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MetricNKENIKE, Inc.DECKDECKERS OUTDOOR CORPCROXCrocs, Inc.SHOOSTEVEN MADDEN, LTD.Median of the restexcluding NKE
TypeCompanyCompanyCompanyCompany
Price
$37.53▼ 0.35 (0.92%)
$85.49▼ 1.88 (2.15%)
$120.99▲ 2.50 (2.11%)
$44.42▼ 0.27 (0.60%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.7.0/108.7/105.0/107.3/107.3/10
Market value$55.54B$11.97B$6.07B$3.23B
Revenue$46.40B$5.47B$4.04B$2.52B
Profit$3.11B$1.02B-$81.2M$49.0M
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.0.2%9.8%-1.5%11.0%9.8%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.42.9%57.7%58.3%41.6%57.7%
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.—23.1%3.7%3.2%3.7%
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.6.7%18.7%-2.0%1.9%1.9%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.4.7%20.1%16.3%4.7%16.3%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.20.9%41.0%-6.3%5.7%5.7%
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.—168.4%4.9%5.2%5.2%
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.17.87x11.69x—65.86x38.77x
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.——31.36x29.33x30.34x
Price to book3.74x4.79x4.70x3.73x4.70x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.1.58x0.48x2.23x1.17x1.17x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.5/96/85/95/95.0
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.not reportedsafesafesafe

How NKE compares with the others

  • NKE's profit margin of 6.7% is higher than the median of the other companies selected (1.9%).
  • Its revenue grew more slowly than the median of the other companies selected: 0.2% against 9.8%.
  • It trades at a lower P/E than the median of the other companies selected: 17.9x against 38.8x.
  • Its liabilities are higher relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 1.6x against 1.2x.

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