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| Metric | FMFGFarmers & Merchants Bancshares, Inc. | NEFBNeffs Bancorp Inc | CEFCCommercial National Financial Corp (Michigan) | BAOBBaraboo Bancorporation Inc | Median of the restexcluding FMFG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Company | Company | Company | Company | |
| Price | $18.70▲ 0.01 (0.05%) | $425.00▲ 20.00 (4.94%) | $15.70▲ 0.01 (0.06%) | $6.99▼ 0.01 (0.14%) | |
| Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality. | 8.0/10 | 7.3/10 | 7.3/10 | 7.3/10 | 7.3/10 |
| Market value | $60.4M | $62.1M | $61.8M | $61.7M | |
| Revenue | — | $11.4M | $22.3M | $20.6M | |
| Profit | $5.8M | $2.8M | $6.6M | $5.4M | |
| Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year. | — | 12.1% | 5.6% | 13.1% | 12.1% |
| 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. | — | 24.6% | 29.7% | 26.3% | 26.3% |
| Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales. | — | 11.4% | 28.1% | 18.3% | 18.3% |
| Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company. | 8.9% | 3.9% | 11.7% | 8.4% | 8.4% |
| 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. | 10.47x | 22.16x | 9.35x | 11.41x | 11.41x |
| 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 | 0.93x | 0.87x | 1.10x | 0.96x | 0.96x |
| Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake. | 12.49x | 5.56x | 8.85x | 8.18x | 8.18x |
| Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger. | 5/6 | 6/6 | 5/6 | 5/6 | 5.0 |
| Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone. | n/a for banks | not reported | not reported | not reported |
How FMFG compares with the others
- It trades at a P/E in line with the median of the other companies selected (10.5x against 11.4x).
- Its liabilities are higher relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 12.5x against 8.2x.
Measured against the other companies entered, from each one's latest annual filing. A difference describes the companies; it does not rank them.