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The business behind the dividend

MeasureBTMDMedianFormula
Return on equityNet income ÷ shareholders’ equity
Return on capital employed81.7%10.0%Operating income ÷ (equity + total debt)
Owner earnings$25.70m$120.90mNet income + depreciation & amortisation − capital expenditure
Free cash flow$30.18m$155.08mOperating cash flow − capital expenditure
Operating margin18.5%14.3%Operating income ÷ revenue
Net margin14.1%10.1%Net income ÷ revenue
Debt to equityTotal debt ÷ shareholders’ equity
Interest cover4.51x4.22xOperating income ÷ interest expense
Current ratio1.22x1.55xCurrent assets ÷ current liabilities
Long-term debt to working capital9.90x1.88xLong-term debt ÷ (current assets − current liabilities)
Cash conversion1.30x1.66xOperating cash flow ÷ net income
Accruals-7.6%-3.1%(Net income − operating cash flow) ÷ total assets

Not computed here: Debt to equity, Return on equity — 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.

Measure20252024202320222021Median
Return on equity269.4%269.4%
Return on capital employed81.7%34.3%-82.2%84.1%81.7%
Operating margin18.5%16.0%15.5%-36.8%24.8%16.0%
Net margin14.1%1.6%1.8%-0.6%8.0%1.8%
Debt to equity8.96x8.96x
Current ratio1.22x1.32x5.51x5.39x2.72x2.72x
Cash conversion1.30x14.33x8.11x3.03x8.11x

How it compares in health care

Among the 60 health care companies here measured on free cash flow, biote pays out less than 56 of them. The median for that group is 29.8%, against this company’s 5.7%.

Closest on free cash flow

Same sector and same denominator, so the figures are comparable. All 76 in health care →