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MetricIEXIDEX CORP /DE/SYMSymbotic Inc.SNASnap-on IncFTVFortive CorpMedian of the restexcluding IEX
TypeCompanyCompanyCompanyCompany
Price
$226.88▼ 8.55 (3.63%)
$40.36▼ 1.37 (3.28%)
$356.46▼ 12.45 (3.37%)
$60.05▲ 1.41 (2.40%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.9.0/106.0/108.7/109.0/108.7/10
Market value$17.19B$23.85B$18.50B$18.82B
Revenue$3.46B$2.25B$4.71B$4.16B
Profit$483.2M-$16.9M$1.02B$579.2M
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.5.8%25.7%0.7%1.9%1.9%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.44.5%18.8%—63.5%41.2%
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.20.2%-5.1%28.2%17.3%17.3%
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.14.0%-0.8%21.6%13.9%13.9%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.17.8%—21.4%23.5%22.4%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.12.0%-7.7%17.1%9.0%9.0%
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.10.1%—18.4%7.5%12.9%
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.35.58x—18.20x32.49x25.34x
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.23.78x—12.67x18.70x15.68x
Price to book4.27x107.76x3.12x2.92x3.12x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.0.72x8.67x0.41x0.82x0.82x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.8/94/86/85/95.0
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.safesafesafesafe

How IEX compares with the others

  • IEX's operating margin of 20.2% is higher than the median of the other companies selected (17.3%).
  • Its revenue grew faster than the median of the other companies selected: 5.8% against 1.9%.
  • It trades at a higher P/E than the median of the other companies selected: 35.6x against 25.3x.
  • Its liabilities are lower relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 0.7x against 0.8x.

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