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Latest annual figures from each company's filings

MetricCTVACorteva, Inc.CFCF Industries Holdings, Inc.MOSMOSAIC COSMGSCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO COMedian of the restexcluding CTVA
TypeCompanyCompanyCompanyCompany
Price
$12.72▼ 0.18 (1.40%)
$118.56▲ 2.26 (1.94%)
$17.68▼ 0.18 (1.01%)
$55.93▲ 0.07 (0.13%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.8.0/1010.0/106.0/106.0/106.0/10
Market value$8.55B$18.21B$5.61B$3.23B
Revenue$17.40B$7.08B$12.05B$3.41B
Profit$1.09B$1.80B$540.7M$145.2M
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.2.9%19.3%8.4%-3.9%8.4%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.47.3%38.5%15.8%30.6%30.6%
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.—32.5%6.8%10.5%10.5%
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.6.3%25.4%4.5%4.3%4.5%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.16.2%25.4%-4.4%8.0%8.0%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.4.5%37.2%4.5%-40.6%4.5%
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.—30.4%3.9%13.7%13.7%
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.7.82x10.13x10.38x22.26x10.38x
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.—6.08x5.53x12.59x6.08x
Price to book0.35x3.76x0.46x-9.04x0.46x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.0.77x1.91x1.03x-8.67x1.03x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.7/98/98/98/98.0
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.greygreydistressgrey

How CTVA compares with the others

  • CTVA's profit margin of 6.3% is higher than the median of the other companies selected (4.5%).
  • Its revenue grew more slowly than the median of the other companies selected: 2.9% against 8.4%.
  • It trades at a lower P/E than the median of the other companies selected: 7.8x against 10.4x.
  • Its liabilities are lower relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 0.8x 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.