Algoma Steel Group Inc. key statistics and ratios
In fiscal 2025, Algoma Steel Group Inc. had return on equity of -96.1%, an operating margin of -63.6%, debt equal to 98.5% of equity and a current ratio of 2.18. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.
Financial ratios
| Fiscal year | 2020Mar 2020 | 2021Mar 2021 | 2022Mar 2022 | 2023Mar 2023 | 2024Mar 2024 | 2025Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | −4.1% | 8.8% | 39.8% | 14.0% | 10.1% | −31.9% |
| Operating margin | −7.0% | 4.7% | 37.1% | 10.5% | 6.0% | −63.6% |
| Net margin | −9.0% | −4.2% | 22.5% | 10.7% | 3.8% | −47.2% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | −6.0% | −3.5% | 28.8% | −7.0% | −7.0% | −18.9% |
| Return on equity | −62.3% | −32.9% | 97.3% | 19.2% | 7.1% | −96.1% |
| Return on assets | — | −4.7% | 40.3% | 11.4% | 4.1% | −40.1% |
| Asset turnover | — | 1.10 | 1.79 | 1.06 | 1.09 | 0.85 |
| Current ratio | — | 2.42 | 3.57 | 3.98 | 2.95 | 2.18 |
| Debt to equity | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 98.5% |
| Effective tax rate | — | — | 25.8% | 20.6% | 27.4% | — |
| Capital spending as % of revenue | 5.8% | 4.0% | 4.4% | 13.4% | 17.5% | 15.8% |
| Free cash flow ÷ net income | — | — | 127.9% | −64.9% | −185.6% | — |
| Dividends ÷ net income | — | — | 1.1% | 10.3% | 26.5% | — |
| Dividends and buybacks ÷ free cash flow | — | — | 0.8% | — | — | — |
Financial health
- Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $789m of assets due within a year against $363m of liabilities due within a year.
- Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $789m short-term assets against $822m of longer-dated liabilities.
- More cash than debt Cash or debt not separately reported. Not assessable.
- Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Equity or debt not reported. Not assessable.
- Debt burden no higher than five years ago Five-year comparison not available. Not assessable.
- A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt Cash flow or debt not reported. Not assessable.
- Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Interest not separately reported. Not assessable.
Moat
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