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Latest annual figures from each company's filings

MetricGMGeneral Motors CoTSLATesla, Inc.FFORD MOTOR CORIVNRivian Automotive, Inc. / DEMedian of the restexcluding GM
TypeCompanyCompanyCompanyCompany
Price
$77.21▲ 1.10 (1.45%)
$386.47▲ 12.76 (3.41%)
$11.94▲ 0.04 (0.34%)
$12.46▲ 0.03 (0.24%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.3.3/107.0/103.3/105.0/105.0/10
Market value$69.80B$1.45T$47.51B$15.45B
Revenue$167.97B$94.83B$187.27B$5.39B
Profit$2.70B$3.79B-$8.16B-$3.65B
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.-2.1%-2.9%1.2%8.4%1.2%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.—18.0%6.8%2.7%6.8%
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.1.7%4.6%-4.9%-66.5%-4.9%
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.1.6%4.0%-4.4%-67.7%-4.4%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.10.5%6.6%6.7%-46.2%6.6%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.4.4%4.6%-22.7%-79.4%-22.7%
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.6.3%4.2%-57.5%-51.9%-51.9%
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.25.88x382.09x——382.09x
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.—153.57x——153.57x
Price to book1.14x17.65x1.32x3.36x3.36x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.3.57x0.67x7.04x2.24x2.24x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.5/75/93/84/94.0
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.distresssafedistressdistress

How GM compares with the others

  • GM's operating margin of 1.7% is higher than the median of the other companies selected (-4.9%).
  • Its revenue grew more slowly than the median of the other companies selected: -2.1% against 1.2%.
  • It trades at a lower P/E than the other company selected: 25.9x against 382.1x.
  • Its liabilities are higher relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 3.6x against 2.2x.

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