
Heritage Global Financial Ratios 2025-2009 | HGBL
Brief overview of Heritage Global 's valuation and returns
This overview follows the five latest available observations from 2021 through 2025.
The latest available valuation ratios are P/E 20.49x (median 15.96x), P/B 1.1x (median 1.71x), P/CF 11.98x (median 10.68x). Current valuation broadly matches recent historical reference points; the difference from five-year medians is +12.2%.
Earnings yield calculated as 1/P/E is about 4.9%, showing current profit per unit of share price.
End-period return metrics are ROE 5.4%, ROA 4.1%, ROCE 8.5%. Business quality is below comfortable levels on current returns. Better margins or turnover are needed.
Current PEG is 0.52x; the market pays comparatively little per unit of expected growth.
For this sector, valuation ratios are useful only alongside capital adequacy, reserves and credit-portfolio quality.
Valuation takeaway
Heritage Global 's market valuation is near its own historical norm, while quality ratios provide no extreme signal.
Annual Financial Ratios Heritage Global
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P/E |
20.5 | 16.0 | 8.8 | 6.6 | 18.2 | 9.6 | 6.6 | 3.4 | -45.7 | 1358.7 | -0.7 | -0.4 | -2.7 | -15.9 | 1.2 | 1.5 | - |
P/S |
1.4 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.1 | - | - |
EPS |
0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.0 | - | -0.4 | -0.9 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 1.1 | 0.2 | - |
EV (Enterprise Value) |
74.4 M | 77.1 M | 120 M | 109 M | 59.9 M | 83.5 M | 33.1 M | 21.6 M | 19.2 M | 28.1 M | 20.3 M | 24.7 M | 24.3 M | 39.6 M | 32.9 M | 13.7 M | -93 K |
EBITDA per Share |
0.18 | 0.27 | 0.4 | 0.32 | 0.1 | 0.0848 | 0.117 | 0.154 | 0.0238 | 0.0178 | -0.346 | -0.0471 | -0.0859 | -0.0739 | 0.0848 | 0.21 | - |
EV/EBITDA |
12.0 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 9.3 | 11.4 | 26.6 | 7.0 | 2.3 | 16.0 | 34.6 | -0.9 | -9.2 | -7.3 | -16.8 | 13.2 | 2.5 | - |
PEG |
0.52 | 0.39 | 0.21 | 0.04 | 0.17 | 0.07 | 2.54 | -0.0 | 0.02 | -13.57 | 0.01 | -0.0 | -0.01 | 0.15 | 0.0 | - | - |
P/B |
1.1 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 5.4 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.0 | - |
P/CF |
12.0 | 10.7 | 8.5 | 15.7 | -21.2 | 10.1 | 38.0 | 1.7 | 10.0 | 5.0 | -9.0 | 20.0 | 7.5 | -5.9 | 8.7 | 2.0 | - |
ROE % |
5.36 | 7.95 | 20.42 | 32.08 | 9.35 | 32.25 | 32.91 | 49.36 | -7.14 | 0.40 | -307.04 | -196.74 | -16.20 | -3.91 | 71.50 | 65.77 | - |
ROA % |
4.06 | 6.37 | 15.00 | 22.93 | 6.05 | 21.68 | 17.79 | 18.18 | -1.85 | 0.09 | -55.42 | -83.19 | -12.80 | -2.94 | 65.11 | 37.24 | - |
ROCE % |
8.53 | 13.90 | 23.44 | 23.02 | 9.23 | 7.40 | 23.78 | 38.99 | 7.61 | 2.89 | -109.61 | -9.34 | -7.34 | -5.43 | 5.59 | 57.47 | - |
Current Ratio |
4.1 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 2.3 | - |
DSO |
12.2 | 14.0 | 8.7 | 14.5 | 29.9 | 39.5 | 44.0 | 6.2 | 7.0 | 19.1 | 13.4 | 52.2 | 68.5 | 105.4 | 32.0 | - | - |
DIO |
55.6 | - | - | - | - | 4.5 | 4.9 | 216.9 | 13.2 | 8.5 | 22.1 | 4.9 | 81.4 | 42.2 | 44.4 | - | - |
DPO |
- | - | - | - | - | 258.3 | 382.5 | 730.5 | 388.7 | 217.6 | 372.6 | 0.3 | 593.8 | 140.3 | 0.0 | - | - |
Operating Cycle |
67.9 | 14.0 | 8.7 | 14.5 | 29.9 | 44.0 | 48.9 | 223.0 | 20.1 | 27.6 | 35.4 | 57.1 | 149.9 | 147.5 | 76.5 | - | - |
Cash Conversion Cycle |
67.9 | 14.0 | 8.7 | 14.5 | 29.9 | -214.4 | -333.6 | -507.4 | -368.6 | -189.9 | -337.2 | 56.9 | -443.9 | 7.2 | 76.4 | - | - |
All numbers in USD currency
Quarterly Financial Ratios Heritage Global
| 2026-Q1 | 2025-Q3 | 2025-Q2 | 2025-Q1 | 2024-Q4 | 2024-Q3 | 2024-Q2 | 2024-Q1 | 2023-Q4 | 2023-Q3 | 2023-Q2 | 2023-Q1 | 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 | |
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EPS |
