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| Metric | MCHXMARCHEX INC | TTGTTechTarget, Inc. | NCMINational CineMedia, Inc. | FLNTFluent, Inc. | Median of the restexcluding MCHX |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Company | Company | Company | Company | |
| Price | $1.28▲ 0.01 (0.79%) | $3.78▲ 0.00 (0.00%) | $1.90▼ 0.04 (2.06%) | $2.65▼ 0.10 (3.64%) | |
| Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality. | 2.0/10 | 4.7/10 | 3.3/10 | 4.0/10 | 4.0/10 |
| Market value | $56.8M | $273.3M | $177.4M | $78.5M | |
| Revenue | $45.4M | $486.8M | $243.2M | $208.8M | |
| Profit | -$5.2M | -$1.01B | -$10.6M | -$27.2M | |
| Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year. | -5.6% | 70.9% | 1.0% | -18.0% | 1.0% |
| Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them. | 63.4% | 60.2% | 94.7% | 24.5% | 60.2% |
| Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax. | -12.6% | -210.7% | -5.7% | -9.7% | -9.7% |
| Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales. | -11.5% | -207.1% | -4.4% | -13.0% | -13.0% |
| Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales. | -3.2% | 3.3% | 1.2% | -0.7% | 1.2% |
| Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company. | -17.4% | -169.6% | -2.8% | -149.2% | -149.2% |
| 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. | -22.4% | -146.3% | -3.1% | -40.3% | -40.3% |
| P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit. | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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. | — | — | — | — | — |
| Price to book | 1.89x | 0.46x | 0.47x | 4.31x | 0.47x |
| Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake. | 0.32x | 0.58x | 0.31x | 3.89x | 0.58x |
| Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger. | 2/7 | 5/8 | 6/9 | 5/9 | 5.0 |
| Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone. | distress | distress | safe | distress |
How MCHX compares with the others
- MCHX's operating margin of -12.6% is lower than the median of the other companies selected (-9.7%).
- Its revenue grew more slowly than the median of the other companies selected: -5.6% against 1.0%.
- Its liabilities are lower relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 0.3x against 0.6x.
Measured against the other companies entered, from each one's latest annual filing. A difference describes the companies; it does not rank them.