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MetricEMREMERSON ELECTRIC CO3665.TW3665.TWVRTVertiv Holdings CoAMEAMETEK INC/Median of the restexcluding EMR
TypeCompanyCompanyCompanyCompany
Price
$160.29▼ 2.82 (1.73%)
NT$1875.00▼ 100.00 (5.06%)
$195.59▼ 16.56 (7.81%)
$247.36▲ 0.14 (0.06%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.9.0/1010.0/1010.0/109.0/1010.0/10
Market value$90.21B$365.55B$74.82B$56.65B
Revenue$18.02B$71.25B$10.23B$7.40B
Profit$2.29B$9.01B$1.33B$1.48B
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.3.0%31.7%27.7%6.6%27.7%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.52.8%31.7%36.3%36.0%36.0%
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.—17.5%17.9%25.8%17.9%
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.12.7%12.6%13.0%20.0%13.0%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.14.8%6.8%18.5%22.6%18.5%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.11.3%19.3%33.8%13.9%19.3%
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.—19.4%27.3%12.6%19.4%
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.39.34x40.59x56.14x38.27x40.59x
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.—24.46x35.55x28.44x28.44x
Price to book4.45x7.84x18.98x5.33x7.84x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.1.07x0.76x2.10x0.51x0.76x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.7/96/96/97/96.0
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.not reportedsafesafesafe

How EMR compares with the others

  • EMR's profit margin of 12.7% is in line with the median of the other companies selected (13.0%).
  • Its revenue grew more slowly than the median of the other companies selected: 3.0% against 27.7%.
  • It trades at a P/E in line with the median of the other companies selected (39.3x against 40.6x).
  • Its liabilities are higher relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 1.1x 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.