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MetricMBGLMobility Global Inc.ULSUL Solutions Inc.CACICACI INTERNATIONAL INC /DE/BAHBooz Allen Hamilton Holding CorpMedian of the restexcluding MBGL
TypeCompanyCompanyCompanyCompany
Price
$19.28▲ 0.76 (4.10%)
$74.28▲ 0.92 (1.25%)
$619.22▼ 4.16 (0.67%)
$78.57▲ 3.53 (4.70%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.7.3/109.0/106.0/106.0/106.0/10
Market value$5.69B$14.93B$13.68B$9.46B
Revenue$1.75B$3.05B$9.57B$11.22B
Profit$140.0M$325.0M$535.8M$851.0M
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.8.5%6.4%10.9%-6.4%6.4%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.—49.5%—52.7%51.1%
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.18.7%17.1%9.6%9.2%9.6%
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.8.0%10.6%5.6%7.6%7.6%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.26.3%13.2%8.2%8.5%8.5%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.1.2%25.8%12.0%77.0%25.8%
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.1.8%24.8%7.6%23.6%23.6%
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.40.64x45.95x25.54x11.11x25.54x
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.9.23x21.31x18.44x10.59x18.44x
Price to book0.50x11.83x3.07x8.56x8.56x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.0.13x1.29x1.65x5.44x1.65x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.6/88/96/84/96.0
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.not reportedsafesafesafe

How MBGL compares with the others

  • MBGL's operating margin of 18.7% is higher than the median of the other companies selected (9.6%).
  • Its revenue grew faster than the median of the other companies selected: 8.5% against 6.4%.
  • It trades at a higher P/E than the median of the other companies selected: 40.6x against 25.5x.
  • Its liabilities are lower relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 0.1x against 1.6x.

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