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Latest annual figures from each company's filings
| Metric | VTRSViatris Inc | MRKMerck & Co., Inc. | PFEPFIZER INC | BMYBRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO | Median of the restexcluding VTRS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Company | Company | Company | Company | |
| Price | $18.65▲ 0.39 (2.14%) | $147.24▼ 2.64 (1.76%) | $30.42▲ 0.57 (1.91%) | $63.00▲ 1.88 (3.08%) | |
| Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality. | 4.0/10 | 9.0/10 | 7.0/10 | 8.0/10 | 8.0/10 |
| Market value | $22.12B | $371.93B | $172.40B | $127.85B | |
| Revenue | $14.25B | $65.01B | $62.58B | $48.19B | |
| Profit | -$3.51B | $18.25B | $7.77B | $7.05B | |
| Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year. | -3.0% | 1.3% | -1.6% | -0.2% | -0.2% |
| Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them. | 35.2% | 74.8% | 74.3% | 71.1% | 74.3% |
| Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax. | -18.7% | — | — | — | — |
| Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales. | -24.7% | 28.1% | 12.4% | 14.6% | 14.6% |
| Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales. | 13.6% | 19.0% | 14.5% | 26.7% | 19.0% |
| Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company. | -23.9% | 34.7% | 9.0% | 38.2% | 34.7% |
| 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. | -7.6% | — | — | — | — |
| P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit. | — | 20.38x | 22.19x | 18.12x | 20.38x |
| 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. | 260.41x | — | — | — | — |
| Price to book | 1.50x | 7.07x | 1.99x | 6.92x | 6.92x |
| Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake. | 1.53x | 1.60x | 1.40x | 3.87x | 1.60x |
| Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger. | 5/9 | 5/9 | 6/9 | 9/9 | 6.0 |
| Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone. | distress | safe | grey | grey |
How VTRS compares with the others
- VTRS's profit margin of -24.7% is lower than the median of the other companies selected (14.6%).
- Its revenue grew more slowly than the median of the other companies selected: -3.0% against -0.2%.
- It has no P/E to set against theirs, because it did not make a profit.
Measured against the other companies entered, from each one's latest annual filing. A difference describes the companies; it does not rank them.