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Latest annual figures from each company's filings
| Metric | APDAir Products & Chemicals, Inc. | HGASGlobal Gas Corp | AFPWAlumifuel Power Corp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Company | Company | — |
| Price | $302.58▲ 3.93 (1.32%) | $0.051▼ 0.01 (16.39%) | $0.00003▲ 0.00 (0.00%) |
| Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality. | 2.0/10 | 4.0/10 | not reported |
| Market value | $67.35B | $381.5K | $6.1K |
| Revenue | $12.04B | $33.0K | — |
| Profit | -$394.5M | $24.3K | — |
| Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year. | -0.5% | — | — |
| Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them. | 31.4% | — | — |
| Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax. | -7.3% | -503.6% | — |
| Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales. | -3.3% | 73.7% | — |
| Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales. | -31.3% | — | — |
| Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company. | -2.6% | -8.2% | — |
| 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. | -5.2% | — | — |
| P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit. | — | 15.68x | — |
| 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. | 95.36x | — | — |
| Price to book | 4.48x | -1.29x | — |
| Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake. | 1.58x | -1.19x | — |
| Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger. | 3/8 | 2/5 | not reported |
| Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone. | grey | distress | not reported |
How APD compares with the others
- APD's operating margin of -7.3% is higher than the other company selected (-503.6%).
- It has no P/E to set against theirs, because it did not make a profit.
- Its liabilities are higher relative to equity than the other company selected: 1.6x against -1.2x.
Measured against the other companies entered, from each one's latest annual filing. A difference describes the companies; it does not rank them.