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MetricCOOKTraeger, Inc.CRCTCricut, Inc.MCCKMestek IncHBBHamilton Beach Brands Holding CoMedian of the restexcluding COOK
TypeCompanyCompany—Company
Price
$45.28▲ 0.98 (2.21%)
$6.33▼ 0.15 (2.31%)
$65.00▲ 3.00 (4.84%)
$33.34▼ 1.24 (3.59%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.4.0/107.3/10not reported6.0/106.7/10
Market value$123.9M$1.34B$490.8M$451.8M
Revenue$559.5M$708.8M—$606.9M
Profit-$115.2M$76.7M—$26.5M
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.-7.4%-0.5%—-7.3%-3.9%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.39.2%55.1%—25.7%40.4%
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.-17.5%13.5%—6.0%9.8%
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.-20.6%10.8%—4.4%7.6%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.2.4%——1.8%1.8%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.-67.4%22.3%—14.5%18.4%
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.-14.0%78.2%—14.6%46.4%
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.—17.44x—17.08x17.26x
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.———10.70x10.70x
Price to book0.73x3.89x—2.47x3.18x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.2.96x0.69x—1.17x0.93x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.4/97/8not reported4/95.5
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.distresssafenot reportedsafe

How COOK compares with the others

  • COOK's operating margin of -17.5% is lower than the median of the other companies selected (9.8%).
  • Its revenue grew more slowly than the median of the other companies selected: -7.4% against -3.9%.
  • It has no P/E to set against theirs, because it did not make a profit.
  • Its liabilities are higher relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 3.0x against 0.9x.

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