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| Metric | FMBLFarmers & Merchants Bank of Long Beach | HBTHBT Financial, Inc. | CTBICOMMUNITY TRUST BANCORP INC /KY/ | PFBCPreferred Bank | Median of the restexcluding FMBL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Company | Company | Company | Company | |
| Price | $9840.00▲ 90.10 (0.92%) | $36.24▲ 0.00 (0.00%) | $70.50▼ 0.59 (0.83%) | $106.72▼ 1.90 (1.75%) | |
| Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality. | 8.7/10 | 8.0/10 | 8.0/10 | 7.3/10 | 8.0/10 |
| Market value | $1.20B | $1.14B | $1.28B | $1.30B | |
| Revenue | $288.4M | — | — | $283.4M | |
| Profit | $68.3M | $77.0M | $98.1M | $133.6M | |
| Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year. | 12.5% | — | — | -0.2% | -0.2% |
| 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. | — | — | — | — | — |
| Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales. | 23.7% | — | — | 47.2% | 47.2% |
| Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales. | 37.8% | — | — | 58.9% | 58.9% |
| Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company. | 4.3% | 12.5% | 11.5% | 16.9% | 12.5% |
| 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. | — | — | — | — | — |
| P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit. | 17.54x | 14.79x | 13.02x | 9.73x | 13.02x |
| 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. | — | — | — | — | — |
| Price to book | 0.75x | 1.85x | 1.49x | 1.65x | 1.65x |
| Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake. | 6.34x | 7.24x | 6.81x | 8.63x | 7.24x |
| Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger. | 7/7 | 5/5 | 6/6 | 5/7 | 5.0 |
| Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone. | not reported | n/a for banks | n/a for banks | not reported |
How FMBL compares with the others
- FMBL's profit margin of 23.7% is lower than the other company selected (47.2%).
- Its revenue grew faster than the other company selected: 12.5% against -0.2%.
- It trades at a higher P/E than the median of the other companies selected: 17.5x against 13.0x.
- Its liabilities are lower relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 6.3x against 7.2x.
Measured against the other companies entered, from each one's latest annual filing. A difference describes the companies; it does not rank them.