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MetricCARTMaplebear Inc.KRKROGER COCASYCASEYS GENERAL STORES INCACIAlbertsons Companies, Inc.Median of the restexcluding CART
TypeCompanyCompanyCompanyCompany
Price
$51.68▲ 1.37 (2.72%)
$67.87▲ 3.74 (5.83%)
$713.65▲ 18.46 (2.66%)
$13.87▲ 0.51 (3.82%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.8.7/107.3/107.3/106.0/107.3/10
Market value$12.55B$41.58B$26.34B$6.86B
Revenue$3.74B$147.64B$17.56B$83.17B
Profit$447.0M$1.02B$714.4M$217.4M
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.10.8%0.4%10.2%3.5%3.5%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.73.7%23.3%24.6%27.2%24.6%
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.13.3%1.3%—0.9%1.1%
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.11.9%0.7%4.1%0.3%0.7%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.24.3%2.3%4.1%0.6%2.3%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.17.8%17.1%18.1%11.8%17.1%
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.21.3%8.7%—5.6%7.1%
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.28.08x40.92x36.86x31.55x36.86x
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.—10.36x—7.18x8.77x
Price to book4.98x7.01x6.66x3.74x6.66x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.0.39x7.43x1.26x13.58x7.43x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.5/87/99/95/97.0
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.greygreynot reporteddistress

How CART compares with the others

  • CART's operating margin of 13.3% is higher than the median of the other companies selected (1.1%).
  • Its revenue grew faster than the median of the other companies selected: 10.8% against 3.5%.
  • It trades at a lower P/E than the median of the other companies selected: 28.1x against 36.9x.
  • Its liabilities are lower relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 0.4x against 7.4x.

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