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MetricVTRVentas, Inc.WELLWELLTOWER INC.OHIOMEGA HEALTHCARE INVESTORS INCDOCHEALTHPEAK PROPERTIES, INC.Median of the restexcluding VTR
TypeCompanyCompanyCompanyCompany
Price
$86.49▲ 1.98 (2.34%)
$234.19▼ 3.89 (1.63%)
$45.55▲ 0.66 (1.47%)
$18.76▲ 0.36 (1.96%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.7.3/108.7/107.3/107.3/107.3/10
Market value$37.81B$163.12B$13.46B$13.04B
Revenue$5.83B$8.45B$1.19B$604.0M
Profit$261.5M$961.8M$590.2M$71.3M
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.18.5%40.2%13.2%6.2%13.2%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.—23.2%——23.2%
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.—————
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.4.5%11.4%49.6%11.8%11.8%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.-22.0%21.7%67.0%59.1%59.1%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.2.1%2.3%11.4%1.0%2.3%
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.—————
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.144.57x169.59x22.81x182.75x169.59x
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 book3.02x3.87x2.60x1.74x2.60x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.1.17x0.57x0.89x1.60x0.89x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.6/76/86/75/76.0
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.n/a for banksn/a for banksn/a for banksn/a for banks

How VTR compares with the others

  • VTR's profit margin of 4.5% is lower than the median of the other companies selected (11.8%).
  • Its revenue grew faster than the median of the other companies selected: 18.5% against 13.2%.
  • It trades at a lower P/E than the median of the other companies selected: 144.6x against 169.6x.
  • Its liabilities are higher relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 1.2x against 0.9x.

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