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MetricWDAYWorkday, Inc.APPAppLovin CorpSNPSSYNOPSYS INCMSTRStrategy IncMedian of the restexcluding WDAY
TypeCompanyCompanyCompanyCompany
Price
$209.99▲ 7.03 (3.46%)
$264.28▼ 3.62 (1.35%)
$451.19▲ 3.57 (0.80%)
$145.80▼ 7.68 (5.00%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.7.3/1010.0/107.0/104.7/107.0/10
Market value$55.67B$89.41B$83.92B$40.48B
Revenue$9.55B$5.48B$7.05B$477.2M
Profit$693.0M$3.33B$1.33B-$3.85B
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.13.1%70.0%15.1%3.0%15.1%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.—87.9%77.0%68.7%77.0%
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.7.5%75.8%13.0%-1140.8%13.0%
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.7.3%60.8%18.9%-806.3%18.9%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.29.1%—19.1%-15.8%1.7%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.8.9%156.2%4.7%-8.7%4.7%
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.5.3%110.8%2.2%-8.6%2.2%
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.80.33x26.82x62.99x—44.91x
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.59.66x20.81x60.00x—40.40x
Price to book7.13x41.88x2.96x0.92x2.96x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.1.32x2.40x0.70x0.24x0.70x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.7/89/93/93/93.0
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.greysafesafen/a for banks

How WDAY compares with the others

  • WDAY's operating margin of 7.5% is lower than the median of the other companies selected (13.0%).
  • Its revenue grew more slowly than the median of the other companies selected: 13.1% against 15.1%.
  • It trades at a higher P/E than the median of the other companies selected: 80.3x against 44.9x.
  • Its liabilities are higher relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 1.3x against 0.7x.

Measured against the other companies entered, from each one's latest annual filing. A difference describes the companies; it does not rank them.