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Latest annual figures from each company's filings
| Metric | PRPLPurple Innovation, Inc. | FLXSFLEXSTEEL INDUSTRIES INC | LOVELovesac Co | BSETBASSETT FURNITURE INDUSTRIES INC | Median of the restexcluding PRPL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Company | Company | Company | Company | |
| Price | $2.53▲ 0.19 (8.12%) | $84.98▲ 1.42 (1.70%) | $14.69▲ 0.29 (2.01%) | $22.03▲ 0.54 (2.51%) | |
| Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality. | 4.0/10 | 7.3/10 | 6.0/10 | 7.3/10 | 7.3/10 |
| Market value | $10.2M | $349.0M | $214.7M | $190.6M | |
| Revenue | $468.7M | $459.2M | $697.1M | $335.3M | |
| Profit | -$51.4M | $33.1M | $4.1M | $6.1M | |
| Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year. | -3.9% | 4.1% | 2.4% | 1.6% | 2.4% |
| Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them. | 40.2% | 24.7% | 56.4% | 56.3% | 56.3% |
| Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax. | -9.2% | 9.3% | 0.8% | 2.3% | 2.3% |
| Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales. | -11.0% | 7.2% | 0.6% | 1.8% | 1.8% |
| Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales. | -8.9% | 10.4% | 3.8% | 2.7% | 3.8% |
| Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company. | 173.2% | 24.8% | 1.9% | 3.7% | 3.7% |
| 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. | -46.8% | 27.5% | 2.8% | 4.4% | 4.4% |
| P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit. | — | 10.54x | 52.82x | 31.24x | 31.24x |
| 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 | -0.34x | 2.61x | 0.98x | 1.15x | 1.15x |
| Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake. | -10.98x | 0.90x | 1.44x | 0.96x | 0.96x |
| Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger. | 5/9 | 7/8 | 6/8 | 7/8 | 7.0 |
| Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone. | distress | safe | grey | grey |
How PRPL compares with the others
- PRPL's operating margin of -9.2% is lower than the median of the other companies selected (2.3%).
- Its revenue grew more slowly than the median of the other companies selected: -3.9% against 2.4%.
- 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: -11.0x against 1.0x.
Measured against the other companies entered, from each one's latest annual filing. A difference describes the companies; it does not rank them.