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| Metric | CLSCELESTICA INC | CLS.TOCLS.TO | FTG.TOFTG.TO | BYL.TOBYL.TO | Median of the restexcluding CLS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Company | Company | Company | Company | |
| Price | $269.01▼ 35.60 (11.69%) | C$376.69▼ 70.01 (15.67%) | C$33.97▼ 0.03 (0.09%) | C$0.19▼ 0.01 (5.00%) | |
| Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality. | 8.7/10 | 8.0/10 | 8.0/10 | 4.0/10 | 8.0/10 |
| Market value | $30.91B | $43.28B | $855.1M | $29.0M | |
| Revenue | $12.39B | $17.39B | $191.0M | $76.3M | |
| Profit | $832.5M | $1.17B | $13.1M | -$4.7M | |
| Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year. | 28.5% | 28.5% | 17.8% | -8.7% | 17.8% |
| Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them. | 12.1% | 12.1% | 31.7% | 44.7% | 31.7% |
| Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax. | 8.4% | 8.6% | 11.4% | -1.5% | 8.6% |
| Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales. | 6.7% | 6.7% | 6.8% | -6.1% | 6.7% |
| Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales. | 3.7% | 3.7% | 6.9% | 0.4% | 3.7% |
| Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company. | 37.6% | 37.6% | 13.6% | 40.1% | 37.6% |
| 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. | 36.8% | 37.8% | 14.8% | -17.6% | 14.8% |
| P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit. | 37.13x | 37.05x | 65.39x | — | 51.22x |
| 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. | 25.56x | 24.90x | 26.63x | 38.61x | 26.63x |
| Price to book | 13.95x | 13.92x | 8.86x | -2.49x | 8.86x |
| Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake. | 2.25x | 2.25x | 0.79x | -4.90x | 0.79x |
| Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger. | 7/9 | 7/9 | 5/9 | 6/9 | 6.0 |
| Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone. | safe | safe | safe | distress |
How CLS compares with the others
- CLS's operating margin of 8.4% is in line with the median of the other companies selected (8.6%).
- Its revenue grew faster than the median of the other companies selected: 28.5% against 17.8%.
- It trades at a lower P/E than the median of the other companies selected: 37.1x against 51.2x.
- Its liabilities are higher relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 2.3x 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.