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MetricROPROPER TECHNOLOGIES INCSNPSSYNOPSYS INCMSTRStrategy IncADSKAutodesk, Inc.Median of the restexcluding ROP
TypeCompanyCompanyCompanyCompany
Price
$436.23▲ 38.67 (9.73%)
$451.19▲ 3.57 (0.80%)
$145.80▼ 7.68 (5.00%)
$254.95▲ 10.11 (4.13%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.8.0/107.0/104.7/108.0/107.0/10
Market value$46.50B$83.92B$40.48B$54.05B
Revenue$7.90B$7.05B$477.2M$7.21B
Profit$1.54B$1.33B-$3.85B$1.12B
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.12.3%15.1%3.0%17.5%15.1%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.69.2%77.0%68.7%91.0%77.0%
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.28.3%13.0%-1140.8%21.9%13.0%
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.19.4%18.9%-806.3%15.6%15.6%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.—19.1%-15.8%33.4%19.1%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.7.7%4.7%-8.7%36.9%4.7%
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.6.1%2.2%-8.6%33.6%2.2%
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.30.27x62.99x—48.09x55.54x
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.17.71x60.00x—33.50x46.75x
Price to book2.34x2.96x0.92x17.75x2.96x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.0.74x0.70x0.24x3.09x0.70x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.6/93/93/99/93.0
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.greysafen/a for banksdistress

How ROP compares with the others

  • ROP's operating margin of 28.3% is higher than the median of the other companies selected (13.0%).
  • Its revenue grew more slowly than the median of the other companies selected: 12.3% against 15.1%.
  • It trades at a lower P/E than the median of the other companies selected: 30.3x against 55.5x.

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