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Latest annual figures from each company's filings
| Metric | LAWCS Disco, Inc. | IIIVi3 Verticals, Inc. | APIAgora, Inc. | CRNCCerence Inc. | Median of the restexcluding LAW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Company | Company | Company | Company | |
| Price | $5.07▲ 0.14 (2.84%) | $17.37▼ 0.07 (0.40%) | $4.45▲ 0.06 (1.37%) | $8.34▼ 0.31 (3.58%) | |
| Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality. | 3.3/10 | 7.3/10 | 6.0/10 | 4.0/10 | 6.0/10 |
| Market value | $320.7M | $415.3M | $410.5M | $361.7M | |
| Revenue | $156.8M | $213.2M | $141.1M | $251.8M | |
| Profit | -$44.4M | $17.9M | $9.5M | -$18.7M | |
| Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year. | 8.3% | 11.5% | 5.9% | -24.0% | 5.9% |
| Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them. | 74.9% | — | 66.4% | 72.7% | 69.6% |
| Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax. | -30.7% | 1.8% | -6.7% | -0.9% | -0.9% |
| Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales. | -28.3% | 8.4% | 6.8% | -7.4% | 6.8% |
| Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales. | -11.5% | 1.8% | 18.1% | 18.6% | 18.1% |
| Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company. | -34.6% | 4.6% | 1.7% | -12.4% | 1.7% |
| 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. | -35.1% | 0.9% | -1.6% | -0.5% | -0.5% |
| P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit. | — | 23.24x | 43.08x | — | 33.16x |
| 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. | — | 11.01x | — | 84.95x | 47.98x |
| Price to book | 2.50x | 1.07x | 0.73x | 2.40x | 1.07x |
| Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake. | 0.36x | 0.31x | 0.28x | 3.19x | 0.31x |
| Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger. | 4/8 | 5/8 | 7/9 | 4/9 | 5.0 |
| Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone. | distress | safe | safe | distress |
How LAW compares with the others
- LAW's operating margin of -30.7% is lower than the median of the other companies selected (-0.9%).
- Its revenue grew faster than the median of the other companies selected: 8.3% against 5.9%.
- It has no P/E to set against theirs, because it did not make a profit.
- Its liabilities are higher relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 0.4x against 0.3x.
Measured against the other companies entered, from each one's latest annual filing. A difference describes the companies; it does not rank them.