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MetricRGCORGC RESOURCES INCCPKCHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORPNWNNorthwest Natural Holding CoSPHSUBURBAN PROPANE PARTNERS LPMedian of the restexcluding RGCO
TypeCompanyCompanyCompanyCompany
Price
$23.05▲ 0.95 (4.30%)
$129.92▼ 0.31 (0.24%)
$48.80▼ 0.09 (0.18%)
$17.30▼ 0.11 (0.63%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.7.3/106.0/104.7/106.0/106.0/10
Market value$238.3M$2.99B$2.03B$1.14B
Revenue$93.9M$930.0M$1.29B$1.43B
Profit$13.3M$140.3M$113.3M$106.6M
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.16.6%18.1%11.8%7.9%11.8%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.———60.6%60.6%
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.19.6%27.5%21.8%14.4%21.8%
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.14.1%15.1%8.8%7.4%8.8%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.8.8%-23.1%-15.3%8.0%-15.3%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.11.7%8.8%7.7%—8.2%
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.5.4%6.1%5.7%—5.9%
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.17.94x21.28x17.90x10.74x17.90x
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.12.85x12.79x—8.46x10.63x
Price to book2.10x1.87x1.38x—1.62x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.1.90x1.50x3.18x—2.34x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.7/86/84/87/96.0
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.distressgreydistressnot reported

How RGCO compares with the others

  • RGCO's operating margin of 19.6% is lower than the median of the other companies selected (21.8%).
  • Its revenue grew faster than the median of the other companies selected: 16.6% against 11.8%.
  • It trades at a P/E in line with the median of the other companies selected (17.9x against 17.9x).
  • Its liabilities are lower relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 1.9x against 2.3x.

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