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| Metric | KEKimball Electronics, Inc. | PLXSPLEXUS CORP | IPGPIPG PHOTONICS CORP | BHEBENCHMARK ELECTRONICS INC | Median of the restexcluding KE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Company | Company | Company | Company | |
| Price | $25.00▼ 1.48 (5.57%) | $220.78▼ 17.93 (7.51%) | $69.41▼ 4.62 (6.24%) | $66.30▼ 4.95 (6.95%) | |
| Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality. | 7.0/10 | 6.0/10 | 7.3/10 | 7.0/10 | 7.0/10 |
| Market value | $599.3M | $5.92B | $2.92B | $2.36B | |
| Revenue | $1.43B | $4.03B | $1.00B | $2.75B | |
| Profit | $28.0M | $172.9M | $31.1M | $24.9M | |
| Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year. | -3.7% | 1.8% | 2.7% | -0.4% | 1.8% |
| Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them. | 8.2% | 10.1% | 38.0% | 9.8% | 10.1% |
| Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax. | 4.6% | 5.0% | 1.3% | 2.8% | 2.8% |
| Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales. | 2.0% | 4.3% | 3.1% | 0.9% | 3.1% |
| Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales. | 1.5% | 3.8% | -0.3% | 3.2% | 3.2% |
| Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company. | 4.8% | 11.9% | 1.5% | 2.3% | 2.3% |
| 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. | 5.7% | 16.2% | 0.5% | 6.1% | 6.1% |
| P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit. | 21.43x | 34.26x | 94.03x | 95.16x | 94.03x |
| 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. | 5.98x | — | — | 18.25x | 18.25x |
| Price to book | 1.02x | 4.07x | 1.37x | 2.15x | 2.15x |
| Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake. | 0.87x | 1.16x | 0.14x | 0.88x | 0.88x |
| Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger. | 7/9 | 8/8 | 6/8 | 7/9 | 7.0 |
| Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone. | safe | safe | safe | safe |
How KE compares with the others
- KE's operating margin of 4.6% is higher than the median of the other companies selected (2.8%).
- Its revenue grew more slowly than the median of the other companies selected: -3.7% against 1.8%.
- It trades at a lower P/E than the median of the other companies selected: 21.4x against 94.0x.
Measured against the other companies entered, from each one's latest annual filing. A difference describes the companies; it does not rank them.