Federal Signal Corporation FSS
114.75
1.97
1.75%
as of 25 Sep
- Market cap
- $6.9B
- P/E
- 24.5×
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| Dec '25 | Dec '24 | Dec '23 | Dec '22 | Dec '21 | Dec '20 | Dec '19 | Dec '18 | Dec '17 | Dec '16 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P/E ratio |
26.75 | 26.03 | 29.18 | 23.37 | 26.11 | 20.73 | 17.92 | 12.68 | 19.34 | 22.04 |
P/S ratio |
3.03 | 3.02 | 2.65 | 1.96 | 2.17 | 1.77 | 1.59 | 1.09 | 1.32 | 1.35 |
P/FCF ratio |
29.07 | 29.50 | 27.85 | 149.64 | 40.92 | 18.78 | 28.68 | 15.15 | 18.35 | 51.53 |
P/Operating CF |
67.92 | 62.10 | 44.19 | 71.40 | 56.43 | 35.34 | 43.63 | 56.76 | 56.10 | 140.96 |
P/B ratio |
4.78 | 4.74 | 4.56 | 3.27 | 3.36 | 2.85 | 3.03 | 2.25 | 2.60 | 2.43 |
Price to Tangible BV |
17.41 | 11.06 | 14.20 | 14.12 | 18.04 | 12.95 | 21.60 | 100.17 | 0.00 | 6.50 |
EV/Sales |
3.26 | 3.09 | 2.79 | 2.18 | 2.37 | 1.88 | 1.74 | 1.25 | 1.59 | 1.37 |
EV/EBITDA |
16.86 | 16.68 | 17.02 | 14.52 | 15.89 | 12.06 | 11.28 | 8.62 | 13.76 | 12.07 |
EV/Operating CF |
27.89 | 24.90 | 24.73 | 43.58 | 28.27 | 15.63 | 20.66 | 14.71 | 19.63 | 39.35 |
EV/FCF |
31.28 | 30.20 | 29.30 | 166.42 | 44.68 | 19.99 | 31.47 | 17.34 | 22.06 | 52.25 |
Quick Ratio |
1.26 | 1.19 | 1.26 | 1.23 | 1.04 | 1.41 | 1.04 | 1.02 | 1.33 | 1.55 |
Current Ratio |
3.02 | 2.66 | 2.91 | 2.94 | 2.53 | 2.73 | 2.25 | 2.07 | 2.59 | 3.06 |
Net Debt/EBITDA |
1.19 | 0.38 | 0.84 | 1.46 | 1.34 | 0.73 | 1.00 | 1.09 | 2.31 | 0.17 |
Debt/Assets |
23.62% | 12.68% | 18.45% | 23.81% | 20.70% | 17.37% | 18.92% | 20.52% | 27.99% | 9.95% |
Debt/Equity |
0.41 | 0.19 | 0.30 | 0.42 | 0.36 | 0.30 | 0.34 | 0.40 | 0.61 | 0.16 |
Asset Turnover |
1.05 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 0.99 | 0.94 | 0.95 | 1.12 | 1.08 | 1.10 | 1.08 |
Operating CF/Net income |
1.03 | 1.07 | 1.24 | 0.60 | 1.01 | 1.42 | 0.95 | 0.99 | 1.18 | 0.56 |
Capex/Depreciation |
(0.34) | (0.64) | (0.52) | (0.97) | (0.74) | (0.66) | (0.85) | (0.38) | (0.26) | (0.31) |
Interest Coverage |
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 19.20% | 19.77% | 16.90% | 14.64% | 13.54% | 14.32% | 18.52% | 19.04% | 14.47% | 10.95% | |
| 11.86% | 12.78% | 10.01% | 8.33% | 7.81% | 8.10% | 9.91% | 9.32% | 7.53% | 6.69% | |
ROIC |
11.31% | 13.34% | 11.32% | 8.54% | 7.96% | 9.89% | 11.07% | 10.80% | 6.59% | 9.33% |
Return on Tangible Assets |
29.15% | 34.91% | 27.85% | 22.71% | 24.99% | 26.43% | 37.11% | 40.57% | 24.96% | 20.13% |
Average Days of Receivables |
48.91 | 38.51 | 39.45 | 44.21 | 40.92 | 40.99 | 40.11 | 41.68 | 48.02 | 41.92 |
Research and Development Expense of Revenue |
0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Selling, General and Administrative Expense of Revenue |
11.74% | 12.57% | 12.20% | 11.97% | 12.30% | 13.19% | 13.46% | 14.60% | 16.06% | 16.88% |
Intangible Assets out of Total Assets |
0.42 | 0.38 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.47 | 0.45 | 0.47 | 0.51 | 0.53 | 0.38 |
Share Based Compensation of Revenue |
0.69% | 0.84% | 0.76% | 0.71% | 0.63% | 0.74% | 0.72% | 0.70% | 0.51% | 0.68% |
Graham Net Nets |
(0.02) | 0.01 | (0.01) | (0.05) | (0.06) | (0.05) | (0.08) | (0.14) | (0.19) | 0.01 |
Graham Number |
45.57 | 39.44 | 30.95 | 25.24 | 21.95 | 20.47 | 20.78 | 17.68 | 13.33 | 10.28 |
