Linde plc Ordinary Shares (LIN)

Exchange
NASDAQ
Symbol
LIN
Sector
Life Sciences
Industry
Industrial Inorganic Chemicals
Description
Linde plc is a multinational chemical company. It is the largest industrial gas company by market share and revenue. It serves customers in the healthcare, petroleum refining, manufacturing, food, beverage carbonation, fiber-optics, steel making, aerospace, chemicals, electronics and water treatment industries. The company's primary business is the manufacturing and distribution of atmospheric gases, including oxygen, nitrogen, argon, rare gases, and process gases, including carbon dioxide, helium, hydrogen, electronic gases, specialty gases, and acetylene.
Country
USA

Stock price

At close: November 6, 2024

  • Open
    463.82
  • High
    465.69
  • Low
    458.32
  • Close
    462.63
  • Volume
    2,626,910

Financial ratios

Dec 31, 2023

Activity ratios
Inventory turnover
11.57
Receivables turnover
6.91
Payables turnover
8.11
Working capital turnover
—
Days of inventory on hand (DOH)
31.54
Days of sales outstanding (DSO)
52.81
Number of days of payables
45.03
Fixed asset turnover
1.33
Total asset turnover
0.40
 Liquidity ratios
Current ratio
0.80
Quick ratio
0.61
Cash ratio
0.31
Cash conversion cycle
39.32
 Solvency ratios
Debt-to-assets ratio
0.17
Debt-to-capital ratio
0.25
Debt-to-equity ratio
0.34
Financial leverage ratio
2.03
Interest coverage
40.12
 Profitability ratios
Gross profit margin
24.93%
Operating profit margin
24.61%
Pretax margin
24.57%
Net profit margin
19.01%
Operating return on assets (Operating ROA)
9.93%
Return on assets (ROA)
7.67%
Return on total capital
15.11%
Return on equity (ROE)
15.61%