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The business behind the dividend

MeasureFENGMedianFormula
Return on equity22.3%10.6%Net income ÷ shareholders’ equity
Return on capital employedOperating income ÷ (equity + total debt)
Owner earnings$60.09m$120.90mNet income + depreciation & amortisation − capital expenditure
Free cash flow$-17.66m$155.08mOperating cash flow − capital expenditure
Operating margin-8.5%14.3%Operating income ÷ revenue
Net margin30.2%10.1%Net income ÷ revenue
Debt to equityTotal debt ÷ shareholders’ equity
Interest cover-92.47x4.22xOperating income ÷ interest expense
Current ratio2.28x1.55xCurrent assets ÷ current liabilities
Long-term debt to working capitalLong-term debt ÷ (current assets − current liabilities)
Cash conversion-0.28x1.66xOperating cash flow ÷ net income
Accruals16.9%-3.1%(Net income − operating cash flow) ÷ total assets

Not computed here: Debt to equity, Long-term debt to working capital, 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.

Measure2020201920182017201620152014201320122011Median
Return on equity22.3%21.7%-2.1%1.4%3.7%4.1%15.3%17.8%7.9%7.8%7.8%
Operating margin-8.5%-20.0%-9.0%1.0%2.4%4.9%14.5%17.4%7.6%9.0%2.4%
Net margin30.2%47.3%-4.8%2.2%5.6%4.6%16.1%19.6%9.7%10.8%9.7%
Current ratio2.28x1.70x1.88x2.09x2.16x2.60x3.48x4.13x5.07x5.97x2.28x
Cash conversion-0.28x-0.46x5.03x2.53x3.00x1.04x1.24x1.02x0.63x1.04x