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MetricDKSDICK'S SPORTING GOODS, INC.ULTAUlta Beauty, Inc.TSCOTRACTOR SUPPLY CO /DE/FIVEFIVE BELOW, INCMedian of the restexcluding DKS
TypeCompanyCompanyCompanyCompany
Price
$148.78▲ 6.81 (4.80%)
$635.01▲ 28.02 (4.62%)
$34.73▲ 2.04 (6.24%)
$225.87▲ 1.77 (0.79%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.7.3/107.3/107.3/107.3/107.3/10
Market value$12.37B$28.05B$18.30B$12.47B
Revenue$17.22B$12.39B$15.52B$4.76B
Profit$849.2M$1.15B$1.10B$358.6M
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.28.1%9.7%4.3%22.9%9.7%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.32.9%39.1%36.4%36.0%36.4%
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.6.4%12.4%9.5%9.6%9.6%
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.4.9%9.3%7.1%7.5%7.5%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.2.3%8.6%4.8%8.6%8.6%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.15.3%41.1%42.5%16.4%41.1%
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.19.5%47.3%27.7%23.2%27.7%
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.14.56x24.31x16.70x34.78x24.31x
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.—15.10x10.13x—12.61x
Price to book2.23x10.00x7.09x5.69x7.09x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.2.14x1.50x3.24x1.25x1.50x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.3/85/86/98/86.0
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.safesafesafesafe

How DKS compares with the others

  • DKS's operating margin of 6.4% is lower than the median of the other companies selected (9.6%).
  • Its revenue grew faster than the median of the other companies selected: 28.1% against 9.7%.
  • It trades at a lower P/E than the median of the other companies selected: 14.6x against 24.3x.
  • Its liabilities are higher relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 2.1x against 1.5x.

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