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MetricPHMPULTEGROUP INC/MI/DHIHORTON D R INC /DE/LENLENNAR CORP /NEW/NVRNVR INCMedian of the restexcluding PHM
TypeCompanyCompanyCompanyCompany
Price
$119.48▲ 6.59 (5.84%)
$147.66▲ 8.68 (6.25%)
$84.45▲ 6.75 (8.69%)
$6110.63▲ 210.63 (3.57%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.7.3/107.3/103.3/107.3/107.3/10
Market value$23.03B$43.48B$21.77B$17.11B
Revenue$17.31B$34.25B$34.19B$10.32B
Profit$2.22B$3.59B$2.08B$1.34B
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.-3.5%-6.9%-3.5%-1.9%-3.5%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.—23.7%——23.7%
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.—————
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.12.8%10.5%6.1%13.0%10.5%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.10.1%9.6%0.1%10.6%9.6%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.17.1%14.8%9.5%34.7%14.8%
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.—————
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.10.38x12.13x10.47x12.77x12.13x
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 book1.77x1.80x0.99x4.43x1.80x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.0.39x0.44x0.56x0.52x0.52x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.3/73/74/74/64.0
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.not reportednot reportednot reportednot reported

How PHM compares with the others

  • PHM's profit margin of 12.8% is higher than the median of the other companies selected (10.5%).
  • Its revenue growth of -3.5% is in line with the median of the other companies selected (-3.5%).
  • It trades at a lower P/E than the median of the other companies selected: 10.4x against 12.1x.
  • Its liabilities are lower relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 0.4x against 0.5x.

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