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MetricWMKWEIS MARKETS INCKRKROGER COCASYCASEYS GENERAL STORES INCCARTMaplebear Inc.Median of the restexcluding WMK
TypeCompanyCompanyCompanyCompany
Price
$80.29▲ 4.42 (5.83%)
$67.87▲ 3.74 (5.83%)
$713.65▲ 18.46 (2.66%)
$51.68▲ 1.37 (2.72%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.7.3/107.3/107.3/108.7/107.3/10
Market value$1.99B$41.58B$26.34B$12.55B
Revenue$4.96B$147.64B$17.56B$3.74B
Profit$93.7M$1.02B$714.4M$447.0M
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.3.5%0.4%10.2%10.8%10.2%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.25.0%23.3%24.6%73.7%24.6%
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.2.3%1.3%—13.3%7.3%
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.1.9%0.7%4.1%11.9%4.1%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.0.1%2.3%4.1%24.3%4.1%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.6.9%17.1%18.1%17.8%17.8%
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.7.0%8.7%—21.3%15.0%
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.21.21x40.92x36.86x28.08x36.86x
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.—10.36x——10.36x
Price to book1.47x7.01x6.66x4.98x6.66x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.0.50x7.43x1.26x0.39x1.26x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.5/87/99/95/87.0
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.safegreynot reportedgrey

How WMK compares with the others

  • WMK's operating margin of 2.3% is lower than the median of the other companies selected (7.3%).
  • Its revenue grew more slowly than the median of the other companies selected: 3.5% against 10.2%.
  • It trades at a lower P/E than the median of the other companies selected: 21.2x against 36.9x.
  • Its liabilities are lower relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 0.5x against 1.3x.

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