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NZ:CEN's free cash flow for Q4 2026 was $175.00M. For the 2026 fiscal year, NZ:CEN's free cash flow was decreased by $-284.00M and operating cash flow was $459.00M. See a summary of the company’s cash flow.
| Ratios | Jun 26 | Jun 25 | Jun 24 | Jun 23 | Jun 22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liquidity Ratios | |||||
| Current Ratio | 1.91 | 1.11 | 0.71 | 0.76 | 0.73 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.81 | 1.04 | 0.67 | 0.70 | 0.65 |
| Cash Ratio | 1.02 | 0.57 | 0.25 | 0.18 | 0.24 |
| Solvency Ratio | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.12 | 0.19 |
| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 1.05 | 0.60 | 0.63 | 0.44 | 0.54 |
| Short-Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage | 113.29 | 1.53 | 1.62 | 0.90 | 1.31 |
| Net Current Asset Value | $ -3.99B | $ -3.05B | $ -2.94B | $ -2.41B | $ -1.82B |
| Leverage Ratios | |||||
| Debt-to-Assets Ratio | 0.29 | 0.36 | 0.31 | 0.27 | 0.21 |
| Debt-to-Equity Ratio | 0.58 | 0.89 | 0.73 | 0.55 | 0.39 |
| Debt-to-Capital Ratio | 0.37 | 0.47 | 0.42 | 0.36 | 0.28 |
| Long-Term Debt-to-Capital Ratio | 0.37 | 0.43 | 0.37 | 0.29 | 0.22 |
| Financial Leverage Ratio | 2.04 | 2.47 | 2.37 | 2.07 | 1.82 |
| Debt Service Coverage Ratio | 5.35 | 1.56 | 1.42 | 0.85 | 1.48 |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | 4.70 | 7.23 | 8.57 | 3.37 | 7.50 |
| Debt to Market Cap | 0.32 | 0.34 | 0.31 | 0.26 | 0.17 |
| Interest Debt Per Share | 3.14 | 3.20 | 2.49 | 2.09 | 1.46 |
| Net Debt to EBITDA | 2.25 | 2.30 | 2.48 | 3.18 | 1.69 |
| Profitability Margins | |||||
| Gross Profit Margin | 28.07% | 40.62% | 35.80% | 17.28% | 15.16% |
| EBIT Margin | 22.27% | 16.41% | 14.96% | 10.52% | 12.13% |
| EBITDA Margin | 31.72% | 24.68% | 23.90% | 21.18% | 23.17% |
| Operating Profit Margin | 22.27% | 20.78% | 14.19% | 12.99% | 11.37% |
| Pretax Profit Margin | 18.37% | 13.57% | 11.90% | 8.42% | 10.66% |
| Net Profit Margin | 13.19% | 9.70% | 8.27% | 6.04% | 7.67% |
| Continuous Operations Profit Margin | 13.19% | 9.70% | 8.27% | 6.04% | 7.67% |
| Net Income Per EBT | 71.82% | 71.49% | 69.53% | 71.75% | 71.94% |
| EBT Per EBIT | 82.49% | 65.30% | 83.87% | 64.84% | 93.70% |
| Return on Assets (ROA) | 3.97% | 4.86% | 3.79% | 2.19% | 3.52% |
| Return on Equity (ROE) | 8.09% | 11.99% | 8.97% | 4.53% | 6.41% |
| Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) | 7.21% | 12.00% | 7.62% | 5.43% | 6.04% |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 5.17% | 8.09% | 4.99% | 3.64% | 4.12% |
| Return on Tangible Assets | 4.28% | 5.16% | 4.07% | 2.45% | 4.01% |
| Earnings Yield | 4.45% | 4.61% | 3.85% | 2.13% | 2.83% |
| Efficiency Ratios | |||||
| Receivables Turnover | 9.21 | 12.83 | 10.64 | 8.65 | 10.74 |
| Payables Turnover | 3.74 | 6.49 | 5.72 | 7.72 | 9.55 |
| Inventory Turnover | 22.87 | 30.24 | 49.30 | 36.21 | 34.72 |
