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MetricPLUSEPLUS INCSNXTD SYNNEX CORPARWARROW ELECTRONICS, INC.AVTAVNET INCMedian of the restexcluding PLUS
TypeCompanyCompanyCompanyCompany
Price
$94.14▲ 0.06 (0.06%)
$247.08▼ 4.06 (1.62%)
$209.40▼ 9.72 (4.44%)
$88.64▼ 4.49 (4.82%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.8.7/108.0/105.0/106.0/106.0/10
Market value$2.48B$20.92B$10.92B$7.27B
Revenue$2.44B$62.51B$30.85B$27.63B
Profit$132.6M$827.7M$571.3M$334.4M
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.22.1%6.9%10.5%24.5%10.5%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.25.2%7.0%11.2%10.4%10.4%
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.6.8%2.3%2.7%2.6%2.6%
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.5.4%1.3%1.9%1.2%1.3%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.-4.9%2.2%-0.1%-1.3%-0.1%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.12.4%9.8%8.7%6.7%8.7%
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.19.3%10.4%7.0%6.4%7.0%
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.18.67x25.27x19.12x21.76x21.76x
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.—12.62x14.27x—13.45x
Price to book2.32x2.48x1.66x1.45x1.66x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.0.68x3.05x3.42x2.07x3.05x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.5/87/95/94/95.0
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.safegreysafesafe

How PLUS compares with the others

  • PLUS's operating margin of 6.8% is higher than the median of the other companies selected (2.6%).
  • Its revenue grew faster than the median of the other companies selected: 22.1% against 10.5%.
  • It trades at a lower P/E than the median of the other companies selected: 18.7x against 21.8x.
  • Its liabilities are lower relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 0.7x against 3.1x.

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