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MetricFIVNFive9, Inc.SPSCSPS COMMERCE INCALRMAlarm.com Holdings, Inc.VIAVia Transportation, Inc.Median of the restexcluding FIVN
TypeCompanyCompanyCompanyCompany
Price
$35.29▲ 0.98 (2.86%)
$89.38▲ 1.39 (1.58%)
$59.54▲ 0.86 (1.47%)
$34.59▲ 0.56 (1.65%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.6.0/1010.0/107.3/104.7/107.3/10
Market value$2.72B$3.35B$2.96B$1.14B
Revenue$1.15B$751.5M$1.01B$434.3M
Profit$39.4M$93.3M$131.6M-$96.4M
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.10.3%17.8%7.6%28.6%17.8%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.55.1%69.2%66.1%39.6%66.1%
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.2.5%15.7%13.2%-17.6%13.2%
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.3.4%12.4%13.0%-22.2%12.4%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.17.5%20.3%13.6%-7.5%13.6%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.5.0%9.6%15.5%-15.4%9.6%
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.4.6%10.8%—-23.6%-6.4%
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.69.11x35.93x22.45x—29.19x
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 book3.47x3.44x3.48x1.82x3.44x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.1.28x0.20x1.47x0.17x0.20x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.8/87/87/83/87.0
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.safesafesafesafe

How FIVN compares with the others

  • FIVN's operating margin of 2.5% is lower than the median of the other companies selected (13.2%).
  • Its revenue grew more slowly than the median of the other companies selected: 10.3% against 17.8%.
  • It trades at a higher P/E than the median of the other companies selected: 69.1x against 29.2x.
  • Its liabilities are higher relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 1.3x against 0.2x.

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