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| Metric | FWDIForward Industries, Inc. | IPGPIPG PHOTONICS CORP | BHEBENCHMARK ELECTRONICS INC | NLSTNETLIST INC | Median of the restexcluding FWDI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Company | Company | Company | Company | |
| Price | $6.99▼ 0.56 (7.42%) | $69.41▼ 4.62 (6.24%) | $66.30▼ 4.95 (6.95%) | $5.81▼ 0.33 (5.34%) | |
| Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality. | 2.0/10 | 7.3/10 | 7.0/10 | 4.7/10 | 7.0/10 |
| Market value | $602.2M | $2.92B | $2.36B | $1.79B | |
| Revenue | $18.2M | $1.00B | $2.75B | $188.6M | |
| Profit | -$167.0M | $31.1M | $24.9M | -$24.8M | |
| Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year. | -9.0% | 2.7% | -0.4% | 28.2% | 2.7% |
| Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them. | 28.5% | 38.0% | 9.8% | 6.1% | 9.8% |
| Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax. | -46.1% | 1.3% | 2.8% | -13.5% | 1.3% |
| Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales. | -918.1% | 3.1% | 0.9% | -13.2% | 0.9% |
| Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales. | -24.9% | -0.3% | 3.2% | -7.8% | -0.3% |
| Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company. | -11.4% | 1.5% | 2.3% | 477.1% | 2.3% |
| 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. | -0.5% | 0.5% | 6.1% | — | 3.3% |
| P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit. | — | 94.03x | 95.16x | — | 94.60x |
| 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. | — | — | 18.25x | — | 18.25x |
| Price to book | 0.41x | 1.37x | 2.15x | -343.19x | 1.37x |
| Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake. | 0.00x | 0.14x | 0.88x | -10.51x | 0.14x |
| Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger. | 3/8 | 6/8 | 7/9 | 5/8 | 6.0 |
| Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone. | n/a for banks | safe | safe | safe |
How FWDI compares with the others
- FWDI's operating margin of -46.1% is lower than the median of the other companies selected (1.3%).
- Its revenue grew more slowly than the median of the other companies selected: -9.0% against 2.7%.
- It has no P/E to set against theirs, because it did not make a profit.
- Its liabilities are lower relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 0.0x against 0.1x.
Measured against the other companies entered, from each one's latest annual filing. A difference describes the companies; it does not rank them.