← United States Lime & Minerals
The business behind the dividend
| Measure | USLM | Median | Formula |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on equity | 21.3% | 10.6% | Net income ÷ shareholders’ equity |
| Return on capital employed | 25.0% | 10.0% | Operating income ÷ (equity + total debt) |
| Owner earnings | $96.80m | $120.90m | Net income + depreciation & amortisation − capital expenditure |
| Free cash flow | $102.27m | $155.08m | Operating cash flow − capital expenditure |
| Operating margin | 42.4% | 14.3% | Operating income ÷ revenue |
| Net margin | 36.0% | 10.1% | Net income ÷ revenue |
| Debt to equity | 0.00x | 0.73x | Total debt ÷ shareholders’ equity |
| Interest cover | — | — | Operating income ÷ interest expense |
| Current ratio | 19.27x | 1.55x | Current assets ÷ current liabilities |
| Long-term debt to working capital | 0.00x | 1.88x | Long-term debt ÷ (current assets − current liabilities) |
| Cash conversion | 1.23x | 1.66x | Operating cash flow ÷ net income |
| Accruals | -4.5% | -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.
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | Median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on equity | 21.3% | 21.9% | 19.0% | 14.1% | 13.3% | 11.6% | 12.0% | 8.8% | 13.2% | 9.9% | 13.2% |
| Return on capital employed | 25.0% | 25.1% | 21.7% | 17.1% | 16.7% | 13.9% | 13.5% | 9.0% | 11.8% | 13.1% | 13.9% |
| Operating margin | 42.4% | 39.3% | 30.4% | 23.2% | 24.5% | 21.1% | 18.5% | 13.8% | 16.7% | 16.9% | 21.1% |
| Net margin | 36.0% | 34.3% | 26.5% | 19.2% | 19.6% | 17.6% | 16.5% | 13.6% | 18.7% | 12.7% | 18.7% |
| Debt to equity | 0.00x | 0.00x | 0.00x | 0.00x | 0.00x | 0.00x | 0.00x | 0.00x | 0.00x | 0.00x | 0.00x |
| Current ratio | 19.27x | 20.92x | 14.58x | 12.23x | 13.45x | 10.70x | 9.80x | 12.73x | 12.61x | 11.53x | 12.61x |
| Cash conversion | 1.23x | 1.16x | 1.24x | 1.42x | 1.50x | 2.08x | 1.80x | 1.97x | 1.26x | 2.13x | 1.42x |
How it compares in materials
Among the 79 materials companies here measured on free cash flow, United States Lime & Minerals pays out less than 75 of them. The median for that group is 34.3%, against this company’s 6.7%.
Closest on free cash flow
- Belden (BDC) 3.6%
- Orion S.A. (OEC) 8.6%
- Koppers Holdings (KOP) 9.5%
- Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 9.9%
Same sector and same denominator, so the figures are comparable. All 107 in materials →