Earnings Yield |
3.74% | 3.84% | 3.43% | 4.28% | 3.83% | 4.82% | 5.58% | 7.89% | 5.17% | 4.54% |
Free Cash Flow Yield |
3.44% | 3.39% | 3.59% | 0.67% | 2.44% | 5.32% | 3.49% | 6.60% | 5.45% | 1.94% |
Revenue per Share |
35.86 | 30.57 | 28.38 | 23.72 | 19.95 | 18.75 | 20.29 | 18.19 | 15.05 | 11.72 |
Operating CF per Share |
4.19 | 3.80 | 3.20 | 1.19 | 1.67 | 2.26 | 1.71 | 1.55 | 1.22 | 0.41 |
Capex per Share |
(0.45) | (0.67) | (0.50) | (0.88) | (0.62) | (0.49) | (0.59) | (0.24) | (0.13) | (0.10) |
Free Cash Flow per Share |
3.74 | 3.13 | 2.70 | 0.31 | 1.06 | 1.77 | 1.12 | 1.31 | 1.09 | 0.31 |
Cash per Share |
1.05 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 0.79 | 0.67 | 1.35 | 0.52 | 0.62 | 0.63 | 0.84 |
Shareholders Equity per Share |
22.73 | 19.48 | 16.51 | 14.23 | 12.89 | 11.64 | 10.66 | 8.85 | 7.66 | 6.52 |
Interest Debt per Share |
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Book value per Share |
22.73 | 19.48 | 16.51 | 14.23 | 12.89 | 11.64 | 10.66 | 8.85 | 7.66 | 6.52 |
Free Cash Flow |
227.10 | 190.70 | 164.10 | 18.80 | 64.40 | 106.50 | 67.70 | 78.70 | 64.80 | 18.60 |
Working Capital |
571.40 | 400.70 | 374.40 | 350.90 | 260.60 | 257.10 | 200.50 | 169.70 | 186.70 | 174.70 |
Capital Expenditures |
(27.60) | (40.60) | (30.30) | (53.00) | (37.40) | (29.70) | (35.40) | (14.10) | (8.00) | (6.10) |
Net Current Asset Value |
(156.80) | 63.40 | (48.40) | (132.00) | (151.10) | (101.20) | (163.20) | (165.20) | (231.10) | 10.50 |
EV/EBIT |
20.84 | 20.47 | 21.41 | 19.46 | 22.02 | 16.20 | 14.48 | 11.23 | 19.42 | 15.98 |
Capex to Sales |
0.01 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
Net Profit Margin |
11.31% | 11.62% | 9.14% | 8.39% | 8.29% | 8.51% | 8.88% | 8.63% | 6.86% | 6.19% |
Price to Operating Income |
19.37 | 19.99 | 20.35 | 17.50 | 20.16 | 15.22 | 13.20 | 9.81 | 16.16 | 15.77 |
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Depreciation/Fixed assets |
0.29 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.36 | 0.42 | 0.45 | 0.59 | 0.50 | 0.46 |
Cash ROIC |
(0.99%) | 0.83% | 0.26% | (8.46%) | (3.62%) | 2.95% | 1.25% | 3.96% | 1.64% | (3.58%) |
Accounts Receivable Turnover |
8.93 | 9.73 | 9.57 | 9.26 | 9.23 | 8.66 | 9.45 | 8.98 | 9.01 | 9.18 |
Accounts Payable Turnover |
17.51 | 18.24 | 18.30 | 15.89 | 15.88 | 14.36 | 13.71 | 13.73 | 15.61 | 14.31 |
Inventory Turnover |
3.86 | 4.19 | 4.27 | 4.18 | 4.47 | 4.55 | 5.28 | 5.48 | 5.26 | 5.06 |
Average Days of Payables |
23.09 | 21.70 | 19.13 | 24.25 | 25.58 | 22.50 | 26.41 | 29.88 | 27.75 | 24.57 |
Days of Inventory on Hand |
111.10 | 90.94 | 87.03 | 98.02 | 90.45 | 80.66 | 74.30 | 71.11 | 73.94 | 83.58 |
Average Receivables |
244.30 | 191.30 | 180.00 | 154.90 | 131.50 | 130.60 | 129.30 | 121.30 | 99.75 | 77.15 |
Average Payables |
88.50 | 72.85 | 69.55 | 68.60 | 58.20 | 58.30 | 65.55 | 58.80 | 43.40 | 36.65 |
Average Inventory |
401.30 | 317.20 | 298.05 | 260.90 | 207.05 | 183.95 | 170.10 | 147.25 | 128.65 | 103.65 |
Average Assets |
2,078.90 | 1,692.85 | 1,572.40 | 1,445.20 | 1,287.45 | 1,187.15 | 1,094.65 | 1,008.05 | 817.75 | 654.85 |
Average Common Equity |
1,284.05 | 1,094.00 | 931.40 | 822.45 | 743.05 | 671.85 | 585.85 | 493.75 | 425.75 | 399.85 |
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