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UL Solutions Inc. (ULS)

Category: Company Financial Metrics Sector: Industrials Industry: Specialty Business Services Live Price: $75.00

Price & Enterprise Value Ratios

AVG 3AVG 5TTM2024-12-312023-12-312022-12-312021-12-312020-12-312019-12-31
Price / Earnings
27.11x
28.56x
30.60x
30.60x
26.88x
23.85x
31.20x
30.25x
28.41x
PEG Ratio
-0.14x
-3.13x
1.21
1.21
-2.39
0.77
-10.29
-4.96
-4.66
Price / Free Cash Flow
32.03x
27.47x
34.76x
34.76x
27.73x
33.60x
22.25x
18.99x
29.49x
Price / Book
9.45x
6.90x
11.04x
11.04x
10.69x
6.63x
3.02x
3.10x
-
Price / Tangible Book
36.98x
24.09x
116.00x
116.00x
-38.82x
33.76x
4.68x
4.82x
-
Price / Sales
2.95x
2.94x
3.48x
3.48x
2.61x
2.77x
2.78x
3.04x
3.02x
EV / EBITDA
14.89x
14.29x
16.53x
16.53x
14.46x
13.69x
13.94x
12.84x
17.13x
EV / EBIT
19.95x
19.43x
22.97x
22.97x
19.10x
17.78x
20.26x
17.02x
22.40x
EV / Revenue
3.17x
2.90x
3.70x
3.70x
2.89x
2.91x
2.31x
2.68x
3.02x
EV / Free Cash Flow
34.30x
27.64x
36.98x
36.98x
30.70x
35.22x
18.52x
16.79x
29.49x

Financial Health & Risk Metrics

AVG 3AVG 5TTM2024-12-312023-12-312022-12-312021-12-312020-12-31
Altman Z-Score
1.9645
2.3602
2.0623
2.0623
1.7773
2.0539
2.9644
2.9430
Piotroski F-Score (9pt)
6.3333
5.0000
7.0000
7.0000
6.0000
6.0000
6.0000
0.0000
Beneish M-Score
-4.1197
-4.1987
-4.1223
-4.1223
-4.0893
-4.1474
-4.3197
-4.3149
Degree of Fin. Leverage
1.0909
1.0558
1.1351
1.1351
1.0946
1.0430
1.0035
1.0028
Liabilities / Assets
0.6746
0.5494
0.6675
0.6675
0.7522
0.6040
0.3632
0.3602
Interest Coverage
14.7356
138.8413
8.4000
8.4000
11.5714
24.2353
287.0000
363.0000
Debt / Equity
0.8922
0.5356
0.8208
0.8208
1.3823
0.4734
0.0000
0.0013
Debt / Assets
0.2596
0.1559
0.2650
0.2650
0.3304
0.1835
0.0000
0.0008
Current Ratio
1.3422
1.7860
1.2446
1.2446
1.3441
1.4380
2.5240
2.3791
Quick Ratio
0.4990
0.8303
0.4730
0.4730
0.4397
0.5843
1.4526
1.2017

Cash Flow & Liquidity Metrics

AVG 3AVG 5TTM2024-12-312023-12-312022-12-312021-12-312020-12-31
Cash to Revenue Ratio
0.12
0.26
0.10
0.10
0.12
0.13
0.53
0.42
Cash to Short-Term Debt Ratio
—
—
5.96
5.96
-
-
-
323.67
Cash to Long-Term Debt Ratio
0.48
—
0.43
0.43
0.35
0.65
-
-
Cash to Total Debt Ratio
0.37
3.15
0.32
0.32
0.30
0.49
8.62
6.03
Cash Ratio
0.43
0.89
0.40
0.40
0.44
0.46
1.68
1.45
Cash Conversion Cycle
36.40
38.65
29.94
29.94
36.76
42.49
31.94
52.13
Operating Cash Flow to Free Cash Flow Ratio
1.82
1.63
1.83
1.83
1.85
1.79
1.34
1.32
Operating Cash Flow to Current Liabilities Ratio
0.64
0.63
0.71
0.71
0.66
0.54
0.53
0.73
Cash Return On Capital Employed
0.22
0.20
0.25
0.25
0.23
0.18
0.15
0.17
Cash Flow Return on Assets
0.17
0.15
0.19
0.19
0.17
0.14
0.11
0.14
Free Cash Flow Conversion Ratio
0.85
1.11
0.88
0.88
0.97
0.71
1.40
1.59
Operating Cash Flow Yield
0.06
0.06
0.05
0.05
0.07
0.05
0.06
0.07
Free Cash Flow Yield
0.03
0.04
0.03
0.03
0.04
0.03
0.04
0.05
Unlevered Free Cash Flow Yield
0.03
0.04
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.05
0.06
Levered Free Cash Flow Yield
0.03
0.04
0.03
0.03
0.04
0.03
0.04
0.05

