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← Jianpu Technology

The business behind the dividend

MeasureAIJTYMedianFormula
Return on equity10.9%10.6%Net income ÷ shareholders’ equity
Return on capital employedOperating income ÷ (equity + total debt)
Owner earnings$4.76m$120.90mNet income + depreciation & amortisation − capital expenditure
Free cash flow$15.06m$155.08mOperating cash flow − capital expenditure
Operating margin2.2%14.3%Operating income ÷ revenue
Net margin3.3%10.1%Net income ÷ revenue
Debt to equityTotal debt ÷ shareholders’ equity
Interest coverOperating income ÷ interest expense
Current ratio1.63x1.55xCurrent assets ÷ current liabilities
Long-term debt to working capitalLong-term debt ÷ (current assets − current liabilities)
Cash conversion3.29x1.66xOperating cash flow ÷ net income
Accruals-12.8%-3.1%(Net income − operating cash flow) ÷ total assets

Not computed here: Debt to equity, Long-term debt to working capital, Interest cover, Return on capital employed — why a blank is not a zero.

Ten years of it

The same measures, for every year the filings support. One year is a fact; a row is a business.

Measure202520242023202220212020201920182017Median
Return on equity10.9%20.4%-6.4%-28.9%-39.8%-43.4%-42.6%-10.4%-13.1%-13.1%
Operating margin2.2%5.0%-4.9%-15.4%-32.1%-55.0%-38.7%-8.9%-12.0%-12.0%
Net margin3.3%10.5%-2.5%-12.6%-24.8%-51.9%-31.5%-8.2%-14.0%-12.6%
Current ratio1.63x1.89x1.72x1.73x1.80x1.94x2.49x2.98x5.03x1.89x
Cash conversion3.29x0.75x0.75x

How it compares in technology

Among the 101 technology companies here measured on free cash flow, Jianpu Technology pays out less than 3 of them. The median for that group is 27.8%, against this company’s 243.3%.

Closest on free cash flow

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