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MetricENTGENTEGRIS INCAMATAPPLIED MATERIALS INC /DELRCXLAM RESEARCH CORPKLACKLA CORPMedian of the restexcluding ENTG
TypeCompanyCompanyCompanyCompany
Price
$142.90▼ 1.62 (1.12%)
$375.58▼ 33.36 (8.16%)
$263.45▼ 8.75 (3.21%)
$163.43▲ 1.69 (1.04%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.4.7/109.0/108.0/108.0/108.0/10
Market value$21.71B$297.83B$329.65B$213.60B
Revenue$3.20B$28.37B$23.23B$13.58B
Profit$235.6M$7.00B$7.27B$4.83B
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.-1.4%4.4%26.0%11.7%11.7%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.44.4%48.7%50.5%61.3%50.5%
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.14.3%29.2%35.3%—32.3%
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.7.4%24.7%31.3%35.6%31.3%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.12.4%20.1%21.1%27.7%21.1%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.6.0%34.3%58.3%76.1%58.3%
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.5.8%31.9%67.9%—49.9%
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.92.13x42.56x45.37x44.22x44.22x
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.37.88x34.23x38.19x—36.21x
Price to book5.49x14.59x26.43x33.64x26.43x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.1.11x0.78x0.89x1.83x0.89x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.6/96/98/97/97.0
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.safesafesafesafe

How ENTG compares with the others

  • ENTG's operating margin of 14.3% is lower than the median of the other companies selected (32.3%).
  • Its revenue grew more slowly than the median of the other companies selected: -1.4% against 11.7%.
  • It trades at a higher P/E than the median of the other companies selected: 92.1x against 44.2x.
  • Its liabilities are higher relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 1.1x 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.