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MetricBGBunge Global SAADMArcher-Daniels-Midland CoDARDARLING INGREDIENTS INC.INGRIngredion IncMedian of the restexcluding BG
TypeCompanyCompanyCompanyCompany
Price
$103.15▲ 0.92 (0.90%)
$79.84▲ 0.48 (0.60%)
$55.64▼ 3.45 (5.84%)
$95.68▼ 1.14 (1.18%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.5.0/108.0/106.0/107.3/107.3/10
Market value$13.82B$38.30B$8.82B$6.14B
Revenue$16.94B$24.96B$6.14B$7.22B
Profit$816.0M$1.08B$62.8M$729.0M
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.9.0%2.4%7.4%-2.8%2.4%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.20.1%20.2%24.0%25.3%24.0%
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.——4.5%14.1%9.3%
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.4.8%4.3%1.0%10.1%4.3%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.-5.2%16.8%11.1%7.1%11.1%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.5.1%4.7%1.3%17.1%4.7%
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.——2.5%15.1%8.8%
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.16.93x35.53x140.51x8.42x35.53x
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.——18.72x5.57x12.15x
Price to book0.87x1.68x1.86x1.44x1.68x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.1.80x1.30x1.16x0.83x1.16x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.4/96/98/98/98.0
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.distressgreygreysafe

How BG compares with the others

  • BG's profit margin of 4.8% is in line with the median of the other companies selected (4.3%).
  • Its revenue grew faster than the median of the other companies selected: 9.0% against 2.4%.
  • It trades at a lower P/E than the median of the other companies selected: 16.9x against 35.5x.
  • Its liabilities are higher relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 1.8x 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.