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MetricYEXTYext, Inc.DSPViant Technology Inc.MITKMITEK SYSTEMS INCDJCODAILY JOURNAL CORPMedian of the restexcluding YEXT
TypeCompanyCompanyCompanyCompany
Price
$7.35▲ 0.01 (0.14%)
$13.81▲ 0.21 (1.54%)
$18.64▲ 0.78 (4.37%)
$592.84▲ 19.65 (3.43%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.6.0/109.0/106.0/1010.0/109.0/10
Market value$903.6M$918.3M$850.7M$1.07B
Revenue$446.6M$344.2M$179.7M$87.7M
Profit$37.9M$8.4M$8.8M$112.1M
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.6.1%19.0%4.4%25.4%19.0%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.74.5%45.8%——45.8%
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.10.0%3.5%9.3%10.9%9.3%
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.8.5%2.4%4.9%127.9%4.9%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.11.9%15.0%30.2%15.2%15.2%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.23.8%10.2%3.7%28.7%10.2%
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.40.7%12.1%14.1%1.9%12.1%
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.23.86x109.96x96.71x9.54x96.71x
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.15.34x29.84x38.74x—34.29x
Price to book5.67x11.18x3.54x2.74x3.54x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.2.90x2.26x0.91x0.40x0.91x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.7/98/95/85/75.0
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.distresssafegreysafe

How YEXT compares with the others

  • YEXT's operating margin of 10.0% is in line with the median of the other companies selected (9.3%).
  • Its revenue grew more slowly than the median of the other companies selected: 6.1% against 19.0%.
  • It trades at a lower P/E than the median of the other companies selected: 23.9x against 96.7x.
  • Its liabilities are higher relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 2.9x against 0.9x.

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