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| Metric | RSRELIANCE, INC. | NUENUCOR CORP | STLDSTEEL DYNAMICS INC | CLFCLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC. | Median of the restexcluding RS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Company | Company | Company | Company | |
| Price | $417.92▼ 3.15 (0.75%) | $264.54▲ 3.04 (1.16%) | $239.90▼ 8.07 (3.25%) | $14.03▲ 0.38 (2.78%) | |
| Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality. | 8.0/10 | 8.0/10 | 8.0/10 | 4.0/10 | 8.0/10 |
| Market value | $21.62B | $60.99B | $34.77B | $7.99B | |
| Revenue | $14.29B | $32.49B | $18.18B | $18.61B | |
| Profit | $739.4M | $1.74B | $1.19B | -$1.48B | |
| Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year. | 3.3% | 5.7% | 3.6% | -3.0% | 3.6% |
| Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them. | 28.7% | 11.9% | 13.2% | -4.6% | 11.9% |
| Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax. | 7.1% | — | 8.1% | -8.5% | -0.2% |
| Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales. | 5.2% | 5.4% | 6.5% | -7.9% | 5.4% |
| Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales. | 3.5% | -0.6% | 2.8% | -5.5% | -0.6% |
| Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company. | 10.3% | 8.3% | 13.2% | -24.2% | 8.3% |
| 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. | 9.2% | — | 9.5% | -9.4% | 0.0% |
| P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit. | 29.24x | 34.97x | 29.33x | — | 32.15x |
| 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. | 17.68x | — | 18.85x | — | 18.85x |
| Price to book | 3.02x | 2.91x | 3.88x | 1.31x | 2.91x |
| Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake. | 0.45x | 0.62x | 0.84x | 2.24x | 0.84x |
| Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger. | 5/9 | 6/9 | 5/9 | 2/9 | 5.0 |
| Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone. | safe | safe | safe | distress |
How RS compares with the others
- RS's operating margin of 7.1% is higher than the median of the other companies selected (-0.2%).
- Its revenue growth of 3.3% is in line with the median of the other companies selected (3.6%).
- It trades at a P/E in line with the median of the other companies selected (29.2x against 32.1x).
- Its liabilities are lower relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 0.4x against 0.8x.
Measured against the other companies entered, from each one's latest annual filing. A difference describes the companies; it does not rank them.