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Quarterly report 2022-Q3
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Cowen Financial Ratios 2022-2008 | COWN

Brief overview of Cowen 's valuation multiples

The review covers five available annual periods spanning 2018 to 2022.

The latest available valuation ratios are P/E 14.38x (median 10.85x), P/B 0.82x (median 0.61x), P/CF 6.41x (median 3.23x). The current ratio basket stands about 33.1% above the five-year base, increasing sensitivity to weak reports.

At the current P/E, inverse earnings yield is 7%, a useful bridge between price and business earnings.

Returns on assets and capital are represented by ROE 7.2%, ROA 0.9%, ROCE -1%. Current return ratios are negative, materially weakening the fundamental profile.

Banks and insurers require sector-specific reading: the value and return on capital matter more than standard industrial multiples.

Conclusion

Cowen 's multiples are demanding relative to current business quality. Material improvement is needed to justify them.

Annual Financial Ratios Cowen

2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008

P/E

14.4 3.4 3.3 18.6 9.1 -6.5 -21.3 1.4 0.5 56.2 -6.7 -1.3 - - -

P/S

0.7 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.9 0.1 0.2 0.8 0.7 0.6 - - -

EPS

2.5 10.4 7.5 0.6 1.2 -2.3 -1.0 1.4 5.8 0.0 -0.2 -0.9 -0.6 -1.4 -

EV (Enterprise Value)

7.44 B 7.54 B 6.73 B 4.02 B 2.4 B 2.37 B 1.17 B 714 M 1.59 B 1.45 B 1.13 B 936 M 617 M -147 M -46.7 M

EBITDA per Share

0.98 0.69 0.82 0.69 0.42 0.24 0.47 0.35 0.35 0.09 0.08 0.28 0.16 0.14 -

EV/EBITDA

268.4 396.7 296.8 196.6 192.9 339.1 91.7 75.2 156.2 142.3 120.2 34.8 53.5 -25.6 -

PEG

0.39 0.18 0.12 0.75 0.13 -0.11 -0.4 0.02 0.01 0.87 -0.16 0.03 - - -

P/B

0.8 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.2 - - -

P/CF

6.4 3.3 1.4 -2.4 1.2 116.6 -1.2 -4.2 -6.9 3.2 -1.5 0.6 - - -

ROE %

7.18 29.10 22.32 3.04 5.39 -8.14 -2.49 5.54 24.67 0.92 -4.82 -21.24 -10.11 -11.68 -

ROA %

0.87 3.38 2.76 0.48 1.28 -1.85 -0.96 2.45 6.95 0.25 -1.46 -7.03 -3.64 - -

ROCE %

- - - -1.03 -0.13 -3.07 -3.68 -1.67 -2.50 -1.26 -5.18 -10.56 - - -

Current Ratio

1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.5 1.6 2.3 2.2 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.7 1.9 - -

DSO

2.1 0.3 0.4 0.7 0.6 0.5 1.1 2.2 2.6 4.8 4.6 156.5 - - -

DPO

5.3 6.3 13.2 26.0 28.5 22.9 15.5 13.1 9.0 20.6 72.3 54.4 - - -

Operating Cycle

2.1 0.3 0.4 0.7 0.7 0.5 1.1 2.2 2.6 4.8 4.6 156.5 - - -

Cash Conversion Cycle

-3.2 -6.0 -12.8 -25.3 -27.9 -22.4 -14.5 -10.9 -6.4 -15.8 -67.8 102.1 - - -

All numbers in USD currency

Quarterly Financial Ratios Cowen

2022-Q4 2022-Q3 2022-Q2 2022-Q1 2021-Q4 2021-Q3 2021-Q2 2021-Q1 2020-Q4 2020-Q3 2020-Q2 2020-Q1 2019-Q4 2019-Q3 2019-Q2 2019-Q1 2018-Q4 2018-Q3 2018-Q2 2018-Q1 2017-Q4 2017-Q3 2017-Q2 2017-Q1 2016-Q4 2016-Q3 2016-Q2 2016-Q1 2015-Q4 2015-Q3 2015-Q2 2015-Q1 2014-Q4 2014-Q3 2014-Q2 2014-Q1 2013-Q4 2013-Q3 2013-Q2 2013-Q1 2012-Q4 2012-Q3 2012-Q2 2012-Q1 2011-Q4 2011-Q3 2011-Q2 2011-Q1

