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| Metric | SNAPSnap Inc | GOOGLAlphabet Inc. | METAMeta Platforms, Inc. | RDDTReddit, Inc. | Median of the restexcluding SNAP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Company | Company | Company | Company | |
| Price | $6.35▼ 0.03 (0.47%) | $324.22▼ 10.54 (3.15%) | $697.52▲ 3.27 (0.47%) | $150.26▼ 3.02 (1.97%) | |
| Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality. | 5.0/10 | 10.0/10 | 10.0/10 | 10.0/10 | 10.0/10 |
| Market value | $11.15B | $3.92T | $1.76T | $28.01B | |
| Revenue | $5.93B | $402.84B | $200.97B | $2.20B | |
| Profit | -$460.5M | $132.17B | $60.46B | $529.7M | |
| Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year. | 10.6% | 15.1% | 22.2% | 69.4% | 22.2% |
| Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them. | 55.0% | 59.7% | 82.0% | 91.2% | 82.0% |
| Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax. | -9.0% | 32.0% | 41.4% | 20.1% | 32.0% |
| Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales. | -7.8% | 32.8% | 30.1% | 24.1% | 30.1% |
| Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales. | 7.4% | 18.2% | 22.9% | 31.1% | 22.9% |
| Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company. | -20.2% | 31.8% | 27.8% | 18.1% | 27.8% |
| 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. | -8.8% | 24.8% | 24.4% | 17.7% | 24.4% |
| P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit. | — | 29.65x | 29.09x | 52.87x | 29.65x |
| 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. | — | 26.22x | 17.48x | — | 21.85x |
| Price to book | 4.89x | 9.44x | 8.09x | 9.56x | 9.44x |
| Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake. | 2.37x | 0.43x | 0.68x | 0.11x | 0.43x |
| Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger. | 7/9 | 7/9 | 5/9 | 6/8 | 6.0 |
| Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone. | distress | safe | safe | safe |
How SNAP compares with the others
- SNAP's operating margin of -9.0% is lower than the median of the other companies selected (32.0%).
- Its revenue grew more slowly than the median of the other companies selected: 10.6% against 22.2%.
- 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: 2.4x against 0.4x.
Measured against the other companies entered, from each one's latest annual filing. A difference describes the companies; it does not rank them.