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MetricEIXEDISON INTERNATIONALEXCEXELON CORPPCGPG&E CorpFEFIRSTENERGY CORPMedian of the restexcluding EIX
TypeCompanyCompanyCompanyCompany
Price
$57.90▲ 0.71 (1.24%)
$44.85▲ 1.80 (4.18%)
$12.98▼ 0.17 (1.29%)
$46.49▲ 0.98 (2.15%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.4.7/104.7/104.7/104.7/104.7/10
Market value$22.28B$45.88B$28.53B$26.86B
Revenue$19.32B$24.26B$24.93B$15.09B
Profit$4.46B$2.77B$2.70B$1.02B
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.9.8%5.3%2.1%12.0%5.3%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.—————
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.36.7%21.2%19.0%14.6%19.0%
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.23.1%11.4%10.8%6.8%10.8%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.-3.7%-9.4%-12.3%-6.7%-9.4%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.25.4%9.6%8.3%8.2%8.3%
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.9.5%5.5%4.2%3.7%4.2%
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.5.00x16.58x10.55x26.34x16.58x
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.5.82x10.96x—13.70x12.33x
Price to book1.27x1.59x0.88x2.15x1.59x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.4.25x3.05x3.35x3.36x3.35x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.6/86/85/87/86.0
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.distressdistressdistressdistress

How EIX compares with the others

  • EIX's operating margin of 36.7% is higher than the median of the other companies selected (19.0%).
  • Its revenue grew faster than the median of the other companies selected: 9.8% against 5.3%.
  • It trades at a lower P/E than the median of the other companies selected: 5.0x against 16.6x.
  • Its liabilities are higher relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 4.3x against 3.4x.

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