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Latest annual figures from each company's filings

MetricCLSCELESTICA INCCLS.TOCLS.TOFTG.TOFTG.TOBYL.TOBYL.TOMedian of the restexcluding CLS
TypeCompanyCompanyCompanyCompany
Price
$269.01▼ 35.60 (11.69%)
C$376.69▼ 70.01 (15.67%)
C$34.07▲ 0.07 (0.21%)
C$0.19▼ 0.01 (5.00%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.8.7/108.0/108.0/104.0/108.0/10
Market value$30.91B$43.28B$857.7M$29.0M
Revenue$12.39B$17.39B$191.0M$76.3M
Profit$832.5M$1.17B$13.1M-$4.7M
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.28.5%28.5%17.8%-8.7%17.8%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.12.1%12.1%31.7%44.7%31.7%
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.8.4%8.6%11.4%-1.5%8.6%
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.6.7%6.7%6.8%-6.1%6.7%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.3.7%3.7%6.9%0.4%3.7%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.37.6%37.6%13.6%40.1%37.6%
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.36.8%37.8%14.8%-17.6%14.8%
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.37.13x37.05x65.59x—51.32x
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.25.56x24.90x26.70x38.61x26.70x
Price to book13.95x13.92x8.89x-2.49x8.89x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.2.25x2.25x0.79x-4.90x0.79x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.7/97/95/96/96.0
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.safesafesafedistress

How CLS compares with the others

  • CLS's operating margin of 8.4% is in line with the median of the other companies selected (8.6%).
  • Its revenue grew faster than the median of the other companies selected: 28.5% against 17.8%.
  • It trades at a lower P/E than the median of the other companies selected: 37.1x against 51.3x.
  • Its liabilities are higher relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 2.3x against 0.8x.

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