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Latest annual figures from each company's filings
| Metric | CDWCDW Corp | SNXTD SYNNEX CORP | ARWARROW ELECTRONICS, INC. | AVTAVNET INC | Median of the restexcluding CDW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Company | Company | Company | Company | |
| Price | $164.62▲ 6.34 (4.01%) | $247.08▼ 4.06 (1.62%) | $209.40▼ 9.72 (4.44%) | $88.64▼ 4.49 (4.82%) | |
| Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality. | 7.0/10 | 8.0/10 | 5.0/10 | 6.0/10 | 6.0/10 |
| Market value | $21.30B | $20.92B | $10.92B | $7.27B | |
| Revenue | $22.42B | $62.51B | $30.85B | $27.63B | |
| Profit | $1.07B | $827.7M | $571.3M | $334.4M | |
| Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year. | 6.8% | 6.9% | 10.5% | 24.5% | 10.5% |
| Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them. | 21.7% | 7.0% | 11.2% | 10.4% | 10.4% |
| Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax. | 7.4% | 2.3% | 2.7% | 2.6% | 2.6% |
| Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales. | 4.8% | 1.3% | 1.9% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
| Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales. | 4.9% | 2.2% | -0.1% | -1.3% | -0.1% |
| Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company. | 40.9% | 9.8% | 8.7% | 6.7% | 8.7% |
| 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. | 16.2% | 10.4% | 7.0% | 6.4% | 7.0% |
| P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit. | 19.97x | 25.27x | 19.12x | 21.76x | 21.76x |
| 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. | 13.49x | 12.62x | 14.27x | — | 13.45x |
| Price to book | 8.17x | 2.48x | 1.66x | 1.45x | 1.66x |
| Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake. | 5.15x | 3.05x | 3.42x | 2.07x | 3.05x |
| Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger. | 5/9 | 7/9 | 5/9 | 4/9 | 5.0 |
| Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone. | grey | grey | safe | safe |
How CDW compares with the others
- CDW's operating margin of 7.4% is higher than the median of the other companies selected (2.6%).
- Its revenue grew more slowly than the median of the other companies selected: 6.8% against 10.5%.
- It trades at a P/E in line with the median of the other companies selected (20.0x against 21.8x).
- Its liabilities are higher relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 5.2x against 3.1x.
Measured against the other companies entered, from each one's latest annual filing. A difference describes the companies; it does not rank them.