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| Metric | SMSISMITH MICRO SOFTWARE, INC. | DFNST3 Defense Inc. | MTWOM2i Global, Inc. | MIM.VMIM.V | Median of the restexcluding SMSI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Company | Company | Company | Company | |
| Price | $2.33▼ 0.13 (5.28%) | $5.05▲ 0.13 (2.64%) | $0.0197▲ 0.00 (2.60%) | C$0.11▼ 0.03 (21.43%) | |
| Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality. | 2.0/10 | 6.0/10 | 2.0/10 | 3.3/10 | 3.3/10 |
| Market value | $13.0M | $15.8M | $14.0M | $7.9M | |
| Revenue | $17.4M | — | — | $11.3K | |
| Profit | -$29.3M | $78.5M | -$6.5M | -$7.2M | |
| Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year. | -15.5% | — | — | 14.7% | 14.7% |
| Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them. | 74.1% | — | — | — | — |
| Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax. | -167.1% | — | — | -51351.2% | -51351.2% |
| Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales. | -168.9% | — | — | -63756.1% | -63756.1% |
| Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales. | -41.9% | — | — | — | — |
| Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company. | -159.5% | -397.0% | 92.1% | 93.4% | 92.1% |
| 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. | -135.6% | — | — | — | — |
| P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit. | — | 0.20x | — | — | 0.20x |
| 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 | 0.71x | -0.80x | -1.99x | -1.02x | -1.02x |
| Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake. | 0.36x | -2.28x | -1.07x | -1.11x | -1.11x |
| Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger. | 4/8 | 3/6 | 2/6 | 3/8 | 3.0 |
| Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone. | not reported | distress | distress | distress |
How SMSI compares with the others
- SMSI's operating margin of -167.1% is higher than the other company selected (-51351.2%).
- Its revenue grew more slowly than the other company selected: -15.5% against 14.7%.
- It has no P/E to set against theirs, because it did not make a profit.
- Its liabilities are higher relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 0.4x against -1.1x.
Measured against the other companies entered, from each one's latest annual filing. A difference describes the companies; it does not rank them.