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| Metric | NCMINational CineMedia, Inc. | ADVAdvantage Solutions Inc. | BOCBOSTON OMAHA Corp | TTGTTechTarget, Inc. | Median of the restexcluding NCMI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Company | Company | Company | Company | |
| Price | $1.94▼ 0.04 (2.02%) | $28.30▲ 0.60 (2.17%) | $12.45▼ 0.19 (1.50%) | $3.78▲ 0.10 (2.72%) | |
| Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality. | 3.3/10 | 4.0/10 | 5.0/10 | 4.7/10 | 4.7/10 |
| Market value | $181.1M | $389.0M | $391.1M | $273.3M | |
| Revenue | $243.2M | $3.54B | $114.4M | $486.8M | |
| Profit | -$10.6M | -$227.7M | -$12.4M | -$1.01B | |
| Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year. | 1.0% | -0.7% | 5.6% | 70.9% | 5.6% |
| Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them. | 94.7% | 14.0% | 65.8% | 60.2% | 60.2% |
| Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax. | -5.7% | -3.6% | -3.4% | -210.7% | -3.6% |
| Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales. | -4.4% | -6.4% | -10.9% | -207.1% | -10.9% |
| Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales. | 1.2% | 1.6% | -8.8% | 3.3% | 1.6% |
| Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company. | -2.8% | -41.1% | -2.4% | -169.6% | -41.1% |
| 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. | -3.1% | -5.0% | -0.6% | -146.3% | -5.0% |
| 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. | — | — | 31.41x | — | 31.41x |
| Price to book | 0.48x | 0.70x | 0.76x | 0.46x | 0.70x |
| Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake. | 0.31x | 4.04x | 0.34x | 0.58x | 0.58x |
| Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger. | 6/9 | 6/9 | 4/9 | 5/8 | 5.0 |
| Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone. | safe | distress | safe | distress |
How NCMI compares with the others
- NCMI's operating margin of -5.7% is lower than the median of the other companies selected (-3.6%).
- Its revenue grew more slowly than the median of the other companies selected: 1.0% against 5.6%.
- 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.