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| Metric | PDMPiedmont Realty Trust, Inc. | KRCKILROY REALTY CORP | SLGSL GREEN REALTY CORP | HIWHIGHWOODS PROPERTIES, INC. | Median of the restexcluding PDM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Company | Company | Company | Company | |
| Price | $9.63▲ 0.38 (4.11%) | $35.96▲ 1.53 (4.44%) | $46.68▼ 0.34 (0.72%) | $30.47▲ 1.24 (4.24%) | |
| Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality. | 2.0/10 | 7.3/10 | 4.7/10 | 6.0/10 | 6.0/10 |
| Market value | $1.20B | $4.26B | $3.32B | $3.35B | |
| Revenue | $565.0M | $19.1M | $1.00B | $806.1M | |
| Profit | -$83.6M | $302.6M | -$96.9M | $162.7M | |
| Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year. | -0.9% | 8.9% | 13.2% | -2.4% | 8.9% |
| Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them. | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax. | — | — | 65.0% | 67.6% | 66.3% |
| Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales. | -14.8% | 1586.2% | -9.7% | 20.2% | 20.2% |
| Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales. | — | 2360.0% | — | 44.1% | 1202.0% |
| Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company. | -5.6% | 5.6% | -2.6% | 6.8% | 5.6% |
| 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. | — | — | 14.7% | 18.3% | 16.5% |
| P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit. | — | 14.07x | — | 20.59x | 17.33x |
| 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. | — | — | — | — | — |
| Price to book | 0.80x | 0.79x | 0.90x | 1.41x | 0.90x |
| Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake. | 1.70x | 0.97x | 1.83x | 1.61x | 1.61x |
| Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger. | 4/7 | 6/6 | 4/6 | 4/6 | 4.0 |
| Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone. | not reported | n/a for banks | n/a for banks | n/a for banks |
How PDM compares with the others
- PDM's profit margin of -14.8% is lower than the median of the other companies selected (20.2%).
- Its revenue grew more slowly than the median of the other companies selected: -0.9% against 8.9%.
- It has no P/E to set against theirs, because it did not make a profit.
Measured against the other companies entered, from each one's latest annual filing. A difference describes the companies; it does not rank them.