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| Metric | HCMCHealthier Choices Management Corp. | YSWYYesway, Inc. | GOGrocery Outlet Holding Corp. | NGVCNatural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. | Median of the restexcluding HCMC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Company | Company | Company | Company | |
| Price | $0.0001▲ 0.00 (0.00%) | $24.50▲ 1.25 (5.35%) | $13.90▲ 0.75 (5.70%) | $32.37▲ 2.30 (7.65%) | |
| Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality. | 4.7/10 | 6.0/10 | 5.0/10 | 6.0/10 | 6.0/10 |
| Market value | $52.5M | $712.7M | $1.36B | $743.0M | |
| Revenue | $3.0K | $2.67B | $4.69B | $1.33B | |
| Profit | -$7.0M | $11.3M | -$224.9M | $46.4M | |
| Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year. | 494.6% | 5.8% | 7.3% | 7.2% | 7.2% |
| Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them. | -937.9% | 21.7% | 30.3% | 29.9% | 29.9% |
| Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax. | -236084.2% | 3.5% | -4.7% | 4.7% | 3.5% |
| Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales. | -235580.6% | 0.4% | -4.8% | 3.5% | 0.4% |
| Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales. | — | 1.7% | 0.5% | 1.8% | 1.7% |
| Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company. | 568.9% | 3.4% | -22.9% | 21.9% | 3.4% |
| 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. | — | 9.7% | -12.4% | 25.0% | 9.7% |
| P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit. | — | 63.07x | — | 16.00x | 39.54x |
| 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. | — | 6.93x | — | — | 6.93x |
| Price to book | -42.57x | 2.13x | 1.39x | 3.50x | 2.13x |
| Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake. | -1.29x | 3.64x | 2.14x | 2.16x | 2.16x |
| Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger. | 5/8 | 7/9 | 5/9 | 8/8 | 7.0 |
| Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone. | distress | distress | distress | grey |
How HCMC compares with the others
- HCMC's operating margin of -236084.2% is lower than the median of the other companies selected (3.5%).
- Its revenue grew faster than the median of the other companies selected: 494.6% against 7.2%.
- 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: -1.3x against 2.2x.
Measured against the other companies entered, from each one's latest annual filing. A difference describes the companies; it does not rank them.