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Algoma Central (ALC) Ratios
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TSE:ALC's free cash flow for Q2 2026 was $10.35M. For the 2026 fiscal year, TSE:ALC's free cash flow was decreased by $-21.68M and operating cash flow was $32.03M. See a summary of the company’s cash flow.
| Ratios | Dec 25 | Dec 24 | Dec 23 | Dec 22 | Dec 21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liquidity Ratios | |||||
| Current Ratio | 0.71 | 0.73 | 1.10 | 1.66 | 2.26 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0.99 | 1.53 | 2.11 |
| Cash Ratio | 0.15 | 0.02 | 0.22 | 0.94 | 1.29 |
| Solvency Ratio | 0.30 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.23 | 0.24 |
| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.55 | 0.82 | 0.84 | 0.88 | 1.92 |
| Short-Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage | 1.08 | 1.98 | 2.05 | 25.62 | 1082.54 |
| Net Current Asset Value | $ -586.78M | $ -484.76M | $ -404.46M | $ -389.34M | $ -369.23M |
| Leverage Ratios | |||||
| Debt-to-Assets Ratio | 0.30 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.33 |
| Debt-to-Equity Ratio | 0.53 | 0.46 | 0.48 | 0.55 | 0.61 |
| Debt-to-Capital Ratio | 0.35 | 0.31 | 0.33 | 0.36 | 0.38 |
| Long-Term Debt-to-Capital Ratio | 0.29 | 0.27 | 0.29 | 0.35 | 0.38 |
| Financial Leverage Ratio | 1.76 | 1.69 | 1.73 | 1.88 | 1.87 |
| Debt Service Coverage Ratio | 1.03 | 1.47 | 1.79 | 6.87 | 7.76 |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | 3.10 | 3.79 | 3.96 | 5.26 | 4.84 |
| Debt to Market Cap | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.65 | 0.58 | 0.61 |
| Interest Debt Per Share | 13.86 | 10.79 | 10.29 | 11.16 | 10.89 |
| Net Debt to EBITDA | 3.06 | 2.78 | 2.24 | 1.40 | 1.74 |
| Profitability Margins | |||||
| Gross Profit Margin | 17.36% | 89.86% | 90.84% | 90.35% | 88.67% |
| EBIT Margin | 10.14% | 10.78% | 12.20% | 17.73% | 15.81% |
| EBITDA Margin | 21.43% | 20.93% | 21.36% | 27.47% | 27.17% |
| Operating Profit Margin | 10.54% | 10.68% | 10.33% | 15.09% | 15.58% |
| Pretax Profit Margin | 19.79% | 8.07% | 9.79% | 14.96% | 12.62% |
| Net Profit Margin | 18.79% | 13.03% | 11.49% | 12.46% | 10.65% |
| Continuous Operations Profit Margin | 18.79% | 13.03% | 11.49% | 17.70% | 13.72% |
| Net Income Per EBT | 94.94% | 161.44% | 117.36% | 83.31% | 84.37% |
| EBT Per EBIT | 187.84% | 75.54% | 94.74% | 99.11% | 81.00% |
| Return on Assets (ROA) | 8.08% | 6.01% | 6.17% | 6.19% | 5.31% |
| Return on Equity (ROE) | 14.18% | 10.18% | 10.65% | 11.63% | 9.96% |
| Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) | 5.26% | 5.63% | 6.23% | 8.42% | 8.36% |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 4.61% | 5.05% | 4.97% | 6.98% | 7.06% |
| Return on Tangible Assets | 8.11% | 6.04% | 6.20% | 6.22% | 5.35% |
| Earnings Yield | 18.65% | 15.45% | 14.40% | 12.26% | 9.91% |
| Efficiency Ratios | |||||
| Receivables Turnover | 7.43 | 6.39 | 7.19 | 9.81 | 9.88 |
| Payables Turnover | 6.13 | 0.80 | 0.94 | 0.83 | 0.88 |
