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| Metric | CPBCAMPBELL'S Co | HRLHORMEL FOODS CORP /DE/ | LWLamb Weston Holdings, Inc. | SFDSMITHFIELD FOODS INC | Median of the restexcluding CPB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Company | Company | Company | Company | |
| Price | $21.26▲ 1.70 (8.69%) | $20.44▼ 0.07 (0.34%) | $55.18▲ 2.07 (3.90%) | $18.30▼ 0.35 (1.88%) | |
| Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality. | 5.0/10 | 8.0/10 | 7.0/10 | 7.0/10 | 7.0/10 |
| Market value | $6.34B | $11.25B | $7.59B | $7.19B | |
| Revenue | $9.74B | $12.11B | $6.61B | $15.53B | |
| Profit | $403.0M | $478.2M | $290.0M | $987.0M | |
| Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year. | -5.0% | 1.6% | 2.5% | 9.8% | 2.5% |
| Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them. | 28.1% | 15.6% | 20.6% | 13.5% | 15.6% |
| Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax. | 8.7% | 5.9% | 8.9% | 8.3% | 8.3% |
| Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales. | 4.1% | 4.0% | 4.4% | 6.4% | 4.4% |
| Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales. | 7.0% | 4.4% | 8.2% | 4.6% | 4.6% |
| Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company. | 10.5% | 6.1% | 15.9% | 14.5% | 14.5% |
| 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. | 6.1% | 5.1% | 7.2% | 13.8% | 7.2% |
| P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit. | 15.73x | 23.52x | 26.16x | 7.29x | 23.52x |
| 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. | 10.34x | 13.67x | 11.58x | 4.71x | 11.58x |
| Price to book | 1.65x | 1.42x | 4.16x | 1.06x | 1.42x |
| Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake. | 2.98x | 0.70x | 3.04x | 0.79x | 0.79x |
| Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger. | 6/9 | 6/9 | 7/9 | 7/9 | 7.0 |
| Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone. | distress | safe | grey | safe |
How CPB compares with the others
- CPB's operating margin of 8.7% is in line with the median of the other companies selected (8.3%).
- Its revenue grew more slowly than the median of the other companies selected: -5.0% against 2.5%.
- It trades at a lower P/E than the median of the other companies selected: 15.7x against 23.5x.
- Its liabilities are higher relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 3.0x 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.