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How Medifast, Inc. stacks up
MED · against 183 other Consumer Cyclical companies of similar size
Profitability
5/ 100
Near the bottom of its peers.
Ranked #165 of 184 · scores higher than 8% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score32 peers with a profitability score of 0–9, including MED · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 5?
Weighted metrics compared with all Consumer Cyclical companies.Mainly because of its return on invested capital, return on assets and operating margin, which are weaker than most Consumer Cyclical peers.
- a lower return on invested capital: weaker than 96% of peers. Return on invested capital: -20.2% vs peer median 7.3%
- a lower return on assets: weaker than 94% of peers. Return on assets: -4.6% vs peer median 3.3%
- a thinner operating margin: weaker than 90% of peers. Operating margin: -3.7% vs peer median 6.4%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = MED, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | MED | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 161 reported | -20.2% | 2.3% | 8% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 182 reported | -3.7% | 2.7% | 19% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 178 reported | -4.6% | 1.6% | 10% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 175 reported | -12.4% | 3.2% | 20% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 185 reported | 69.2% | 23.5% | 93% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around MED| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1.5B BRL (≈$267M) | 99 | 92 | |
| 2 | 23.9B JPY (≈$162M) | 98 | 81 | |
| 2 | 396M AUD (≈$262M) | 98 | 78 | |
| 4 | 6.9B TWD (≈$214M) | 95 | 76 | |
| 5 | 12.4B JPY (≈$84M) | 94 | 72 | |
| 162 | 1.23T IDR (≈$76M) | 6 | 39 | |
| 165 | 521M MYR (≈$115M) | 5 | 31 | |
| 165 | 109M EUR (≈$120M) | 5 | 13 | |
| 165 | 1.4B MXN (≈$78M) | 5 | 20 | |
| 165 | 141M USD | 5 | 30 | |
| 165 | 2.7B MXN (≈$144M) | 5 | 48 | |
| 165 | 195M USD | 5 | ||
| 171 | 1.6B CNY (≈$219M) | 4 | 28 | |
| 171 | 110M EUR (≈$121M) | 4 | 7 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score