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MetricCCKCROWN HOLDINGS, INC.BALLBALL CorpATRAPTARGROUP, INC.GEFGREIF, INCMedian of the restexcluding CCK
TypeCompanyCompanyCompanyCompany
Price
$119.26▲ 3.04 (2.62%)
$65.81▲ 1.66 (2.59%)
$128.10▲ 2.47 (1.97%)
$83.13▲ 1.23 (1.50%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.7.0/107.0/108.7/106.0/107.0/10
Market value$13.53B$18.61B$8.52B$3.84B
Revenue$12.37B$13.16B$3.78B$5.45B
Profit$738.0M$915.0M$392.8M$268.8M
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.4.8%11.6%5.4%4.4%5.4%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.22.0%19.6%37.2%19.7%19.7%
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.12.6%—13.3%8.5%10.9%
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.6.0%7.0%10.4%4.9%7.0%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.9.0%6.0%7.9%—7.0%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.24.6%16.9%14.7%12.9%14.7%
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.12.2%—11.2%8.5%9.8%
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.18.33x20.34x21.69x14.28x20.34x
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.10.02x—11.97x8.76x10.37x
Price to book4.51x3.43x3.19x1.84x3.19x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.3.76x2.60x0.97x2.19x2.19x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.8/96/96/94/86.0
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.greygreysafegrey

How CCK compares with the others

  • CCK's operating margin of 12.6% is higher than the median of the other companies selected (10.9%).
  • Its revenue growth of 4.8% is in line with the median of the other companies selected (5.4%).
  • It trades at a P/E in line with the median of the other companies selected (18.3x against 20.3x).
  • Its liabilities are higher relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 3.8x against 2.2x.

Measured against the other companies entered, from each one's latest annual filing. A difference describes the companies; it does not rank them.