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| Metric | CANCanaan Inc. | STXSeagate Technology Holdings plc | BGINBGIN BLOCKCHAIN Ltd | 5AB.SI5AB.SI | Median of the restexcluding CAN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Company | Company | Company | Company | |
| Price | $0.217▼ 0.01 (5.65%) | $642.14▼ 54.75 (7.86%) | $1.94▲ 0.04 (2.11%) | S$0.177▼ 0.01 (6.84%) | |
| Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality. | 4.7/10 | 10.0/10 | 3.3/10 | 4.7/10 | 4.7/10 |
| Market value | $166.7M | $145.63B | $219.5M | $53.7M | |
| Revenue | $529.7M | $12.20B | $67.4M | $25.1M | |
| Profit | -$210.3M | $3.18B | -$177.0M | $5.9M | |
| Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year. | 96.7% | 34.1% | -77.7% | -1.1% | -1.1% |
| Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them. | 7.8% | 45.6% | -112.2% | 12.1% | 12.1% |
| Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax. | -21.2% | 33.6% | -261.3% | -19.4% | -19.4% |
| Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales. | -39.7% | 26.1% | -262.6% | 23.5% | 23.5% |
| Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales. | -55.8% | 25.5% | -253.8% | 36.5% | 25.5% |
| Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company. | -48.1% | 146.9% | -324.7% | 14.2% | 14.2% |
| 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. | -21.7% | 87.7% | -493.2% | -57.8% | -57.8% |
| P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit. | — | 45.74x | — | 9.13x | 27.43x |
| 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. | — | 33.75x | — | — | 33.75x |
| Price to book | 0.38x | 67.20x | 4.03x | 1.29x | 4.03x |
| Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake. | 0.38x | 3.60x | 0.70x | 0.26x | 0.70x |
| Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger. | 4/9 | 8/9 | 1/8 | 6/8 | 6.0 |
| Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone. | n/a for banks | safe | n/a for banks | safe |
How CAN compares with the others
- CAN's operating margin of -21.2% is lower than the median of the other companies selected (-19.4%).
- Its revenue grew faster than the median of the other companies selected: 96.7% against -1.1%.
- It has no P/E to set against theirs, because it did not make a profit.
- Its liabilities are lower relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 0.4x against 0.7x.
Measured against the other companies entered, from each one's latest annual filing. A difference describes the companies; it does not rank them.