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MetricCBZCBIZ, Inc.AMTMAmentum Holdings, Inc.FCNFTI CONSULTING, INCEXPOEXPONENT INCMedian of the restexcluding CBZ
TypeCompanyCompanyCompanyCompany
Price
$54.89▲ 0.04 (0.07%)
$21.29▲ 1.14 (5.66%)
$155.59▼ 2.00 (1.27%)
$77.11▲ 3.96 (5.41%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.7.0/107.0/108.0/108.7/108.0/10
Market value$2.98B$5.18B$4.80B$3.80B
Revenue$2.76B$14.39B$3.79B$582.0M
Profit$115.4M$66.0M$270.9M$106.0M
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.52.1%71.6%2.4%4.2%4.2%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.12.9%10.5%32.1%—21.3%
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.8.5%3.3%10.3%20.6%10.3%
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.4.2%0.5%7.1%18.2%7.1%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.6.4%3.6%2.5%21.0%3.6%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.6.6%1.5%15.6%27.2%15.6%
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.5.2%3.4%15.5%51.2%15.5%
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.25.86x78.54x17.73x35.83x35.83x
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.13.31x16.71x11.27x—13.99x
Price to book1.69x1.15x2.77x9.73x2.77x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.1.50x1.52x1.01x0.99x1.01x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.7/98/95/95/75.0
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.greygreysafesafe

How CBZ compares with the others

  • CBZ's operating margin of 8.5% is lower than the median of the other companies selected (10.3%).
  • Its revenue grew faster than the median of the other companies selected: 52.1% against 4.2%.
  • It trades at a lower P/E than the median of the other companies selected: 25.9x against 35.8x.
  • Its liabilities are higher relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 1.5x against 1.0x.

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