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| Metric | ADVAdvantage Solutions Inc. | PUBMPubMatic, Inc. | MNTNMNTN, Inc. | BOCBOSTON OMAHA Corp | Median of the restexcluding ADV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Company | Company | Company | Company | |
| Price | $28.30▲ 0.60 (2.17%) | $17.17▼ 0.29 (1.66%) | $9.86▼ 0.07 (0.70%) | $12.64▲ 0.11 (0.88%) | |
| Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality. | 4.0/10 | 3.3/10 | 7.3/10 | 5.0/10 | 5.0/10 |
| Market value | $362.9M | $807.1M | $742.8M | $397.1M | |
| Revenue | $3.54B | $282.9M | $290.1M | $114.4M | |
| Profit | -$227.7M | -$14.5M | -$6.4M | -$12.4M | |
| Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year. | -0.7% | -2.9% | 28.6% | 5.6% | 5.6% |
| Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them. | 14.0% | 63.6% | 77.2% | 65.8% | 65.8% |
| Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax. | -3.6% | -6.1% | 8.3% | -3.4% | -3.4% |
| Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales. | -6.4% | -5.1% | -2.2% | -10.9% | -5.1% |
| Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales. | 1.6% | 23.6% | — | -8.8% | 7.4% |
| Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company. | -41.1% | -5.5% | -2.1% | -2.4% | -2.4% |
| Return on invested capital (approx.)Operating profit after tax against equity plus debt, less cash. Cash here excludes short-term investments, so this runs low for cash-rich companies. | -5.0% | -11.6% | 19.9% | -0.6% | -0.6% |
| P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit. | — | — | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA (approx.)Market value plus debt less cash, against operating profit before depreciation. Cash excludes short-term investments, so this runs high for cash-rich companies. | — | — | — | 31.87x | 31.87x |
| Price to book | 0.66x | 3.07x | 2.43x | 0.77x | 2.43x |
| Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake. | 4.04x | 1.59x | 0.24x | 0.34x | 0.34x |
| Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger. | 6/9 | 5/8 | 5/8 | 4/9 | 5.0 |
| Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone. | distress | grey | safe | safe |
How ADV compares with the others
- ADV's operating margin of -3.6% is in line with the median of the other companies selected (-3.4%).
- Its revenue grew more slowly than the median of the other companies selected: -0.7% against 5.6%.
- Its liabilities are higher relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 4.0x against 0.3x.
Measured against the other companies entered, from each one's latest annual filing. A difference describes the companies; it does not rank them.