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| Metric | NLSTNETLIST INC | SANMSANMINA CORP | TTMITTM TECHNOLOGIES INC | PLXSPLEXUS CORP | Median of the restexcluding NLST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Company | Company | Company | Company | |
| Price | $5.81▼ 0.33 (5.34%) | $154.47▼ 17.60 (10.23%) | $73.89▼ 28.26 (27.67%) | $220.78▼ 17.93 (7.51%) | |
| Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality. | 4.7/10 | 7.3/10 | 9.0/10 | 6.0/10 | 7.3/10 |
| Market value | $1.79B | $8.25B | $7.64B | $5.92B | |
| Revenue | $188.6M | $8.13B | $2.91B | $4.03B | |
| Profit | -$24.8M | $245.9M | $177.4M | $172.9M | |
| Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year. | 28.2% | 7.4% | 19.0% | 1.8% | 7.4% |
| Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them. | 6.1% | 8.8% | 20.7% | 10.1% | 10.1% |
| Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax. | -13.5% | 4.4% | 9.1% | 5.0% | 5.0% |
| Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales. | -13.2% | 3.0% | 6.1% | 4.3% | 4.3% |
| Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales. | -7.8% | 5.8% | -0.0% | 3.8% | 3.8% |
| Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company. | 477.1% | 9.7% | 10.1% | 11.9% | 10.1% |
| 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. | — | 13.4% | 10.3% | 16.2% | 13.4% |
| P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit. | — | 33.55x | 43.05x | 34.26x | 34.26x |
| 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. | — | 16.08x | 21.48x | — | 18.78x |
| Price to book | -343.19x | 3.25x | 4.33x | 4.07x | 4.07x |
| Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake. | -10.51x | 1.31x | 1.18x | 1.16x | 1.18x |
| Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger. | 5/8 | 7/9 | 8/9 | 8/8 | 8.0 |
| Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone. | safe | grey | safe | safe |
How NLST compares with the others
- NLST's operating margin of -13.5% is lower than the median of the other companies selected (5.0%).
- Its revenue grew faster than the median of the other companies selected: 28.2% against 7.4%.
- It has no P/E to set against theirs, because it did not make a profit.
- Its liabilities are lower relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: -10.5x 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.