| Fixed Asset Turnover | 0.40 | 0.66 | 0.58 | 0.46 | 0.58 |
| Asset Turnover | 0.30 | 0.50 | 0.46 | 0.36 | 0.46 |
| Working Capital Turnover Ratio | 8.13 | -41.11 | -12.52 | -11.18 | -18.47 |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | -42.11 | -15.68 | -22.13 | 5.04 | 6.25 |
| Days of Sales Outstanding | 39.62 | 28.46 | 34.30 | 42.22 | 33.98 |
| Days of Inventory Outstanding | 15.96 | 12.07 | 7.40 | 10.08 | 10.51 |
| Days of Payables Outstanding | 97.69 | 56.21 | 63.83 | 47.25 | 38.24 |
| Operating Cycle | 55.58 | 40.53 | 41.71 | 52.30 | 44.49 |
| Cash Flow Ratios | |||||
| Operating Cash Flow Per Share | 0.78 | 0.68 | 0.74 | 0.44 | 0.48 |
| Free Cash Flow Per Share | 0.29 | 0.12 | 0.09 | -0.25 | 0.04 |
| Dividend Paid and CapEx Coverage Ratio | 1.04 | 0.84 | 0.77 | 0.44 | 0.64 |
| Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio | 1.59 | 1.21 | 1.15 | 0.64 | 1.09 |
| Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.26 | 0.22 | 0.30 | 0.22 | 0.34 |
| Operating Cash Flow to Sales Ratio | 0.25 | 0.16 | 0.20 | 0.17 | 0.16 |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 3.09% | 1.32% | 1.21% | -3.25% | 0.47% |
| Valuation Ratios | |||||
| Price-to-Earnings (P/E) Ratio | 22.19 | 21.43 | 25.96 | 47.00 | 35.29 |
| Price-to-Sales (P/S) Ratio | 2.96 | 2.10 | 2.15 | 2.84 | 2.71 |
| Price-to-Book (P/B) Ratio | 1.82 | 2.60 | 2.33 | 2.13 | 2.26 |
| Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) Ratio | 32.31 | 75.52 | 82.43 | -30.77 | 214.11 |
| Price-to-Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 11.98 | 13.19 | 10.52 | 17.20 | 17.04 |
| Price-to-Earnings Growth (PEG) Ratio | 0.00 | 0.54 | 0.30 | -1.54 | -4.41 |
| Enterprise Value Multiple | 11.59 | 10.82 | 11.46 | 16.60 | 13.37 |
| Enterprise Value | 11.78B | 9.11B | 7.78B | 7.38B | 7.35B |
| EV to EBITDA | 11.59 | 10.82 | 11.46 | 16.60 | 13.37 |
| EV to Sales | 3.68 | 2.67 | 2.74 | 3.51 | 3.10 |
| EV to Free Cash Flow | 40.08 | 95.89 | 105.19 | -38.07 | 245.14 |
| EV to Operating Cash Flow | 14.86 | 16.75 | 13.42 | 21.28 | 19.51 |
| Tangible Book Value Per Share | 4.36 | 2.96 | 2.77 | 2.78 | 2.84 |
| Shareholders’ Equity Per Share | 5.13 | 3.46 | 3.33 | 3.58 | 3.65 |
| Tax and Other Ratios | |||||
| Effective Tax Rate | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.28 | 0.28 |
| Revenue Per Share | 3.15 | 4.28 | 3.61 | 2.68 | 3.05 |
| Net Income Per Share | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.30 | 0.16 | 0.23 |
| Tax Burden | 0.72 | 0.71 | 0.70 | 0.72 | 0.72 |
| Interest Burden | 0.82 | 0.83 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.88 |
| Research & Development to Revenue | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| SG&A to Revenue | 0.00 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Stock-Based Compensation to Revenue | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Income Quality | 0.00 | 1.64 | 0.00 | 2.73 | 2.07 |
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