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← Allison Transmission Holdings

The business behind the dividend

MeasureALSNMedianFormula
Return on equity33.4%10.6%Net income ÷ shareholders’ equity
Return on capital employed18.5%10.0%Operating income ÷ (equity + total debt)
Owner earnings$565.00m$120.90mNet income + depreciation & amortisation − capital expenditure
Free cash flow$661.00m$155.08mOperating cash flow − capital expenditure
Operating margin29.2%14.3%Operating income ÷ revenue
Net margin20.7%10.1%Net income ÷ revenue
Debt to equity1.55x0.73xTotal debt ÷ shareholders’ equity
Interest cover7.33x4.22xOperating income ÷ interest expense
Current ratio4.85x1.55xCurrent assets ÷ current liabilities
Long-term debt to working capital1.63x1.88xLong-term debt ÷ (current assets − current liabilities)
Cash conversion1.34x1.66xOperating cash flow ÷ net income
Accruals-3.5%-3.1%(Net income − operating cash flow) ÷ total assets

Ten years of it

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

Measure2025202420232022202120202019201820172016Median
Return on equity33.4%44.3%54.6%60.8%69.7%39.6%77.3%97.0%73.1%19.9%54.6%
Return on capital employed18.5%24.5%24.6%23.2%21.3%16.3%27.0%29.0%20.2%14.0%21.3%
Operating margin29.2%30.8%30.3%28.3%27.9%25.7%33.1%34.0%28.8%24.6%28.8%
Net margin20.7%22.7%22.2%19.2%18.4%14.4%22.4%23.6%22.3%11.7%20.7%
Debt to equity1.55x1.45x2.03x2.87x3.96x3.32x3.22x3.83x3.70x2.00x2.87x
Current ratio4.85x3.04x2.50x1.80x1.46x2.03x1.65x1.70x1.52x1.60x1.70x
Cash conversion1.34x1.10x1.16x1.24x1.44x1.88x1.40x1.31x1.31x2.75x1.31x

How it compares in industrials

Among the 289 industrials companies here measured on free cash flow, Allison Transmission Holdings pays out less than 207 of them. The median for that group is 24.4%, against this company’s 13.8%.

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