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MetricLEALEAR CORPBWABORGWARNER INC1316.HK1316.HKGNTXGENTEX CORPMedian of the restexcluding LEA
TypeCompanyCompanyCompanyCompany
Price
$118.61▲ 0.72 (0.61%)
$57.45▼ 1.12 (1.91%)
HK$4.25▼ 0.09 (2.19%)
$21.26▲ 0.39 (1.87%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.7.0/108.0/108.0/108.7/108.0/10
Market value$6.36B$11.90B$10.67B$4.58B
Revenue$23.26B$14.32B$35.94B$2.53B
Profit$436.8M$277.0M$799.7M$384.8M
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.-0.2%1.6%7.2%9.6%7.2%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.6.5%18.7%11.4%34.2%18.7%
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.3.3%3.7%3.4%18.7%3.7%
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.1.9%1.9%2.2%15.2%2.2%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.2.3%8.2%3.1%18.1%8.2%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.8.7%5.1%4.8%15.5%5.1%
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.8.1%4.0%5.7%16.9%5.7%
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.14.56x42.94x13.34x11.90x13.34x
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.5.84x10.74x2.07x7.68x7.68x
Price to book1.26x2.19x0.64x1.84x1.84x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.1.95x1.50x0.76x0.18x0.76x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.6/96/98/96/86.0
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.greysafesafesafe

How LEA compares with the others

  • LEA's operating margin of 3.3% is in line with the median of the other companies selected (3.7%).
  • Its revenue grew more slowly than the median of the other companies selected: -0.2% against 7.2%.
  • It trades at a P/E in line with the median of the other companies selected (14.6x against 13.3x).
  • Its liabilities are higher relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 1.9x 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.