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MetricDELLDell Technologies Inc.AAPLApple Inc.SNDKSandisk CorpWDCWESTERN DIGITAL CORPMedian of the restexcluding DELL
TypeCompanyCompanyCompanyCompany
Price
$452.95▼ 32.93 (6.78%)
$348.22▲ 4.23 (1.23%)
$1260.93▼ 117.29 (8.51%)
$354.19▼ 24.32 (6.43%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.8.0/109.0/108.0/108.0/108.0/10
Market value$295.32B$5.14T$184.10B$127.86B
Revenue$113.54B$416.16B$20.25B$12.92B
Profit$5.94B$112.01B$11.43B$9.42B
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.18.8%6.4%175.3%35.7%35.7%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.20.0%46.9%71.5%48.9%48.9%
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.7.2%32.0%61.2%34.5%34.5%
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.5.2%26.9%56.5%72.9%56.5%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.7.5%23.7%56.8%27.2%27.2%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.-240.3%151.9%72.7%106.3%106.3%
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.38.0%87.4%99.2%50.8%87.4%
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.49.75x45.93x16.10x13.57x16.10x
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.28.21x35.92x14.30x26.37x26.37x
Price to book-119.56x69.77x11.70x14.42x14.42x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.-42.01x3.87x0.43x0.56x0.56x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.7/98/98/97/98.0
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.safesafesafesafe

How DELL compares with the others

  • DELL's operating margin of 7.2% is lower than the median of the other companies selected (34.5%).
  • Its revenue grew more slowly than the median of the other companies selected: 18.8% against 35.7%.
  • It trades at a higher P/E than the median of the other companies selected: 49.8x against 16.1x.
  • Its liabilities are lower relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: -42.0x against 0.6x.

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