Key Factors to Review Before Investing in Elanco Animal Health (ELAN)

By Tamara Parker • Tuesday, December 31 15:12 • Permanent Link

Shares of Pharmaceutical company Elanco Animal Health climbed 2.2% this afternoon. Here are some quick facts to get you started if you are interested in the stock:

Elanco Animal Health has logged a -19.3% 52 week change, compared to 24.5% for the S&P 500
Its trailing earnings per share (EPS) is $0.41, which brings its trailing Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio to 29.5. The Health Care sector's average P/E ratio is 26.07
The company's forward earnings per share (EPS) is $0.94 and its forward P/E ratio is 12.8
The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 0.92 in contrast to the Health Care sector's average P/B ratio is 3.53
The current ratio is currently 2.8, which consists in its liquid assets divided by any liabilities due within in the next 12 months
The company's free cash flow for the last fiscal year was $197.0 Million and the average free cash flow growth rate is -11.0%
Elanco Animal Health's revenues have an average growth rate of 7.6% with operating expenses growing at 11.4%. The company's current operating margins stand at -27.0%

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