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← Colliers International Group

The business behind the dividend

MeasureCIGIMedianFormula
Return on equity14.6%10.6%Net income ÷ shareholders’ equity
Return on capital employed11.7%10.0%Operating income ÷ (equity + total debt)
Owner earnings$401.87m$120.90mNet income + depreciation & amortisation − capital expenditure
Free cash flow$251.44m$155.08mOperating cash flow − capital expenditure
Operating margin6.7%14.3%Operating income ÷ revenue
Net margin4.0%10.1%Net income ÷ revenue
Debt to equity1.07x0.73xTotal debt ÷ shareholders’ equity
Interest cover4.19x4.22xOperating income ÷ interest expense
Current ratio1.10x1.55xCurrent assets ÷ current liabilities
Long-term debt to working capital9.78x1.88xLong-term debt ÷ (current assets − current liabilities)
Cash conversion1.47x1.66xOperating cash flow ÷ net income
Accruals-1.6%-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 equity14.6%17.9%17.1%39.7%-40.8%16.2%26.8%33.2%16.5%33.0%17.1%
Return on capital employed11.7%13.7%12.8%17.2%-11.8%15.5%19.5%19.0%30.7%31.2%15.5%
Operating margin6.7%8.1%6.9%7.5%-3.2%5.9%7.2%7.1%6.9%7.7%6.9%
Net margin4.0%4.9%3.3%4.4%-5.8%3.4%4.5%4.6%2.0%3.6%3.6%
Debt to equity1.07x1.14x1.77x2.94x0.91x0.82x1.18x1.73x0.83x1.28x1.14x
Current ratio1.10x1.06x1.02x0.90x1.02x0.93x0.78x0.95x0.92x0.99x0.95x
Cash conversion1.47x1.38x1.14x0.34x1.76x2.26x2.00x4.32x2.30x1.76x

How it compares in real estate

Among the 99 real estate companies here measured on funds from operations, Colliers International Group pays out less than 98 of them. The median for that group is 67.5%, against this company’s 3.2%.

Closest on funds from operations

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