0.02 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.03 | - | 0.03 | 0.07 | 0.05 | - | 0.05 | 0.08 | 0.08 | - | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.02 | - | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.03 | - | 0.04 | 0.07 | - | - | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.02 | - | 0.01 | 0.06 | 0.05 | - | - | -0.01 | 0.01 | - | -0.01 | 0.02 | - | - | -0.13 | -0.02 | -0.02 | - | -0.01 | -0.02 | -0.91 | - | -0.01 | -0.03 | -0.02 | - | -0.03 | -0.01 | 0.01 | - | 0.03 | 0.13 | 0.01 |
EBITDA per Share |
0.03 | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.04 | - | 0.04 | 0.1 | 0.07 | - | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.11 | - | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.03 | - | 0.02 | - | 0.03 | - | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.01 | - | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.03 | - | 0.02 | 0.06 | 0.05 | - | 0.01 | - | 0.02 | - | -0.01 | -0.01 | 0.01 | - | -0.12 | -0.02 | -0.01 | - | -0.75 | -12.4 | -23.4 | - | 12.4 | -34.1 | -0.03 | - | -55 | -11.6 | 0.03 | - | 19.1 | 0.17 | -0.01 |
ROE % |
6.06 | 6.64 | 9.56 | 9.92 | 8.30 | 11.80 | 15.28 | 17.00 | 14.15 | 20.16 | 23.82 | 20.63 | 15.11 | 16.61 | 12.49 | 8.67 | 6.73 | 10.95 | 12.90 | 11.13 | 7.79 | 18.06 | 26.45 | 28.17 | 28.04 | 32.90 | 44.80 | 49.15 | 43.99 | 46.37 | 35.81 | 20.95 | 3.99 | -6.63 | 8.85 | 16.27 | 8.96 | -98.20 | -108.00 | -143.16 | -144.87 | -146.27 | -43.44 | -212.76 | -195.47 | -196.12 | -196.61 | -193.92 | -4.18 | -6.35 | -6.61 | -3.88 | -2.24 | 6.00 | 8.61 | 0.85 | - | - | 8.24 | 0.44 |
ROA % |
4.61 | 5.00 | 7.10 | 7.57 | 6.35 | 9.82 | 12.34 | 9.56 | 9.56 | 13.75 | 16.22 | 13.98 | 10.24 | 11.28 | 8.48 | 6.30 | 5.06 | 7.90 | 9.17 | 7.89 | 5.24 | 10.79 | 14.77 | 15.24 | 15.16 | 16.95 | 19.56 | 19.00 | 16.20 | 16.82 | 13.55 | 7.28 | 1.03 | -1.42 | 2.09 | 3.96 | 2.07 | -17.28 | -18.51 | -25.76 | -26.15 | -26.74 | -9.23 | -85.78 | -82.66 | -83.18 | -84.07 | -83.54 | -3.30 | -4.93 | -5.10 | -2.98 | -1.68 | 5.82 | 7.85 | 0.64 | - | - | 7.50 | 0.40 |
ROCE % |
8.99 | 9.73 | 13.16 | 13.82 | 11.68 | 16.59 | 20.07 | 22.29 | 18.23 | 27.30 | 32.47 | 29.37 | 21.77 | 23.46 | 14.62 | 7.93 | 5.31 | 10.69 | 12.42 | 12.50 | 9.12 | 19.81 | 27.68 | 29.82 | 29.51 | 34.98 | 45.74 | 50.97 | 45.41 | 54.47 | 49.77 | 39.62 | 21.13 | 9.62 | -6.13 | -1.41 | -12.71 | -114.92 | -123.15 | -129.18 | -134.68 | -135.72 | -36.99 | -23.01 | -10.28 | -9.69 | -11.46 | -10.27 | -4.50 | -7.92 | -9.23 | -4.69 | -2.40 | -1.20 | 12.75 | 12.68 | 10.94 | 1.20 | 10.53 | -0.79 |
Current Ratio |
4.9 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 3.7 | - | 3.8 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 11.2 |
DSO |
12.8 | 16.1 | 12.2 | 10.9 | - | 8.4 | 4.0 | 7.2 | - | 17.0 | 14.7 | 6.3 | - | 12.9 | 19.8 | 27.4 | - | 45.0 | 42.4 | 24.4 | - | 18.0 | 22.3 | 36.1 | - | 25.6 | 22.9 | 15.7 | - | 7.1 | 5.4 | 6.2 | - | 7.4 | 3.7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 68.8 | 65.2 | 77.1 | - | 46.0 | 24.9 | 26.7 | - | 31.0 | 6.4 | - |
DIO |
10.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 69.8 | 61.9 | 23.6 | - | 3.8 | 22.3 | 70.3 | - | 64.4 | 233.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Operating Cycle |
- | 16.1 | 12.2 | 10.9 | - | 8.4 | - | - | - | 17.0 | 14.7 | 6.3 | - | 12.9 | 19.8 | 27.4 | - | 45.0 | 42.4 | 24.4 | - | 18.0 | 22.3 | 36.1 | - | 25.6 | 22.9 | 15.7 | - | 7.1 | 5.4 | 6.2 | - | 7.4 | 3.7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 69.8 | 61.9 | 23.6 | - | 3.8 | 22.3 | 70.3 | - | 133.2 | 298.6 | 77.1 | - | 46.0 | 24.9 | 26.7 | - | 31.0 | 6.4 | - |
Cash Conversion Cycle |
- | 16.1 | 12.2 | 10.9 | - | 8.4 | - | - | - | 17.0 | 14.7 | 6.3 | - | 12.9 | 19.8 | 27.4 | - | 45.0 | 42.4 | 24.4 | - | 18.0 | 22.3 | 36.1 | - | 25.6 | 22.9 | 15.7 | - | 7.1 | 5.4 | 6.2 | - | 7.4 | 3.7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 69.8 | 61.9 | 23.6 | - | 3.8 | 22.3 | 70.3 | - | 133.2 | 298.6 | 77.1 | - | 46.0 | 24.9 | 26.7 | - | 31.0 | 6.4 | - |
All numbers in USD currency
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