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98.89 USD +0.52 (+0.53%)

Nov 6, 2026, 2:32 PM EST

97.00 Day range 101.02
90.19 52-week range 215.62
YTD
-30.09%
1 year
+8.36%

Financial health

Altman Z-Score

2.49 Grey zone

Bankruptcy-risk model: below 1.81 distress, above 2.99 safe.

Piotroski F-Score

8 / 9 Strong

Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, leverage and efficiency.

Rating

B3 / 5 overall

  • DCF 1
  • Return on Equity 3
  • Return on Assets 4
  • Debt / Equity 3
  • P/E 2
  • P/B 4

Valuation

P/E -24.6×
FY 2016: 15.0×FY 2017: 261×FY 2018: 12.0×FY 2019: 14.5×FY 2020: 41.8×FY 2021: 218×FY 2022: 9.4×FY 2023: 10.8×FY 2024: -7.7×FY 2025: -24.6×
FY 2016 5y median 9.4× FY 2025
P/S 3.2×
FY 2016: 3.6×FY 2017: 4.6×FY 2018: 2.5×FY 2019: 2.2×FY 2020: 5.0×FY 2021: 8.1×FY 2022: 3.5×FY 2023: 1.8×FY 2024: 1.9×FY 2025: 3.2×
FY 2016 5y median 3.2× FY 2025
P/B 1.7×
FY 2016: 2.5×FY 2017: 3.9×FY 2018: 2.3×FY 2019: 2.0×FY 2020: 3.7×FY 2021: 4.8×FY 2022: 3.2×FY 2023: 1.8×FY 2024: 1.0×FY 2025: 1.7×
FY 2016 5y median 1.8× FY 2025
P/FCF 24.0×
FY 2016: 18.0×FY 2017: -1034×FY 2018: -54.3×FY 2019: -58.4×FY 2020: -304×FY 2021: -44.4×FY 2022: 39.3×FY 2023: -20.5×FY 2024: -10.2×FY 2025: 24.0×
FY 2016 5y median -10.2× FY 2025
EV/EBITDA 32.8×
FY 2016: 13.3×FY 2017: 18.2×FY 2018: 10.3×FY 2019: 11.5×FY 2020: 24.6×FY 2021: 53.5×FY 2022: 7.5×FY 2023: 7.7×FY 2024: -42.6×FY 2025: 32.8×
FY 2016 5y median 7.7× FY 2025
EV/Sales 3.6×
FY 2016: 3.7×FY 2017: 4.8×FY 2018: 2.8×FY 2019: 2.9×FY 2020: 6.0×FY 2021: 8.8×FY 2022: 3.7×FY 2023: 2.1×FY 2024: 2.3×FY 2025: 3.6×
FY 2016 5y median 3.6× FY 2025
FCF Yield 4.2%
FY 2016: 5.5%FY 2017: -0.1%FY 2018: -1.8%FY 2019: -1.7%FY 2020: -0.3%FY 2021: -2.3%FY 2022: 2.5%FY 2023: -4.9%FY 2024: -9.8%FY 2025: 4.2%
FY 2016 5y median -2.3% FY 2025

Profitability

Gross Margin 13.1%
FY 2016: 36.3%FY 2017: 36.6%FY 2018: 36.2%FY 2019: 35.1%FY 2020: 31.8%FY 2021: 30.3%FY 2022: 42.2%FY 2023: 12.5%FY 2024: 1.1%FY 2025: 13.1%
FY 2016 5y median 13.1% FY 2025
Operating Margin 1.8%
FY 2016: 19.0%FY 2017: 20.3%FY 2018: 21.5%FY 2019: 19.1%FY 2020: 16.8%FY 2021: 16.0%FY 2022: 34.2%FY 2023: 2.5%FY 2024: -11.8%FY 2025: 1.8%
FY 2016 5y median 2.5% FY 2025
Net Margin -9.9%
FY 2016: 24.0%FY 2017: 1.8%FY 2018: 20.6%FY 2019: 14.9%FY 2020: 12.0%FY 2021: 3.7%FY 2022: 36.7%FY 2023: 16.4%FY 2024: -21.9%FY 2025: -9.9%
FY 2016 5y median 3.7% FY 2025
ROE -5.4%
FY 2016: 17.0%FY 2017: 1.5%FY 2018: 19.3%FY 2019: 13.6%FY 2020: 8.8%FY 2021: 2.2%FY 2022: 33.7%FY 2023: 16.7%FY 2024: -11.8%FY 2025: -5.4%
FY 2016 5y median 2.2% FY 2025
ROIC 0.6%
FY 2016: 5.8%FY 2017: 1.7%FY 2018: 9.0%FY 2019: 6.9%FY 2020: 5.0%FY 2021: 4.9%FY 2022: 17.3%FY 2023: 1.3%FY 2024: -4.2%FY 2025: 0.6%
FY 2016 5y median 1.3% FY 2025
ROA -3.1%
FY 2016: 7.9%FY 2017: 0.7%FY 2018: 9.1%FY 2019: 5.4%FY 2020: 3.6%FY 2021: 1.1%FY 2022: 17.4%FY 2023: 8.6%FY 2024: -7.1%FY 2025: -3.1%
FY 2016 5y median 1.1% FY 2025

