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MetricMYEMYERS INDUSTRIES INCATRAPTARGROUP, INC.GEFGREIF, INCSLGNSILGAN HOLDINGS INCMedian of the restexcluding MYE
TypeCompanyCompanyCompanyCompany
Price
$32.83▼ 0.06 (0.18%)
$128.10▲ 2.47 (1.97%)
$83.13▲ 1.23 (1.50%)
$39.76▲ 0.80 (2.05%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.6.0/108.7/106.0/107.0/107.0/10
Market value$1.23B$8.52B$3.84B$4.19B
Revenue$825.7M$3.78B$5.45B$6.48B
Profit$34.9M$392.8M$268.8M$288.4M
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.-1.3%5.4%4.4%10.7%5.4%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.33.4%37.2%19.7%17.7%19.7%
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.9.0%13.3%8.5%—10.9%
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.4.2%10.4%4.9%4.4%4.9%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.8.1%7.9%—6.5%7.2%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.11.9%14.7%12.9%12.7%12.9%
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.9.7%11.2%8.5%—9.8%
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.35.14x21.69x14.28x14.54x14.54x
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.16.61x11.97x8.76x—10.37x
Price to book4.17x3.19x1.84x1.84x1.84x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.1.89x0.97x2.19x3.13x2.19x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.7/96/94/89/96.0
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.greysafegreygrey

How MYE compares with the others

  • MYE's operating margin of 9.0% is lower than the median of the other companies selected (10.9%).
  • Its revenue grew more slowly than the median of the other companies selected: -1.3% against 5.4%.
  • It trades at a higher P/E than the median of the other companies selected: 35.1x against 14.5x.
  • Its liabilities are lower relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 1.9x against 2.2x.

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