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MetricMOALTRIA GROUP, INC.PMPhilip Morris International Inc.TPBTurning Point Brands, Inc.UVVUNIVERSAL CORP /VA/Median of the restexcluding MO
TypeCompanyCompanyCompanyCompany
Price
$76.07▲ 2.24 (3.03%)
$201.74▲ 4.28 (2.17%)
$66.87▲ 2.26 (3.50%)
$39.67▲ 1.45 (3.79%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.7.3/107.3/1010.0/106.0/107.3/10
Market value$127.37B$313.68B$1.19B$988.7M
Revenue$23.28B$40.65B$463.1M$2.89B
Profit$6.95B$11.35B$58.2M$32.6M
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.-3.1%7.3%28.4%-1.3%7.3%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.62.5%67.1%57.1%16.4%57.1%
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.42.5%36.6%20.6%5.8%20.6%
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.29.8%27.9%12.6%1.1%12.6%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.39.0%26.2%9.5%2.8%9.5%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.-198.4%-113.5%15.6%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.41.3%40.0%15.1%6.8%15.1%
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.18.33x27.64x20.40x30.29x27.64x
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.14.62x20.97x—6.96x13.96x
Price to book-36.37x-31.39x3.19x0.70x0.70x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.-10.98x-7.73x1.05x0.92x0.92x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.6/98/97/96/97.0
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.safesafesafesafe

How MO compares with the others

  • MO's operating margin of 42.5% is higher than the median of the other companies selected (20.6%).
  • Its revenue grew more slowly than the median of the other companies selected: -3.1% against 7.3%.
  • It trades at a lower P/E than the median of the other companies selected: 18.3x against 27.6x.
  • Its liabilities are lower relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: -11.0x against 0.9x.

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