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| Metric | ESIElement Solutions Inc | IFFINTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | DDDuPont de Nemours, Inc. | RPMRPM INTERNATIONAL INC/DE/ | Median of the restexcluding ESI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Company | Company | Company | Company | |
| Price | $33.11▼ 3.23 (8.89%) | $91.03▼ 0.18 (0.20%) | $135.10▲ 0.95 (0.71%) | $101.72▲ 1.84 (1.84%) | |
| Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality. | 7.0/10 | 4.0/10 | 5.0/10 | 8.0/10 | 5.0/10 |
| Market value | $8.03B | $23.28B | $18.12B | $12.98B | |
| Revenue | $2.55B | $10.89B | $6.85B | $7.86B | |
| Profit | $190.8M | -$359.0M | -$779.0M | $661.4M | |
| Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year. | 3.8% | -5.2% | 1.9% | 6.7% | 1.9% |
| Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them. | 42.0% | 36.2% | 34.5% | 41.4% | 36.2% |
| Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax. | 13.4% | -3.5% | — | — | -3.5% |
| Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales. | 7.5% | -3.3% | -11.4% | 8.4% | -3.3% |
| Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales. | 8.9% | 2.4% | 3.3% | 8.6% | 3.3% |
| Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company. | 7.1% | -2.5% | -5.6% | 20.0% | -2.5% |
| 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. | 6.7% | -1.5% | — | — | -1.5% |
| P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit. | 42.07x | — | — | 19.63x | 19.63x |
| 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. | 18.32x | 49.45x | — | — | 49.45x |
| Price to book | 3.00x | 1.64x | 1.30x | 3.92x | 1.64x |
| Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake. | 0.90x | 0.80x | 0.54x | 1.52x | 0.80x |
| Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger. | 6/9 | 6/9 | 6/9 | 6/9 | 6.0 |
| Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone. | grey | distress | distress | safe |
How ESI compares with the others
- ESI's operating margin of 13.4% is higher than the other company selected (-3.5%).
- Its revenue growth of 3.8% is in line with the median of the other companies selected (1.9%).
- It trades at a higher P/E than the other company selected: 42.1x against 19.6x.
- Its liabilities are higher relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 0.9x 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.