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MetricVRSKVerisk Analytics, Inc.950140.KQ950140.KQEFXEQUIFAX INCJJACOBS SOLUTIONS INC.Median of the restexcluding VRSK
TypeCompanyCompanyCompanyCompany
Price
$203.33▲ 10.99 (5.71%)
₩7000.00▼ 860.00 (10.94%)
$176.54▲ 17.97 (11.33%)
$139.67▲ 1.33 (0.96%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.9.0/1010.0/108.0/107.3/108.0/10
Market value$28.14B$139.08B$21.26B$16.63B
Revenue$3.07B$216.79B$6.07B$12.03B
Profit$908.3M$24.81B$660.3M$289.3M
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.6.6%19.0%6.9%4.6%6.9%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.69.9%27.7%56.4%24.8%27.7%
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.43.7%17.2%18.0%7.2%17.2%
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.29.6%11.4%10.9%2.4%10.9%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.38.8%7.2%18.7%5.0%7.2%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.293.9%15.1%14.3%7.9%14.3%
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.23.6%17.4%8.5%9.9%9.9%
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.30.98x5.60x32.19x57.48x32.19x
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.20.11x2.91x14.36x—8.64x
Price to book91.07x0.85x4.62x4.57x4.57x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.19.05x0.38x1.55x2.09x1.55x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.6/98/98/97/98.0
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.safesafegreygrey

How VRSK compares with the others

  • VRSK's operating margin of 43.7% is higher than the median of the other companies selected (17.2%).
  • Its revenue growth of 6.6% is in line with the median of the other companies selected (6.9%).
  • It trades at a P/E in line with the median of the other companies selected (31.0x against 32.2x).
  • Its liabilities are higher relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 19.0x 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.