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| Metric | SKILSkillsoft Corp. | ALITAlight, Inc. / Delaware | HQIHireQuest, Inc. | ASURASURE SOFTWARE INC | Median of the restexcluding SKIL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Company | Company | Company | Company | |
| Price | $5.66▲ 0.09 (1.62%) | $9.61▲ 0.51 (5.60%) | $16.51▲ 0.19 (1.16%) | $7.35▲ 0.29 (4.11%) | |
| Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality. | 4.0/10 | 4.0/10 | 7.3/10 | 2.0/10 | 4.0/10 |
| Market value | $49.8M | $258.9M | $231.1M | $206.4M | |
| Revenue | $512.7M | $2.26B | $30.6M | — | |
| Profit | -$139.8M | -$3.10B | $6.3M | -$13.1M | |
| Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year. | -3.5% | -3.0% | -11.4% | — | -7.2% |
| Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them. | 73.7% | 33.8% | — | — | 33.8% |
| Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax. | -17.5% | -136.6% | 20.5% | — | -58.1% |
| Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales. | -27.3% | -136.9% | 20.7% | — | -58.1% |
| Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales. | 4.5% | 11.1% | — | — | 11.1% |
| Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company. | 462.6% | -296.6% | 9.3% | -6.6% | -6.6% |
| 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. | -15.8% | -87.9% | 8.7% | -2.8% | -2.8% |
| P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit. | — | — | 36.52x | — | 36.52x |
| 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. | — | — | — | 13.80x | 13.80x |
| Price to book | -1.65x | 0.25x | 3.38x | 1.04x | 1.04x |
| Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake. | -32.86x | 3.37x | 0.29x | 1.69x | 1.69x |
| Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger. | 4/9 | 4/9 | 6/7 | 3/7 | 4.0 |
| Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone. | distress | distress | safe | distress |
How SKIL compares with the others
- SKIL's operating margin of -17.5% is higher than the median of the other companies selected (-58.1%).
- Its revenue grew faster than the median of the other companies selected: -3.5% against -7.2%.
- 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: -32.9x against 1.7x.
Measured against the other companies entered, from each one's latest annual filing. A difference describes the companies; it does not rank them.