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MetricHSYHERSHEY COMDLZMondelez International, Inc.KHCKraft Heinz CoTSNTYSON FOODS, INC.Median of the restexcluding HSY
TypeCompanyCompanyCompanyCompany
Price
$167.81▼ 1.77 (1.04%)
$65.19▲ 2.45 (3.91%)
$23.50▼ 0.33 (1.38%)
$55.90▲ 0.52 (0.94%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.8.0/107.0/104.0/107.0/107.0/10
Market value$34.04B$84.32B$27.82B$19.96B
Revenue$11.69B$38.54B$24.94B$54.44B
Profit$883.3M$2.45B-$5.85B$474.0M
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.4.4%5.8%-3.5%2.1%2.1%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.33.5%28.4%33.3%6.5%28.4%
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.12.3%9.2%-18.7%2.0%2.0%
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.7.6%6.4%-23.4%0.9%0.9%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.15.6%8.4%14.7%2.2%8.4%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.19.0%9.5%-14.0%2.6%2.6%
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.12.2%6.6%-6.1%2.6%2.6%
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.38.54x34.40x—42.10x38.25x
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.19.54x23.19x—11.26x17.22x
Price to book7.34x3.26x0.67x1.10x1.10x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.1.96x1.76x0.96x1.03x1.03x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.5/95/95/96/95.0
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.safegreydistresssafe

How HSY compares with the others

  • HSY's operating margin of 12.3% is higher than the median of the other companies selected (2.0%).
  • Its revenue grew faster than the median of the other companies selected: 4.4% against 2.1%.
  • It trades at a P/E in line with the median of the other companies selected (38.5x against 38.3x).
  • Its liabilities are higher relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 2.0x against 1.0x.

Measured against the other companies entered, from each one's latest annual filing. A difference describes the companies; it does not rank them.