EPS

- 0.45 0.45 1.17 - 1.25 1.62 5.33 - 0.67 4.01 -0.41 - 0.07 0.14 0.27 0.12 0.47 0.12 0.51 -2.51 0.09 0.2 0.05 -0.13 -0.05 -0.11 -0.05 1.08 -0.11 0.05 0.15 1.26 0.06 0.07 0.09 0.02 0.03 0.01 -0.02 -0.08 -0.09 -0.07 0.03 -0.54 -0.42 0.26 -

EBITDA per Share

- 0.25 0.25 0.25 - 0.17 0.17 0.16 - 0.21 0.22 0.19 - 0.17 0.17 0.17 - 0.11 0.11 0.11 - 0.11 0.11 0.11 - 0.03 0.03 0.03 - 0.02 0.02 0.02 - 0.02 0.02 0.02 - 0.07 0.04 0.02 - 0.06 0.04 0.02 - 0.06 0.05 0.03

ROE %

6.10 9.59 12.36 24.33 20.95 23.17 32.31 26.91 13.59 14.05 12.54 1.11 2.38 3.02 4.47 4.44 5.46 -5.34 -6.70 -6.49 -8.33 1.58 0.61 -1.64 -2.49 1.63 0.69 2.91 5.80 22.94 25.51 26.22 25.65 5.12 4.62 3.27 0.91 -1.48 -4.28 -6.05 -4.77 -18.59 -24.74 -20.04 -20.80 -8.24 3.14 0.02

ROA %

0.74 1.08 1.37 2.69 2.27 2.62 4.34 3.69 2.20 2.28 2.05 0.22 0.43 0.59 0.95 0.99 1.27 -1.19 -1.47 -1.34 -1.71 0.50 0.16 -0.74 -1.08 0.73 0.36 1.33 2.62 6.83 7.55 7.42 6.73 0.94 0.96 0.79 0.22 -0.48 -1.53 -2.11 -1.67 -6.30 -8.24 -6.62 -6.88 -2.80 1.12 0.01

Current Ratio

- 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.8 1.9 2.4 2.3 2.6 2.7 2.4 2.2 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.5 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.9 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7

DSO

- - - 0.2 - - - 0.1 - - - 0.3 - - - 0.5 0.4 - - 0.2 1.1 1.1 0.2 0.3 0.3 - - 0.9 0.8 - - 1.3 1.3 - - 1.1 1.2 - - 4.1 4.2 - - - - - - -

DPO

- - - 3.4 - - - 3.1 - - - 13.1 - - - 14.2 - - - 13.3 - - - 6.7 - - - 11.0 - 66.6 49.7 24.4 - 64.6 66.0 36.3 - - - 16.6 - - - 59.4 - - - -

Operating Cycle

- - - 0.2 - - - 0.1 - - - 0.5 - - - 0.5 0.4 - - 0.2 1.1 1.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 - - 0.9 0.8 - - 1.3 1.3 - - 1.1 1.2 - - 4.1 4.2 - - - - - - -

Cash Conversion Cycle

- - - -3.1 - - - -3.0 - - - -12.7 - - - -13.6 0.4 - - -13.1 1.1 1.2 0.2 -6.4 0.3 - - -10.1 0.8 -66.6 -49.7 -23.1 1.3 -64.6 -66.0 -35.2 1.2 - - -12.6 4.2 - - -59.4 - - - -

All numbers in USD currency

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