% |
| Operating margin (Return on sales) | - | 2.9% | 6.1% | -8.7% | 2.1% | 8.1% |
| Activity Ratios | ||||||
| Asset turnover (days) | - | 331 | 427 | 491 | 710 | 265 |
| Receivables turnover (days) | - | 32 | 41 | 38 | 33 | 29 |
| Inventory turnover (days) | - | 47 | 73 | 76 | 77 | 44 |
| Price Ratios | ||||||
| Dividend Payout Ratio | - | - | - | - | - | - |