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MetricPLXSPLEXUS CORPFLEXFLEX LTD.JBLJABIL INCTTMITTM TECHNOLOGIES INCMedian of the restexcluding PLXS
TypeCompanyCompanyCompanyCompany
Price
$220.78▼ 17.93 (7.51%)
$86.25▼ 1.24 (1.42%)
$267.41▼ 13.58 (4.83%)
$73.89▼ 28.26 (27.67%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.6.0/108.0/107.3/109.0/108.0/10
Market value$5.92B$31.54B$28.74B$7.64B
Revenue$4.03B$27.91B$29.80B$2.91B
Profit$172.9M$880.0M$657.0M$177.4M
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.1.8%8.1%3.2%19.0%8.1%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.10.1%9.2%8.9%20.7%9.2%
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.5.0%4.9%4.0%9.1%4.9%
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.4.3%3.2%2.2%6.1%3.2%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.3.8%3.8%3.9%-0.0%3.8%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.11.9%17.1%43.4%10.1%17.1%
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.16.2%16.2%35.3%10.3%16.2%
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.34.26x35.84x43.75x43.05x43.05x
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.—18.03x16.00x21.48x18.03x
Price to book4.07x6.13x19.00x4.33x6.13x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.1.16x3.29x11.25x1.18x3.29x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.8/87/95/98/97.0
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.safegreysafesafe

How PLXS compares with the others

  • PLXS's operating margin of 5.0% is in line with the median of the other companies selected (4.9%).
  • Its revenue grew more slowly than the median of the other companies selected: 1.8% against 8.1%.
  • It trades at a lower P/E than the median of the other companies selected: 34.3x against 43.0x.
  • Its liabilities are lower relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 1.2x against 3.3x.

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