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MetricFNDFloor & Decor Holdings, Inc.HDHOME DEPOT, INC.LOWLOWES COMPANIES INCGRWGGrowGeneration Corp.Median of the restexcluding FND
TypeCompanyCompanyCompanyCompany
Price
$48.17▲ 3.06 (6.78%)
$327.73▲ 13.59 (4.33%)
$204.37▲ 7.81 (3.97%)
$1.43▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.7.3/107.0/104.0/102.0/104.0/10
Market value$5.19B$326.42B$114.65B$85.9M
Revenue$4.68B$164.68B$86.29B$161.7M
Profit$208.6M$14.16B$6.65B-$24.0M
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.5.1%3.2%3.1%-14.4%3.1%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.43.6%33.3%33.5%26.8%33.3%
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.5.8%12.7%11.8%-15.8%11.8%
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.4.5%8.6%7.7%-14.9%7.7%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.1.4%7.7%8.9%—8.3%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.8.7%110.5%-67.1%-24.7%-24.7%
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.9.0%24.4%24.6%-30.1%24.4%
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.24.88x23.06x17.23x—20.14x
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.10.05x15.53x12.63x—14.08x
Price to book2.16x25.48x-11.56x0.88x0.88x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.1.27x7.20x-6.46x0.51x0.51x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.8/95/96/95/85.0
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.safesafedistressdistress

How FND compares with the others

  • FND's operating margin of 5.8% is lower than the median of the other companies selected (11.8%).
  • Its revenue grew faster than the median of the other companies selected: 5.1% against 3.1%.
  • It trades at a higher P/E than the median of the other companies selected: 24.9x against 20.1x.
  • Its liabilities are higher relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 1.3x against 0.5x.

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