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MetricDBXDROPBOX, INC.PCORPROCORE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.IDCCInterDigital, Inc.ZETAZeta Global Holdings Corp.Median of the restexcluding DBX
TypeCompanyCompanyCompanyCompany
Price
$37.48▲ 0.89 (2.43%)
$62.29▲ 1.38 (2.27%)
$332.06▼ 2.62 (0.78%)
$33.91▲ 0.39 (1.16%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.4.7/103.3/106.0/104.7/104.7/10
Market value$10.06B$9.45B$8.53B$7.48B
Revenue$2.52B$1.32B$834.0M$1.30B
Profit$508.4M-$100.8M$406.6M-$31.5M
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.-1.1%14.8%-4.0%29.7%14.8%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.80.1%79.5%—60.6%70.1%
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.27.3%-9.4%55.3%0.4%0.4%
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.20.2%-7.6%48.8%-2.4%-2.4%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.36.9%21.3%63.4%14.2%21.3%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.-28.3%-8.0%36.9%-3.9%-3.9%
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.—-12.6%47.7%0.6%0.6%
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.19.78x—20.97x—20.97x
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.——15.35x716.08x365.72x
Price to book-5.60x7.49x7.75x9.30x7.75x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.-2.58x0.77x0.87x0.87x0.87x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.6/85/87/85/95.0
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.distressdistressn/a for banksdistress

How DBX compares with the others

  • DBX's operating margin of 27.3% is higher than the median of the other companies selected (0.4%).
  • Its revenue grew more slowly than the median of the other companies selected: -1.1% against 14.8%.
  • It trades at a P/E in line with the other company selected (19.8x against 21.0x).
  • Its liabilities are lower relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: -2.6x against 0.9x.

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