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9.51 USD -0.26 (-2.71%)

Nov 4, 2026, 11:23 AM EST

9.47 Day range 9.88
9.13 52-week range 20.36
YTD
-40.70%
1 year
-39.96%

Financial health

Altman Z-Score

2.63 Grey zone

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

Piotroski F-Score

7 / 9 Strong

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

FMP rating

B-2 / 5 overall

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

Valuation

P/E 23.6×
FY 2016: 82.8×FY 2017: 58.3×FY 2018: 33.1×FY 2019: 17.9×FY 2020: -12.2×FY 2021: 51.9×FY 2022: 48.3×FY 2023: 22.4×FY 2024: 25.8×FY 2025: 23.6×
FY 2016 5y median 25.8× FY 2025
P/S 1.4×
FY 2016: 8.8×FY 2017: 7.3×FY 2018: 3.8×FY 2019: 2.5×FY 2020: 2.4×FY 2021: 2.2×FY 2022: 1.9×FY 2023: 1.6×FY 2024: 1.5×FY 2025: 1.4×
FY 2016 5y median 1.6× FY 2025
P/B 2.8×
FY 2016: 33.6×FY 2017: 32.5×FY 2018: 16.4×FY 2019: 9.4×FY 2020: 16.5×FY 2021: 6.6×FY 2022: 5.1×FY 2023: 3.7×FY 2024: 3.2×FY 2025: 2.8×
FY 2016 5y median 3.7× FY 2025
P/FCF 33.4×
FY 2016: 43.4×FY 2017: 45.8×FY 2018: 29.3×FY 2019: 24.8×FY 2020: 25.6×FY 2021: 44.6×FY 2022: 63.7×FY 2023: 58.0×FY 2024: 18.7×FY 2025: 33.4×
FY 2016 5y median 44.6× FY 2025
EV/EBITDA 12.5×
FY 2016: 47.4×FY 2017: 37.5×FY 2018: 20.6×FY 2019: 16.4×FY 2020: 21.2×FY 2021: 19.7×FY 2022: 19.5×FY 2023: 14.6×FY 2024: 13.2×FY 2025: 12.5×
FY 2016 5y median 14.6× FY 2025
EV/Sales 1.7×
FY 2016: 9.1×FY 2017: 7.7×FY 2018: 4.2×FY 2019: 3.1×FY 2020: 3.1×FY 2021: 2.7×FY 2022: 2.3×FY 2023: 2.0×FY 2024: 1.9×FY 2025: 1.7×
FY 2016 5y median 2.0× FY 2025
FCF Yield 3.0%
FY 2016: 2.3%FY 2017: 2.2%FY 2018: 3.4%FY 2019: 4.0%FY 2020: 3.9%FY 2021: 2.2%FY 2022: 1.6%FY 2023: 1.7%FY 2024: 5.3%FY 2025: 3.0%
FY 2016 5y median 2.2% FY 2025

Profitability

Gross Margin 17.9%
FY 2016: 21.1%FY 2017: 24.3%FY 2018: 25.8%FY 2019: 25.8%FY 2020: 21.0%FY 2021: 17.8%FY 2022: 16.1%FY 2023: 18.4%FY 2024: 16.9%FY 2025: 17.9%
FY 2016 5y median 17.8% FY 2025
Operating Margin 9.6%
FY 2016: 14.5%FY 2017: 17.0%FY 2018: 16.9%FY 2019: 14.5%FY 2020: -15.8%FY 2021: 9.6%FY 2022: 8.5%FY 2023: 10.7%FY 2024: 11.2%FY 2025: 9.6%
FY 2016 5y median 9.6% FY 2025
Net Margin 5.6%
FY 2016: 10.7%FY 2017: 12.6%FY 2018: 11.3%FY 2019: 15.3%FY 2020: -20.0%FY 2021: 4.2%FY 2022: 4.0%FY 2023: 7.2%FY 2024: 6.0%FY 2025: 5.6%
FY 2016 5y median 5.6% FY 2025
ROE 11.2%
FY 2016: 41.1%FY 2017: 55.9%FY 2018: 49.4%FY 2019: 57.3%FY 2020: -136.5%FY 2021: 12.6%FY 2022: 10.6%FY 2023: 16.3%FY 2024: 12.5%FY 2025: 11.2%
FY 2016 5y median 12.5% FY 2025
ROIC 6.8%
FY 2016: 15.7%FY 2017: 19.1%FY 2018: 16.5%FY 2019: 14.3%FY 2020: -15.7%FY 2021: 5.0%FY 2022: 5.6%FY 2023: 9.7%FY 2024: 8.1%FY 2025: 6.8%
FY 2016 5y median 6.8% FY 2025
ROA 5.1%
FY 2016: 11.1%FY 2017: 14.2%FY 2018: 12.3%FY 2019: 13.2%FY 2020: -17.2%FY 2021: 3.4%FY 2022: 3.4%FY 2023: 6.3%FY 2024: 5.3%FY 2025: 5.1%
FY 2016 5y median 5.1% FY 2025

