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← Marcus & Millichap

The business behind the dividend

MeasureMMIMedianFormula
Return on equity-0.3%10.6%Net income ÷ shareholders’ equity
Return on capital employedOperating income ÷ (equity + total debt)
Owner earnings$2.32m$120.90mNet income + depreciation & amortisation − capital expenditure
Free cash flow$58.78m$155.08mOperating cash flow − capital expenditure
Operating margin-1.8%14.3%Operating income ÷ revenue
Net margin-0.3%10.1%Net income ÷ revenue
Debt to equityTotal debt ÷ shareholders’ equity
Interest cover-17.74x4.22xOperating income ÷ interest expense
Current ratio2.55x1.55xCurrent assets ÷ current liabilities
Long-term debt to working capitalLong-term debt ÷ (current assets − current liabilities)
Cash conversionOperating cash flow ÷ net income
Accruals-8.3%-3.1%(Net income − operating cash flow) ÷ total assets

Not computed here: Cash conversion, 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.

Measure2025202420232022202120202019201820172016Median
Return on equity-0.3%-2.0%-5.3%14.6%20.5%7.8%15.5%21.3%16.4%25.0%14.6%
Operating margin-1.8%-4.7%-9.2%10.6%14.6%7.5%12.0%13.8%13.4%14.8%10.6%
Net margin-0.3%-1.8%-5.3%8.0%11.0%6.0%9.5%10.7%7.2%9.0%7.2%
Current ratio2.55x3.08x3.74x3.47x2.70x3.57x4.03x4.00x3.85x2.99x3.47x
Cash conversion0.13x1.80x0.89x0.33x1.34x1.29x1.15x1.15x

How it compares in not classified

Among the 8 not classified companies here measured on free cash flow, Marcus & Millichap pays out less than 3 of them. The median for that group is 35.0%, against this company’s 35.0%.

Closest on free cash flow

Same sector and same denominator, so the figures are comparable. All 10 in not classified →