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MetricAMGNAMGEN INC950160.KQ950160.KQ950220.KQ950220.KQABBVAbbVie Inc.Median of the restexcluding AMGN
TypeCompanyCompanyCompanyCompany
Price
$438.34▼ 0.60 (0.14%)
₩15610.00▲ 2280.00 (17.10%)
₩1647.00▼ 41.00 (2.43%)
$285.19▲ 0.39 (0.14%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.8.0/103.3/102.0/107.0/103.3/10
Market value$236.18B$264.55B$11.04B$503.46B
Revenue$36.75B$5.16B$94.8M$61.16B
Profit$7.71B-$192.59B-$31.80B$4.23B
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.10.0%1.7%-44.3%8.6%1.7%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.67.2%13.3%100.0%70.2%70.2%
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.24.7%-432.7%-26596.5%24.6%-432.7%
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.21.0%-3733.3%-33531.4%6.9%-3733.3%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.22.0%-2742.6%-34003.6%29.1%-2742.6%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.89.1%-300.5%-53.7%-129.2%-129.2%
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%-25.0%-71.1%16.5%-25.0%
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.30.63x——119.13x119.13x
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.19.77x——35.69x35.69x
Price to book27.28x4.13x0.19x-153.96x0.19x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.9.46x5.62x0.39x-41.97x0.39x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.8/93/83/88/93.0
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.greydistressdistressgrey

How AMGN compares with the others

  • AMGN's operating margin of 24.7% is higher than the median of the other companies selected (-432.7%).
  • Its revenue grew faster than the median of the other companies selected: 10.0% against 1.7%.
  • It trades at a lower P/E than the other company selected: 30.6x against 119.1x.
  • Its liabilities are higher relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 9.5x against 0.4x.

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