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MetricTOLToll Brothers, Inc.DHIHORTON D R INC /DE/PHMPULTEGROUP INC/MI/LENLENNAR CORP /NEW/Median of the restexcluding TOL
TypeCompanyCompanyCompanyCompany
Price
$141.08▲ 6.03 (4.46%)
$147.66▲ 8.68 (6.25%)
$119.48▲ 6.59 (5.84%)
$84.45▲ 6.75 (8.69%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.8.7/107.3/107.3/103.3/107.3/10
Market value$13.37B$43.48B$23.03B$21.77B
Revenue$10.97B$34.25B$17.31B$34.19B
Profit$1.35B$3.59B$2.22B$2.08B
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.1.1%-6.9%-3.5%-3.5%-3.5%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.25.1%23.7%——23.7%
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.15.7%————
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.12.3%10.5%12.8%6.1%10.5%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.9.4%9.6%10.1%0.1%9.6%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.16.3%14.8%17.1%9.5%14.8%
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.19.4%————
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.9.93x12.13x10.38x10.47x10.47x
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.—————
Price to book1.62x1.80x1.77x0.99x1.77x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.0.75x0.44x0.39x0.56x0.44x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.3/73/73/74/73.0
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.not reportednot reportednot reportednot reported

How TOL compares with the others

  • TOL's profit margin of 12.3% is higher than the median of the other companies selected (10.5%).
  • Its revenue grew faster than the median of the other companies selected: 1.1% against -3.5%.
  • It trades at a P/E in line with the median of the other companies selected (9.9x against 10.5x).
  • Its liabilities are higher relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 0.8x against 0.4x.

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