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MetricTSCOTRACTOR SUPPLY CO /DE/ULTAUlta Beauty, Inc.DKSDICK'S SPORTING GOODS, INC.FIVEFIVE BELOW, INCMedian of the restexcluding TSCO
TypeCompanyCompanyCompanyCompany
Price
$34.73▲ 2.04 (6.24%)
$632.51▲ 25.52 (4.20%)
$148.78▲ 6.81 (4.80%)
$225.87▲ 1.77 (0.79%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.7.3/107.3/107.3/107.3/107.3/10
Market value$18.30B$27.94B$12.37B$12.47B
Revenue$15.52B$12.39B$17.22B$4.76B
Profit$1.10B$1.15B$849.2M$358.6M
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.4.3%9.7%28.1%22.9%22.9%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.36.4%39.1%32.9%36.0%36.0%
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.9.5%12.4%6.4%9.6%9.6%
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.7.1%9.3%4.9%7.5%7.5%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.4.8%8.6%2.3%8.6%8.6%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.42.5%41.1%15.3%16.4%16.4%
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.27.7%47.3%19.5%23.2%23.2%
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.16.70x24.22x14.56x34.78x24.22x
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.10.13x15.04x——15.04x
Price to book7.09x9.96x2.23x5.69x5.69x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.3.24x1.50x2.14x1.25x1.50x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.6/95/83/88/85.0
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.safesafesafesafe

How TSCO compares with the others

  • TSCO's operating margin of 9.5% is in line with the median of the other companies selected (9.6%).
  • Its revenue grew more slowly than the median of the other companies selected: 4.3% against 22.9%.
  • It trades at a lower P/E than the median of the other companies selected: 16.7x against 24.2x.
  • Its liabilities are higher relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 3.2x 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.