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MetricACIWACI WORLDWIDE, INC.YOUClear Secure, Inc.PEGAPEGASYSTEMS INCBOXBOX INCMedian of the restexcluding ACIW
TypeCompanyCompanyCompanyCompany
Price
$56.19▲ 2.33 (4.33%)
$45.62▲ 0.48 (1.06%)
$36.65▲ 1.47 (4.18%)
$42.78▲ 0.81 (1.93%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.9.0/108.7/108.7/106.0/108.7/10
Market value$5.77B$6.17B$6.24B$6.03B
Revenue$1.76B$900.8M$1.75B$1.18B
Profit$226.7M$109.2M$393.4M$115.4M
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.10.4%16.9%16.6%8.0%16.6%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.49.0%—75.9%79.2%77.5%
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.18.7%20.7%15.1%7.1%15.1%
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.12.9%12.1%22.5%9.8%12.1%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.17.6%38.1%28.1%29.8%29.8%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.14.9%61.4%50.0%-38.6%50.0%
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.11.4%107.4%36.2%—71.8%
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.25.46x56.54x15.87x52.24x52.24x
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.14.98x——66.72x66.72x
Price to book3.80x34.73x7.93x-20.14x7.93x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.1.04x6.18x1.07x-4.51x1.07x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.7/94/68/86/96.0
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.safegreysafedistress

How ACIW compares with the others

  • ACIW's operating margin of 18.7% is higher than the median of the other companies selected (15.1%).
  • Its revenue grew more slowly than the median of the other companies selected: 10.4% against 16.6%.
  • It trades at a lower P/E than the median of the other companies selected: 25.5x against 52.2x.

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