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Latest annual figures from each company's filings
| Metric | TLNTalen Energy Corp | VSTVistra Corp. | AESAES CORP | HNRGHALLADOR ENERGY CO | Median of the restexcluding TLN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Company | Company | Company | Company | |
| Price | $331.42▼ 28.07 (7.81%) | $140.83▼ 15.31 (9.81%) | $14.97▲ 0.00 (0.00%) | $11.45▲ 0.11 (0.97%) | |
| Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality. | 4.7/10 | 6.0/10 | 3.3/10 | 6.0/10 | 6.0/10 |
| Market value | $15.14B | $47.61B | $10.66B | $501.7M | |
| Revenue | $2.52B | $17.59B | $12.23B | $469.5M | |
| Profit | -$219.0M | $944.0M | $910.0M | $41.9M | |
| Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year. | 60.0% | 19.1% | -0.4% | 16.2% | 16.2% |
| Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them. | — | — | 18.1% | — | 18.1% |
| Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax. | -3.6% | 10.8% | — | 13.0% | 11.9% |
| Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales. | -8.7% | 5.4% | 7.4% | 8.9% | 7.4% |
| Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales. | 24.1% | 7.5% | -13.3% | 2.5% | 2.5% |
| Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company. | -20.0% | 18.5% | 22.4% | 26.2% | 22.4% |
| 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. | -1.0% | 6.9% | — | 32.6% | 19.8% |
| P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit. | — | 50.43x | 11.72x | 11.98x | 11.98x |
| 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. | 112.51x | 16.87x | — | 5.10x | 10.98x |
| Price to book | 13.85x | 9.34x | 2.62x | 3.14x | 3.14x |
| Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake. | 8.98x | 7.15x | 11.74x | 1.55x | 7.15x |
| Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger. | 3/8 | 6/8 | 4/8 | 7/8 | 6.0 |
| Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone. | distress | distress | distress | distress |
How TLN compares with the others
- TLN's operating margin of -3.6% is lower than the median of the other companies selected (11.9%).
- Its revenue grew faster than the median of the other companies selected: 60.0% against 16.2%.
- It has no P/E to set against theirs, because it did not make a profit.
- Its liabilities are higher relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 9.0x against 7.1x.
Measured against the other companies entered, from each one's latest annual filing. A difference describes the companies; it does not rank them.