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MetricAMEAMETEK INC/3665.TW3665.TWEMREMERSON ELECTRIC COVRTVertiv Holdings CoMedian of the restexcluding AME
TypeCompanyCompanyCompanyCompany
Price
$247.36▲ 0.14 (0.06%)
NT$1875.00▼ 140.00 (6.95%)
$160.29▼ 2.82 (1.73%)
$212.15▲ 8.59 (4.22%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.9.0/1010.0/109.0/1010.0/1010.0/10
Market value$56.65B$365.55B$90.21B$81.16B
Revenue$7.40B$71.25B$18.02B$10.23B
Profit$1.48B$9.01B$2.29B$1.33B
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.6.6%31.7%3.0%27.7%27.7%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.36.0%31.7%52.8%36.3%36.3%
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.25.8%17.5%—17.9%17.7%
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.20.0%12.6%12.7%13.0%12.7%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.22.6%6.8%14.8%18.5%14.8%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.13.9%19.3%11.3%33.8%19.3%
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.12.6%19.4%—27.3%23.3%
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.38.27x40.59x39.34x60.89x40.59x
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.28.44x24.46x—38.51x31.48x
Price to book5.33x7.84x4.45x20.59x7.84x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.0.51x0.76x1.07x2.10x1.07x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.7/96/97/96/96.0
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.safesafenot reportedsafe

How AME compares with the others

  • AME's operating margin of 25.8% is higher than the median of the other companies selected (17.7%).
  • Its revenue grew more slowly than the median of the other companies selected: 6.6% against 27.7%.
  • It trades at a P/E in line with the median of the other companies selected (38.3x against 40.6x).
  • Its liabilities are lower relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 0.5x against 1.1x.

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