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MetricPMPhilip Morris International Inc.MOALTRIA GROUP, INC.TPBTurning Point Brands, Inc.UVVUNIVERSAL CORP /VA/Median of the restexcluding PM
TypeCompanyCompanyCompanyCompany
Price
$201.74▲ 4.28 (2.17%)
$76.07▲ 2.24 (3.03%)
$66.87▲ 2.26 (3.50%)
$39.67▲ 1.45 (3.79%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.7.3/107.3/1010.0/106.0/107.3/10
Market value$313.68B$127.37B$1.19B$988.7M
Revenue$40.65B$23.28B$463.1M$2.89B
Profit$11.35B$6.95B$58.2M$32.6M
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.7.3%-3.1%28.4%-1.3%-1.3%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.67.1%62.5%57.1%16.4%57.1%
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.36.6%42.5%20.6%5.8%20.6%
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.27.9%29.8%12.6%1.1%12.6%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.26.2%39.0%9.5%2.8%9.5%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.-113.5%-198.4%15.6%2.3%2.3%
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.40.0%41.3%15.1%6.8%15.1%
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.27.64x18.33x20.40x30.29x20.40x
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.20.97x14.62x—6.96x10.79x
Price to book-31.39x-36.37x3.19x0.70x0.70x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.-7.73x-10.98x1.05x0.92x0.92x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.8/96/97/96/96.0
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.safesafesafesafe

How PM compares with the others

  • PM's operating margin of 36.6% is higher than the median of the other companies selected (20.6%).
  • Its revenue grew faster than the median of the other companies selected: 7.3% against -1.3%.
  • It trades at a higher P/E than the median of the other companies selected: 27.6x against 20.4x.
  • Its liabilities are lower relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: -7.7x against 0.9x.

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