Capital & Working Capital Metrics

AVG 3AVG 5TTM2024-12-312023-12-312022-12-312021-12-312020-12-31
Total Capital Turnover
1.53
1.31
1.56
1.56
1.56
1.47
1.02
0.95
Total Capital to Net Income Efficiency
0.17
0.14
0.18
0.18
0.15
0.17
0.09
0.10
Total Equity to Total Capital Ratio
0.49
0.67
0.49
0.49
0.38
0.61
0.94
0.93
Working Capital Turnover
11.71
7.94
15.86
15.86
10.98
8.29
2.09
2.49
Working Capital to Total Assets
0.09
0.17
0.06
0.06
0.09
0.11
0.33
0.26
Operating Cash Flow Working Capital Ratio
2.01
1.38
2.90
2.90
1.91
1.22
0.35
0.53
Working Capital Days
33.44
84.38
23.02
23.02
33.26
44.03
175.03
146.57
Capital Employed Turnover
1.32
1.13
1.39
1.39
1.32
1.24
0.88
0.80
Net Working Capital to Capital Employed Ratio
0.12
0.22
0.09
0.09
0.12
0.15
0.42
0.32
Equity to Capital Employed Ratio
0.43
0.57
0.44
0.44
0.32
0.52
0.81
0.78
Invested Capital Turnover
1.53
1.31
1.56
1.56
1.56
1.47
1.02
0.95
Invested Capital to Assets Ratio
0.64
0.65
0.66
0.66
0.63
0.63
0.67
0.68
Equity to Invested Capital Ratio
0.49
0.67
0.49
0.49
0.38
0.61
0.94
0.93

Debt Metrics & Leverage Ratios

AVG 3AVG 5TTM2024-12-312023-12-312022-12-312021-12-312020-12-31
Cash to Short Term Debt Ratio
—
—
5.96
5.96
-
-
-
323.67
Operating Cash Flow to Short Term Debt Ratio
—
—
10.48
10.48
-
-
-
162.33
Long Term Debt to Total Assets
0.25
0.15
0.25
0.25
0.33
0.18
0.00
0.00
Short Term Debt to Current Assets Ratio
0.02
0.01
0.05
0.05
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Short Term Debt to Current Liabilities Ratio
0.02
0.01
0.07
0.07
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Total Debt to Total Assets Ratio
0.32
0.21
0.33
0.33
0.39
0.24
0.04
0.05
Total Debt to Shareholders Equity Ratio
1.10
0.69
1.03
1.03
1.63
0.63
0.07
0.07
Total Debt to EBITDA Ratio
1.56
1.08
1.46
1.46
1.99
1.23
0.37
0.33
Total Debt to Free Cash Flow Ratio
3.55
2.32
3.26
3.26
4.22
3.17
0.49
0.44
Total Debt to Total Capital Ratio
0.51
0.33
0.51
0.51
0.62
0.39
0.06
0.07
Total Debt to Working Capital Ratio
3.90
2.40
5.17
5.17
4.36
2.17
0.13
0.17
Total Debt to Capital Employed Ratio
0.43
0.28
0.45
0.45
0.52
0.33
0.05
0.06
Total Debt to Invested Capital Ratio
0.51
0.33
0.51
0.51
0.62
0.39
0.06
0.07

Management & Efficiency Metrics

AVG 3AVG 5TTM2024-12-312023-12-312022-12-312021-12-312020-12-312019-12-31
Equity to Assets
31.65%
44.29%
32.29%
32.29%
23.90%
38.75%
63.11%
63.42%
-
Inventories to Assets
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
-
Inventory Turnover
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Inventory to Revenue
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
-
Asset Turnover
0.98
0.85
1.03
1.03
0.98
0.93
0.69
0.65
-
Days Inventory
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
-
Days Sales Outstanding
79.99
82.10
74.53
74.53
80.41
85.02
80.77
89.78
-
Days Payable
43.59
43.45
44.58
44.58
43.66
42.53
48.83
37.65
-
Cost of Goods to Revenue
52.26%
53.03%
51.92%
51.92%
52.76%
52.10%
53.16%
55.19%
55.29%
Capex to Revenue
7.60%
6.44%
8.26%
8.26%
8.03%
6.51%
4.25%
5.17%
6.44%
Capex to Operating Income
48.06%
42.85%
51.30%
51.30%
53.09%
39.81%
37.28%
32.78%
47.76%
Capex to Operating Cash Flow
45.12%
37.04%
45.23%
45.23%
46.04%
44.09%
25.42%
24.44%
38.60%
Intangibles to Assets
30.28%
27.15%
29.21%
29.21%
30.48%
31.14%
22.31%
22.59%
-
Scaled Net Operating Assets
0.21
0.26
0.23
0.23
0.13
0.28
0.27
0.37
-
Shares Buyback Ratio
0.17%
0.10%
0.50%
0.50%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
-
Buyback Yield
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
-
Sloan Ratio
-5.85%
-6.03%
-7.07%
-7.07%
-7.57%
-2.90%
-5.38%
-7.21%
-