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MetricSTGWStagwell IncOMCOMNICOM GROUP INC.TTDTrade Desk, Inc.NIQNIQ Global Intelligence plcMedian of the restexcluding STGW
TypeCompanyCompanyCompanyCompany
Price
$8.94▼ 0.01 (0.11%)
$82.56▲ 2.06 (2.56%)
$13.16▲ 0.57 (4.53%)
$19.87▲ 0.78 (4.09%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.6.0/103.0/108.7/105.0/105.0/10
Market value$1.97B$25.85B$6.43B$5.86B
Revenue$2.91B$17.27B$2.90B$4.20B
Profit$29.1M-$54.5M$443.3M-$353.3M
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.2.4%10.1%18.5%5.7%10.1%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.36.5%8.5%78.6%55.6%55.6%
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.5.5%2.6%20.3%2.0%2.6%
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.1.0%-0.3%15.3%-8.4%-0.3%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.8.5%16.1%27.5%6.3%16.1%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.3.8%-0.5%17.8%-35.7%-0.5%
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.6.3%2.4%21.7%1.7%2.4%
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.67.77x—14.50x—14.50x
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.9.67x47.99x—12.47x30.23x
Price to book2.60x2.15x2.59x5.93x2.59x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.4.50x3.52x1.48x5.64x3.52x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.6/93/96/86/96.0
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.distressdistresssafedistress

How STGW compares with the others

  • STGW's operating margin of 5.5% is higher than the median of the other companies selected (2.6%).
  • Its revenue grew more slowly than the median of the other companies selected: 2.4% against 10.1%.
  • It trades at a higher P/E than the other company selected: 67.8x against 14.5x.
  • Its liabilities are higher relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 4.5x against 3.5x.

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