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MetricCLMBClimb Global Solutions, Inc.PLUSEPLUS INCCNXNPC CONNECTION INCSCSCSCANSOURCE, INC.Median of the restexcluding CLMB
TypeCompanyCompanyCompanyCompany
Price
$31.95▲ 0.62 (1.98%)
$94.14▲ 0.06 (0.06%)
$88.51▲ 0.78 (0.89%)
$59.96▼ 1.09 (1.79%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.9.0/108.7/107.3/108.0/108.0/10
Market value$584.6M$2.48B$2.23B$1.21B
Revenue$652.5M$2.44B$2.87B$3.23B
Profit$21.3M$132.6M$83.7M$78.9M
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.40.1%22.1%2.5%6.1%6.1%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.16.1%25.2%18.8%13.6%18.8%
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.4.5%6.8%3.5%3.1%3.5%
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.3.3%5.4%2.9%2.4%2.9%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.—-4.9%2.0%3.5%2.0%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.18.3%12.4%9.2%8.7%9.2%
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.27.8%19.3%10.2%8.1%10.2%
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.27.41x18.67x26.66x15.33x18.67x
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.14.85x——9.99x9.99x
Price to book5.01x2.32x2.45x1.33x2.32x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.2.95x0.68x0.48x1.12x0.68x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.7/95/84/87/95.0
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.greysafesafesafe

How CLMB compares with the others

  • CLMB's operating margin of 4.5% is higher than the median of the other companies selected (3.5%).
  • Its revenue grew faster than the median of the other companies selected: 40.1% against 6.1%.
  • It trades at a higher P/E than the median of the other companies selected: 27.4x against 18.7x.
  • Its liabilities are higher relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 2.9x 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.