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| Metric | TICTIC Solutions, Inc. | EXPOEXPONENT INC | CBZCBIZ, Inc. | HURNHuron Consulting Group Inc. | Median of the restexcluding TIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Company | Company | Company | Company | |
| Price | $9.55▲ 0.36 (3.92%) | $77.11▲ 3.96 (5.41%) | $54.89▲ 0.04 (0.07%) | $193.35▲ 10.03 (5.47%) | |
| Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality. | 2.0/10 | 8.7/10 | 7.0/10 | 8.0/10 | 8.0/10 |
| Market value | $2.11B | $3.80B | $2.98B | $3.42B | |
| Revenue | $1.53B | $582.0M | $2.76B | $1.70B | |
| Profit | -$87.1M | $106.0M | $115.4M | $105.0M | |
| Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year. | — | 4.2% | 52.1% | 11.7% | 11.7% |
| Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them. | 29.4% | — | 12.9% | 33.9% | 23.4% |
| Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax. | -1.1% | 20.6% | 8.5% | 10.5% | 10.5% |
| Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales. | -5.7% | 18.2% | 4.2% | 6.2% | 6.2% |
| Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales. | 4.0% | 21.0% | 6.4% | 10.8% | 10.8% |
| Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company. | -4.0% | 27.2% | 6.6% | 19.9% | 19.9% |
| 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. | -0.4% | 51.2% | 5.2% | 13.7% | 13.7% |
| P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit. | — | 35.83x | 25.86x | 32.54x | 32.54x |
| 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. | 20.34x | — | 13.31x | 18.50x | 15.90x |
| Price to book | 0.97x | 9.73x | 1.69x | 6.47x | 6.47x |
| Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake. | 1.02x | 0.99x | 1.50x | 1.89x | 1.50x |
| Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger. | 2/6 | 5/7 | 7/9 | 5/9 | 5.0 |
| Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone. | grey | safe | grey | safe |
How TIC compares with the others
- TIC's operating margin of -1.1% is lower than the median of the other companies selected (10.5%).
- 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: 1.0x against 1.5x.
Measured against the other companies entered, from each one's latest annual filing. A difference describes the companies; it does not rank them.