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Core-Mark Holding Company, Inc. Financial Ratios 2020-2011 | CORE

Brief overview of Core-Mark Holding Company, Inc.'s market valuation

This overview follows the five latest available observations from 2016 through 2020.

Key multiples at the end of the period are P/E 21.84x (median 28.35x), EV/EBITDA 15.77x (median 19.95x), P/S 0.08x (median 0.08x). Valuation is roughly 21% below five-year reference levels. The discount may reflect opportunity or higher perceived risk.

At the current P/E, inverse earnings yield is 4.6%, a useful bridge between price and business earnings.

The latest available business-quality ratios are ROE 10%, ROA 3.2%, ROCE 7.8%. Capital returns look adequate and support overall financial resilience.

On PEG (1.97x), valuation is stretched relative to growth and requires strong execution.

The cash conversion cycle decreased 38 days to -28.1 days, supporting working-capital efficiency.

Valuation takeaway

Core-Mark Holding Company, Inc. combines strong fundamental efficiency with valuation below its own five-year norm. The discount merits attention but should be checked against sector and financial risks.

Annual Financial Ratios Core-Mark Holding Company, Inc.

2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011

P/E

 21.8 19.1 28.3 30.5 30.6 36.5 36.1 21.0 16.7 4.9

P/S

 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0

EV/EBITDA

 15.8 14.0 20.0 32.8 21.0 21.7 22.7 13.0 10.7 2.1

PEG

 1.97 0.7 0.77 -0.8 6.13 1.78 16.32 0.94 0.58 0.02

P/B

 2.2 1.9 2.3 1.8 3.1 3.8 3.3 2.0 1.4 0.2

P/CF

 11.8 18.1 6.8 24.9 -10.4 49.2 211.0 21.4 13.3 1.4

ROE %

 10.00 9.75 8.02 6.03 10.23 10.43 9.26 9.59 8.47 4.70

ROA %

 3.23 3.04 2.73 1.88 3.62 4.78 4.15 4.35 3.69 2.40

ROCE %

 7.83 7.64 7.29 3.30 9.50 14.04 11.55 12.52 10.41 6.81

DSO

 10.1 10.9 11.0 12.5 11.9 11.3 10.9 11.0 11.6 -

DIO

 17.2 15.6 16.2 16.9 15.8 14.3 15.7 15.4 15.9 15.4

DPO

 4.3 4.5 4.7 4.2 3.2 4.5 4.8 4.3 4.1 3.0

All numbers in USD currency

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