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| Metric | SNPSSYNOPSYS INC | ADBEADOBE INC. | DDOGDatadog, Inc. | CDNSCADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC | Median of the restexcluding SNPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Company | Company | Company | Company | |
| Price | $451.19▲ 3.57 (0.80%) | $270.55▲ 15.49 (6.07%) | $257.75▼ 15.34 (5.62%) | $309.65▼ 16.42 (5.04%) | |
| Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality. | 7.0/10 | 9.0/10 | 6.0/10 | 8.7/10 | 8.7/10 |
| Market value | $83.92B | $111.74B | $89.52B | $84.16B | |
| Revenue | $7.05B | $23.77B | $3.43B | $5.30B | |
| Profit | $1.33B | $7.13B | $107.7M | $1.11B | |
| Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year. | 15.1% | 10.5% | 27.7% | 14.1% | 14.1% |
| Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them. | 77.0% | 89.3% | 80.0% | — | 84.6% |
| Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax. | 13.0% | 36.6% | -1.3% | 28.2% | 28.2% |
| Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales. | 18.9% | 30.0% | 3.1% | 20.9% | 20.9% |
| Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales. | 19.1% | 41.4% | 29.2% | 30.0% | 30.0% |
| Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company. | 4.7% | 61.3% | 2.9% | 20.3% | 20.3% |
| 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. | 2.2% | 57.3% | -1.1% | 44.0% | 44.0% |
| P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit. | 62.99x | 15.67x | 830.87x | 75.90x | 75.90x |
| 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. | 60.00x | 11.81x | — | — | 11.81x |
| Price to book | 2.96x | 9.61x | 23.99x | 15.37x | 15.37x |
| Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake. | 0.70x | 1.54x | 0.78x | 0.85x | 0.85x |
| Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger. | 3/9 | 7/9 | 5/8 | 6/7 | 6.0 |
| Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone. | safe | safe | safe | safe |
How SNPS compares with the others
- SNPS's operating margin of 13.0% is lower than the median of the other companies selected (28.2%).
- Its revenue growth of 15.1% is in line with the median of the other companies selected (14.1%).
- It trades at a lower P/E than the median of the other companies selected: 63.0x against 75.9x.
- Its liabilities are lower relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 0.7x against 0.9x.
Measured against the other companies entered, from each one's latest annual filing. A difference describes the companies; it does not rank them.