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MetricBAHBooz Allen Hamilton Holding CorpLDOSLeidos Holdings, Inc.JJACOBS SOLUTIONS INC.TRUTransUnionMedian of the restexcluding BAH
TypeCompanyCompanyCompanyCompany
Price
$78.57▲ 3.53 (4.70%)
$127.66▲ 1.61 (1.28%)
$139.67▲ 1.33 (0.96%)
$83.46▲ 4.53 (5.74%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.6.0/108.0/107.3/106.0/107.3/10
Market value$9.46B$16.13B$16.63B$16.06B
Revenue$11.22B$17.11B$12.03B$4.58B
Profit$851.0M$1.45B$289.3M$455.4M
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.-6.4%3.2%4.6%9.4%4.6%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.52.7%17.7%24.8%—21.3%
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.9.2%12.3%7.2%18.7%12.3%
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.7.6%8.5%2.4%10.0%8.5%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.8.5%9.5%5.0%14.5%9.5%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.77.0%29.5%7.9%10.3%10.3%
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.23.6%18.9%9.9%6.8%9.9%
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.11.11x11.14x57.48x35.26x35.26x
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.10.59x8.20x—21.33x14.77x
Price to book8.56x3.28x4.57x3.62x3.62x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.5.44x1.74x2.09x1.48x1.74x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.4/97/97/98/87.0
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.safesafegreygrey

How BAH compares with the others

  • BAH's operating margin of 9.2% is lower than the median of the other companies selected (12.3%).
  • Its revenue grew more slowly than the median of the other companies selected: -6.4% against 4.6%.
  • It trades at a lower P/E than the median of the other companies selected: 11.1x against 35.3x.
  • Its liabilities are higher relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 5.4x against 1.7x.

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