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MetricJJACOBS SOLUTIONS INC.VRSKVerisk Analytics, Inc.EFXEQUIFAX INCLDOSLeidos Holdings, Inc.Median of the restexcluding J
TypeCompanyCompanyCompanyCompany
Price
$139.67▲ 1.33 (0.96%)
$203.33▲ 10.99 (5.71%)
$176.54▲ 17.97 (11.33%)
$127.66▲ 1.61 (1.28%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.7.3/109.0/108.0/108.0/108.0/10
Market value$16.63B$28.14B$21.26B$16.13B
Revenue$12.03B$3.07B$6.07B$17.11B
Profit$289.3M$908.3M$660.3M$1.45B
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.4.6%6.6%6.9%3.2%6.6%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.24.8%69.9%56.4%17.7%56.4%
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.7.2%43.7%18.0%12.3%18.0%
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.2.4%29.6%10.9%8.5%10.9%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.5.0%38.8%18.7%9.5%18.7%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.7.9%293.9%14.3%29.5%29.5%
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.9.9%23.6%8.5%18.9%18.9%
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.57.48x30.98x32.19x11.14x30.98x
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.—20.11x14.36x8.20x14.36x
Price to book4.57x91.07x4.62x3.28x4.62x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.2.09x19.05x1.55x1.74x1.74x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.7/96/98/97/97.0
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.greysafegreysafe

How J compares with the others

  • J's operating margin of 7.2% is lower than the median of the other companies selected (18.0%).
  • Its revenue grew more slowly than the median of the other companies selected: 4.6% against 6.6%.
  • It trades at a higher P/E than the median of the other companies selected: 57.5x against 31.0x.
  • Its liabilities are higher relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 2.1x against 1.7x.

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