Growth (YoY)

Revenue 0.5%
FY 2016: -25.4%FY 2017: 10.9%FY 2018: 6.2%FY 2019: -4.7%FY 2020: -27.1%FY 2021: -3.5%FY 2022: 4.1%FY 2023: 4.1%FY 2024: 2.8%FY 2025: 0.5%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Operating Income -13.8%
FY 2016: -46.5%FY 2017: 30.5%FY 2018: 5.5%FY 2019: -18.5%FY 2020: -179.4%FY 2021: 158.9%FY 2022: -8.3%FY 2023: 31.6%FY 2024: 7.2%FY 2025: -13.8%
FY 2016 FY 2025
EPS (diluted) 3.0%
FY 2016: -45.9%FY 2017: 29.7%FY 2018: -4.8%FY 2019: 17.3%FY 2020: -202.9%FY 2021: 119.4%FY 2022: 0.0%FY 2023: 83.3%FY 2024: -14.3%FY 2025: 3.0%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Free Cash Flow -48.6%
FY 2016: -38.3%FY 2017: -12.2%FY 2018: -14.6%FY 2019: -25.3%FY 2020: -31.6%FY 2021: -49.9%FY 2022: -36.0%FY 2023: -3.6%FY 2024: 205.1%FY 2025: -48.6%
FY 2016 FY 2025

Financial Health

Current Ratio 2.0×
FY 2016: 1.8×FY 2017: 2.0×FY 2018: 2.3×FY 2019: 2.0×FY 2020: 1.8×FY 2021: 2.1×FY 2022: 2.1×FY 2023: 2.5×FY 2024: 2.3×FY 2025: 2.0×
FY 2016 5y median 2.1× FY 2025
Quick Ratio 1.5×
FY 2016: 1.5×FY 2017: 1.7×FY 2018: 1.8×FY 2019: 1.5×FY 2020: 1.4×FY 2021: 1.6×FY 2022: 1.5×FY 2023: 1.7×FY 2024: 1.7×FY 2025: 1.5×
FY 2016 5y median 1.6× FY 2025
Debt / Equity 0.6×
FY 2016: 1.4×FY 2017: 1.5×FY 2018: 1.8×FY 2019: 2.1×FY 2020: 4.6×FY 2021: 1.6×FY 2022: 1.2×FY 2023: 1.0×FY 2024: 0.7×FY 2025: 0.6×
FY 2016 5y median 1.0× FY 2025
Net Debt / EBITDA 2.0×
FY 2016: 1.8×FY 2017: 1.6×FY 2018: 2.0×FY 2019: 3.0×FY 2020: 4.4×FY 2021: 3.6×FY 2022: 3.5×FY 2023: 2.8×FY 2024: 2.2×FY 2025: 2.0×
FY 2016 5y median 2.8× FY 2025
Interest Coverage 4.8×
FY 2016: 7.4×FY 2017: 10.5×FY 2018: 8.9×FY 2019: 6.6×FY 2020: -5.3×FY 2021: 4.9×FY 2022: 3.6×FY 2023: 4.1×FY 2024: 4.7×FY 2025: 4.8×
FY 2016 5y median 4.7× FY 2025

Dividends

Dividend Yield 0.3%
FY 2016: 1.8%FY 2017: 2.0%FY 2018: 3.7%FY 2019: 5.8%FY 2020: 1.1%FY 2021: 0.2%FY 2022: 0.2%FY 2023: 0.2%FY 2024: 0.2%FY 2025: 0.3%
FY 2016 5y median 0.2% FY 2025
Payout Ratio 6.3%
FY 2016: 148.9%FY 2017: 116.9%FY 2018: 122.3%FY 2019: 95.7%FY 2020: -12.7%FY 2021: 9.3%FY 2022: 9.5%FY 2023: 5.1%FY 2024: 6.0%FY 2025: 6.3%
FY 2016 5y median 6.3% FY 2025

Annual · latest fiscal year ends 2025-12-31