Primary Metal Industries: average industry financial ratios for U.S. listed companies
Industry: 33 - Primary Metal Industries Measure of center:| Financial ratio | Year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | |
| Solvency Ratios | ||||||
| Debt ratio | 0.56 | 0.52 | 0.51 | 0.52 | 0.55 | 0.52 |
| Debt-to-equity ratio | 1.23 | 1.10 | 1.04 | 1.06 | 0.74 | 0.83 |
| Interest coverage ratio | 4.37 | 3.94 | 3.21 | 1.92 | 0.94 | 2.86 |
| Liquidity Ratios | ||||||
| Current Ratio | 2.18 | 2.12 | 2.35 | 2.53 | 2.62 | 2.59 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.06 | 1.12 | 1.18 | 1.28 | 1.18 | 1.02 |
| Cash Ratio | 0.21 | 0.25 | 0.28 | 0.52 | 0.37 | 0.30 |
| Profitability Ratios | ||||||
| Profit margin | 3.9% | 4.3% | 2.2% | 0.5% | -0.4% | 1.8% |
| ROE (Return on equity), after tax | 22.4% | 11.3% | 4.6% | 0.9% | -2.8% | 4.6% |
| ROA (Return on assets) | 12.4% | 4.4% | 2.4% | 0.7% | -0.5% | 2.4% |
| Gross margin | 14.4% | 15.3% | 13.7% | 13.3% | 13% | 13.6% |
| Operating margin (Return on sales) | 7.3% | 7.1% | 4.6% | 3.5% | 2.7% | 4.4% |
| Activity Ratios | ||||||
| Asset turnover (days) | 114 | 275 | 283 | 305 | 319 | 321 |
| Receivables turnover (days) | 12 | 33 | 37 | 36 | 39 | 39 |
| Inventory turnover (days) | 19 | 57 | 59 | 62 | 59 | 54 |
| Price Ratios | ||||||
| Dividend Payout Ratio | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.18 | 0.19 | -0.08 | 0.20 |