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MetricIRMIRON MOUNTAIN INCVICIVICI PROPERTIES INC.LAMRLAMAR ADVERTISING CO/NEWGLPIGaming & Leisure Properties, Inc.Median of the restexcluding IRM
TypeCompanyCompanyCompanyCompany
Price
$110.66▼ 4.06 (3.54%)
$24.02▲ 0.87 (3.76%)
$157.51▲ 2.43 (1.57%)
$40.02▲ 1.67 (4.35%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.4.7/107.3/107.3/107.3/107.3/10
Market value$32.73B$25.67B$16.00B$11.33B
Revenue$6.90B$4.01B$2.27B$1.59B
Profit$152.3M$2.78B$587.2M$825.1M
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.12.2%4.1%2.7%4.1%4.1%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.55.4%99.3%67.0%—83.2%
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.16.9%—34.2%75.3%54.7%
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.2.2%69.3%25.9%51.7%51.7%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.-13.5%—30.1%—30.1%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.-15.5%10.0%57.3%17.8%17.8%
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.5.5%—16.9%10.0%13.5%
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.214.98x9.25x27.24x13.73x13.73x
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.22.39x—17.58x12.33x14.96x
Price to book-33.37x0.92x15.61x2.45x2.45x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.-22.53x0.67x5.76x1.71x1.71x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.5/97/87/96/77.0
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.n/a for banksn/a for banksn/a for banksn/a for banks

How IRM compares with the others

  • IRM's operating margin of 16.9% is lower than the median of the other companies selected (54.7%).
  • Its revenue grew faster than the median of the other companies selected: 12.2% against 4.1%.
  • It trades at a higher P/E than the median of the other companies selected: 215.0x against 13.7x.
  • Its liabilities are lower relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: -22.5x against 1.7x.

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