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MetricTRSTRIMAS CORPCCKCROWN HOLDINGS, INC.ATRAPTARGROUP, INC.GEFGREIF, INCMedian of the restexcluding TRS
TypeCompanyCompanyCompanyCompany
Price
$39.90▲ 0.07 (0.18%)
$119.26▲ 3.04 (2.62%)
$128.10▲ 2.47 (1.97%)
$83.13▲ 1.23 (1.50%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.8.0/107.0/108.7/106.0/107.0/10
Market value$1.50B$13.53B$8.52B$3.84B
Revenue$645.7M$12.37B$3.78B$5.45B
Profit$120.1M$738.0M$392.8M$268.8M
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.2.4%4.8%5.4%4.4%4.8%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.21.4%22.0%37.2%19.7%22.0%
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.6.4%12.6%13.3%8.5%12.6%
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.18.6%6.0%10.4%4.9%6.0%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.10.7%9.0%7.9%—8.5%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.17.0%24.6%14.7%12.9%14.7%
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.2.8%12.2%11.2%8.5%11.2%
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.12.50x18.33x21.69x14.28x18.33x
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.24.00x10.02x11.97x8.76x10.02x
Price to book2.13x4.51x3.19x1.84x3.19x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.1.10x3.76x0.97x2.19x2.19x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.5/98/96/94/86.0
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.greygreysafegrey

How TRS compares with the others

  • TRS's operating margin of 6.4% is lower than the median of the other companies selected (12.6%).
  • Its revenue grew more slowly than the median of the other companies selected: 2.4% against 4.8%.
  • It trades at a lower P/E than the median of the other companies selected: 12.5x against 18.3x.
  • Its liabilities are lower relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 1.1x against 2.2x.

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