| Inventory Turnover | 43.03 | 4.55 | 4.18 | 3.42 | 5.45 |
| Fixed Asset Turnover | 0.66 | 0.71 | 0.81 | 0.79 | 0.73 |
| Asset Turnover | 0.43 | 0.46 | 0.54 | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| Working Capital Turnover Ratio | -12.58 | -38.94 | 12.69 | 6.60 | 10.37 |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | -1.98 | -316.66 | -250.45 | -297.73 | -311.47 |
| Days of Sales Outstanding | 49.11 | 57.10 | 50.79 | 37.19 | 36.94 |
| Days of Inventory Outstanding | 8.48 | 80.21 | 87.25 | 106.70 | 67.00 |
| Days of Payables Outstanding | 59.57 | 453.97 | 388.50 | 441.62 | 415.42 |
| Operating Cycle | 57.59 | 137.31 | 138.05 | 143.89 | 103.94 |
| Cash Flow Ratios | |||||
| Operating Cash Flow Per Share | 3.34 | 3.88 | 3.23 | 3.52 | 4.30 |
| Free Cash Flow Per Share | -3.05 | -0.25 | 0.13 | 1.65 | 3.45 |
| Dividend Paid and CapEx Coverage Ratio | 0.47 | 0.80 | 0.63 | 1.39 | 1.05 |
| Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio | 0.52 | 0.94 | 1.04 | 1.88 | 5.09 |
| Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.25 | 0.38 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.41 |
| Operating Cash Flow to Sales Ratio | 0.18 | 0.22 | 0.17 | 0.20 | 0.27 |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | -16.15% | -1.72% | 0.86% | 9.03% | 20.27% |
| Valuation Ratios | |||||
| Price-to-Earnings (P/E) Ratio | 5.35 | 6.46 | 6.95 | 8.16 | 10.10 |
| Price-to-Sales (P/S) Ratio | 1.01 | 0.84 | 0.80 | 1.02 | 1.07 |
| Price-to-Book (P/B) Ratio | 0.76 | 0.66 | 0.74 | 0.95 | 1.01 |
| Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) Ratio | -6.19 | -58.05 | 116.10 | 11.07 | 4.93 |
| Price-to-Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 5.66 | 3.82 | 4.63 | 5.18 | 3.96 |
| Price-to-Earnings Growth (PEG) Ratio | 0.10 | 2.90 | 15.49 | 0.26 | 0.25 |
| Enterprise Value Multiple | 7.76 | 6.81 | 5.97 | 5.10 | 5.70 |
| Enterprise Value | 1.27B | 1.00B | 920.17M | 949.87M | 927.03M |
| EV to EBITDA | 7.76 | 6.81 | 5.97 | 5.10 | 5.70 |
| EV to Sales | 1.66 | 1.42 | 1.28 | 1.40 | 1.55 |
| EV to Free Cash Flow | -10.22 | -98.09 | 185.59 | 15.26 | 7.10 |
| EV to Operating Cash Flow | 9.35 | 6.45 | 7.41 | 7.13 | 5.71 |
| Tangible Book Value Per Share | 24.66 | 22.26 | 20.01 | 18.99 | 16.73 |
| Shareholders’ Equity Per Share | 24.86 | 22.46 | 20.21 | 19.20 | 16.94 |
| Tax and Other Ratios | |||||
| Effective Tax Rate | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.16 |
| Revenue Per Share | 18.76 | 17.56 | 18.73 | 17.93 | 15.84 |
| Net Income Per Share | 3.53 | 2.29 | 2.15 | 2.23 | 1.69 |
| Tax Burden | 0.95 | 1.61 | 1.17 | 0.83 | 0.84 |
| Interest Burden | 1.95 | 0.75 | 0.80 | 0.84 | 0.80 |
| Research & Development to Revenue | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| SG&A to Revenue | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Stock-Based Compensation to Revenue | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Income Quality | 0.95 | 1.70 | 1.50 | 1.11 | 1.98 |
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