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| Metric | FRSTPrimis Financial Corp. | MVBFMVB FINANCIAL CORP | FMOOF&M Bancorp | ISTRInvestar Holding Corp | Median of the restexcluding FRST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Company | Company | — | Company | |
| Price | $15.28▼ 0.66 (4.14%) | $30.00▲ 0.09 (0.30%) | $65.40▲ 0.00 (0.00%) | $28.04▼ 1.15 (3.94%) | |
| Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality. | 8.0/10 | 8.0/10 | not reported | 7.3/10 | 7.7/10 |
| Market value | $377.3M | $381.5M | $319.2M | $274.8M | |
| Revenue | — | — | — | $93.6M | |
| Profit | $61.4M | $26.9M | — | $22.9M | |
| Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year. | — | — | — | 7.1% | 7.1% |
| Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them. | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax. | — | — | — | — | — |
| Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales. | — | — | — | 24.5% | 24.5% |
| Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales. | — | — | — | — | — |
| Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company. | 14.5% | 8.1% | — | 7.6% | 7.8% |
| 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. | — | — | — | — | — |
| P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit. | 6.14x | 14.17x | — | 12.00x | 13.08x |
| 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 | 0.89x | 1.14x | — | 0.91x | 1.03x |
| Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake. | 8.57x | 8.91x | — | 8.41x | 8.66x |
| Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger. | 4/5 | 4/5 | not reported | 6/7 | 5.0 |
| Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone. | n/a for banks | n/a for banks | not reported | n/a for banks |
How FRST compares with the others
- It trades at a lower P/E than the median of the other companies selected: 6.1x against 13.1x.
Measured against the other companies entered, from each one's latest annual filing. A difference describes the companies; it does not rank them.