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MetricMGMistras Group, Inc.LZLEGALZOOM.COM, INC.WLDNWilldan Group, Inc.FBYDFalcon's Beyond Global, Inc.Median of the restexcluding MG
TypeCompanyCompanyCompanyCompany
Price
$21.42▲ 0.11 (0.52%)
$7.12▲ 0.52 (7.88%)
$72.06▼ 0.74 (1.02%)
$8.38▲ 0.13 (1.58%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.6.0/104.7/108.7/106.0/106.0/10
Market value$664.7M$1.26B$1.06B$1.00B
Revenue$724.0M$756.0M$681.6M$14.9M
Profit$16.8M$15.4M$52.6M$6.3M
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.-0.8%10.9%20.5%120.8%20.5%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.28.2%65.9%37.5%—51.7%
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.5.6%3.3%6.5%-90.0%3.3%
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.2.3%2.0%7.7%42.4%7.7%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.1.1%19.6%10.4%-166.2%10.4%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.7.2%9.0%17.2%52.9%17.2%
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.7.9%—12.1%-43.6%-15.7%
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.39.48x81.98x20.24x159.07x81.98x
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.11.38x—16.65x—16.65x
Price to book2.83x7.36x3.49x84.19x7.36x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.1.46x1.98x0.79x3.60x1.98x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.7/95/87/94/85.0
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.greydistresssafedistress

How MG compares with the others

  • MG's operating margin of 5.6% is higher than the median of the other companies selected (3.3%).
  • Its revenue grew more slowly than the median of the other companies selected: -0.8% against 20.5%.
  • It trades at a lower P/E than the median of the other companies selected: 39.5x against 82.0x.
  • Its liabilities are lower relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 1.5x against 2.0x.

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