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Latest annual figures from each company's filings

MetricHWMHowmet Aerospace Inc.LMT.TOLMT.TOBABOEING COLMTLOCKHEED MARTIN CORPMedian of the restexcluding HWM
TypeCompanyCompanyCompanyCompany
Price
$211.63▼ 8.40 (3.82%)
C$33.27▲ 3.12 (10.35%)
$187.55▼ 4.73 (2.46%)
$589.91▲ 38.40 (6.96%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.9.0/107.3/107.0/107.3/107.3/10
Market value$84.99B$7.62B$189.85B$135.09B
Revenue$8.25B$105.32B$89.46B$75.05B
Profit$1.51B$7.04B$2.23B$5.02B
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.11.1%5.6%34.5%5.6%5.6%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.34.2%10.2%4.8%10.2%10.2%
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.24.8%10.3%4.8%10.3%10.3%
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.18.3%6.7%2.5%6.7%6.7%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.17.3%9.2%-2.1%9.2%9.2%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.28.2%74.6%41.0%74.6%74.6%
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.21.9%27.0%6.4%27.0%27.0%
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.56.36x1.08x84.94x26.93x26.93x
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.37.49x2.44x38.70x16.21x16.21x
Price to book15.88x0.81x34.81x20.10x20.10x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.1.09x7.90x29.85x7.90x7.90x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.8/96/97/96/96.0
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.safegreydistresssafe

How HWM compares with the others

  • HWM's operating margin of 24.8% is higher than the median of the other companies selected (10.3%).
  • Its revenue grew faster than the median of the other companies selected: 11.1% against 5.6%.
  • It trades at a higher P/E than the median of the other companies selected: 56.4x against 26.9x.
  • Its liabilities are lower relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 1.1x against 7.9x.

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