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MetricAHRAmerican Healthcare REIT, Inc.WELLWELLTOWER INC.VTRVentas, Inc.OHIOMEGA HEALTHCARE INVESTORS INCMedian of the restexcluding AHR
TypeCompanyCompanyCompanyCompany
Price
$54.36▲ 1.91 (3.64%)
$234.19▼ 3.89 (1.63%)
$86.49▲ 1.98 (2.34%)
$45.55▲ 0.66 (1.47%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.6.0/108.7/107.3/107.3/107.3/10
Market value$8.57B$163.12B$37.81B$13.46B
Revenue$2.09B$8.45B$5.83B$1.19B
Profit$69.8M$961.8M$261.5M$590.2M
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.11.2%40.2%18.5%13.2%18.5%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.14.4%23.2%——23.2%
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.19.8%————
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.3.3%11.4%4.5%49.6%11.4%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.—21.7%-22.0%67.0%21.7%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.2.1%2.3%2.1%11.4%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.10.2%————
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.122.70x169.59x144.57x22.81x144.57x
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 book2.58x3.87x3.02x2.60x3.02x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.0.62x0.57x1.17x0.89x0.89x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.5/76/86/76/76.0
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.n/a for banksn/a for banksn/a for banksn/a for banks

How AHR compares with the others

  • AHR's profit margin of 3.3% is lower than the median of the other companies selected (11.4%).
  • Its revenue grew more slowly than the median of the other companies selected: 11.2% against 18.5%.
  • It trades at a lower P/E than the median of the other companies selected: 122.7x against 144.6x.
  • Its liabilities are lower relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 0.6x 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.