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MetricUBERUber Technologies, IncLYFTLyft, Inc.CARAVIS BUDGET GROUP, INC.LIMENeutron Holdings, Inc.Median of the restexcluding UBER
TypeCompanyCompanyCompanyCompany
Price
$69.07▲ 1.45 (2.14%)
$17.43▲ 0.64 (3.81%)
$101.55▲ 3.16 (3.21%)
$26.28▲ 1.91 (7.84%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.8.0/106.0/102.0/106.0/106.0/10
Market value$142.83B$7.16B$3.57B$1.68B
Revenue$52.02B$5.90B$11.65B$886.7M
Profit$10.05B$2.84B-$889.0M-$59.3M
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.18.3%9.9%-1.2%29.1%9.9%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.39.8%37.3%—39.0%38.1%
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.10.7%-3.2%—7.9%2.4%
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.19.3%48.2%-7.6%-6.7%-6.7%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.18.8%——11.7%11.7%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.37.2%86.9%28.4%11.4%28.4%
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.14.4%-4.7%—46.0%20.7%
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.14.21x2.52x——2.52x
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.23.27x——11.92x11.92x
Price to book5.28x2.19x-1.14x-3.23x-1.14x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.1.25x1.76x-10.99x-2.52x-2.52x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.7/94/94/85/94.0
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.distressdistressdistressdistress

How UBER compares with the others

  • UBER's operating margin of 10.7% is higher than the median of the other companies selected (2.4%).
  • Its revenue grew faster than the median of the other companies selected: 18.3% against 9.9%.
  • It trades at a higher P/E than the other company selected: 14.2x against 2.5x.
  • Its liabilities are higher relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 1.2x against -2.5x.

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