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MetricCFCF Industries Holdings, Inc.CTVACorteva, Inc.MOSMOSAIC COSMGSCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO COMedian of the restexcluding CF
TypeCompanyCompanyCompanyCompany
Price
$118.56▲ 2.26 (1.94%)
$12.72▼ 0.18 (1.40%)
$17.68▼ 0.18 (1.01%)
$55.93▲ 0.07 (0.13%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.10.0/108.0/106.0/106.0/106.0/10
Market value$18.21B$8.55B$5.61B$3.23B
Revenue$7.08B$17.40B$12.05B$3.41B
Profit$1.80B$1.09B$540.7M$145.2M
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.19.3%2.9%8.4%-3.9%2.9%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.38.5%47.3%15.8%30.6%30.6%
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.32.5%—6.8%10.5%8.7%
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.25.4%6.3%4.5%4.3%4.5%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.25.4%16.2%-4.4%8.0%8.0%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.37.2%4.5%4.5%-40.6%4.5%
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.30.4%—3.9%13.7%8.8%
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.10.13x7.82x10.38x22.26x10.38x
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.6.08x—5.53x12.59x9.06x
Price to book3.76x0.35x0.46x-9.04x0.35x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.1.91x0.77x1.03x-8.67x0.77x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.8/97/98/98/98.0
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.greygreydistressgrey

How CF compares with the others

  • CF's operating margin of 32.5% is higher than the median of the other companies selected (8.7%).
  • Its revenue grew faster than the median of the other companies selected: 19.3% against 2.9%.
  • It trades at a P/E in line with the median of the other companies selected (10.1x against 10.4x).
  • Its liabilities are higher relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 1.9x against 0.8x.

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