Growth (YoY)

Revenue -4.4%
FY 2016: -5.3%FY 2017: 14.7%FY 2018: 9.9%FY 2019: 6.4%FY 2020: -12.8%FY 2021: 6.4%FY 2022: 120.0%FY 2023: 31.4%FY 2024: -44.1%FY 2025: -4.4%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Operating Income 114.7%
FY 2016: 8.3%FY 2017: 22.2%FY 2018: 16.3%FY 2019: -5.4%FY 2020: -23.3%FY 2021: 1.3%FY 2022: 369.6%FY 2023: -90.4%FY 2024: -363.8%FY 2025: 114.7%
FY 2016 FY 2025
EPS (diluted) 48.7%
FY 2016: 89.3%FY 2017: -91.4%FY 2018: 1193.9%FY 2019: -20.8%FY 2020: -29.9%FY 2021: -69.9%FY 2022: 2054.7%FY 2023: -41.5%FY 2024: -183.8%FY 2025: 48.7%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Free Cash Flow 169.8%
FY 2016: 303.4%FY 2017: -102.6%FY 2018: -1020.9%FY 2019: 13.9%FY 2020: 61.1%FY 2021: -1081.9%FY 2022: 206.0%FY 2023: -228.1%FY 2024: -19.9%FY 2025: 169.8%
FY 2016 FY 2025

Financial Health

Current Ratio 2.2×
FY 2016: 2.9×FY 2017: 2.1×FY 2018: 1.7×FY 2019: 1.6×FY 2020: 1.2×FY 2021: 1.1×FY 2022: 1.9×FY 2023: 1.5×FY 2024: 2.0×FY 2025: 2.2×
FY 2016 5y median 1.9× FY 2025
Quick Ratio 1.6×
FY 2016: 2.5×FY 2017: 1.6×FY 2018: 1.1×FY 2019: 1.0×FY 2020: 0.8×FY 2021: 0.6×FY 2022: 1.1×FY 2023: 0.9×FY 2024: 1.2×FY 2025: 1.6×
FY 2016 5y median 1.1× FY 2025
Debt / Equity 0.3×
FY 2016: 0.6×FY 2017: 0.5×FY 2018: 0.5×FY 2019: 0.8×FY 2020: 0.9×FY 2021: 0.4×FY 2022: 0.4×FY 2023: 0.5×FY 2024: 0.4×FY 2025: 0.3×
FY 2016 5y median 0.4× FY 2025
Net Debt / EBITDA 3.0×
FY 2016: 0.1×FY 2017: 0.9×FY 2018: 1.2×FY 2019: 2.9×FY 2020: 3.9×FY 2021: 3.8×FY 2022: 0.5×FY 2023: 1.3×FY 2024: -8.2×FY 2025: 3.0×
FY 2016 5y median 1.3× FY 2025
Interest Coverage 0.5×
FY 2016: 7.8×FY 2017: 5.4×FY 2018: 13.8×FY 2019: 11.9×FY 2020: 7.2×FY 2021: 8.7×FY 2022: 20.3×FY 2023: 2.1×FY 2024: -3.8×FY 2025: 0.5×
FY 2016 5y median 2.1× FY 2025

Dividends

Dividend Yield 2.1%
FY 2016: 1.4%FY 2017: 1.0%FY 2018: 1.7%FY 2019: 2.0%FY 2020: 1.0%FY 2021: 0.7%FY 2022: 0.7%FY 2023: 1.1%FY 2024: 3.1%FY 2025: 2.1%
FY 2016 5y median 1.1% FY 2025
Payout Ratio -70.0%
FY 2016: 21.0%FY 2017: 256.3%FY 2018: 20.8%FY 2019: 28.5%FY 2020: 43.1%FY 2021: 143.8%FY 2022: 6.9%FY 2023: 11.9%FY 2024: -26.4%FY 2025: -70.0%
FY 2016 5y median 6.9% FY 2025

Annual · latest fiscal year ends 2025-12-31