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MetricELCOElcom International IncNTRPNextTrip, Inc.DRKDarkHorse Technologies Inc.AWREAWARE INC /MA/
Type—CompanyCompanyCompany
Price
$35.00▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
$1.39▲ 0.10 (7.75%)
$1.96▲ 0.03 (1.55%)
$0.8646▼ 0.01 (0.67%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.not reported4.7/103.3/102.0/10
Market value$17.5M$19.4M$20.7M$18.5M
Revenue—$3.7M$11.2M$17.3M
Profit—-$15.9M-$21.5M-$5.9M
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.—641.0%-32.7%-0.6%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.—17.6%23.5%92.3%
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.—-440.5%-196.8%-37.9%
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.—-428.3%-192.1%-34.0%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.——-211.2%-32.2%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.—-296.1%-92.2%-22.5%
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.—-351.5%-88.7%-27.5%
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.————
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.————
Price to book—3.62x0.89x0.71x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.—1.36x0.08x0.42x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.not reported3/84/83/8
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.not reporteddistressn/a for banksdistress