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Gen Digital Inc
NASDAQ:GEN

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NASDAQ:GEN
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Price: 26.09 USD 3.49% Market Closed
Updated: Jul 27, 2024
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Profitability Summary

We take all the information about a company's profitability (such as its margins, capital efficiency, free cash flow generating ability, and more) and consolidate it into one single number - the profitability score. The higher the profitability score, the more profitable the company is.

Past Growth

To be successful and remain in business, both growth and profitability are important and necessary. Net Income growth is often seen as a sign of a company's efficiency from an operational standpoint, but is influenced heavily by a company's goals and challenges and should therefore be assessed in conjunction with other metrics like revenue and operating income growth.

Margins

Profit margins represent what percentage of sales has turned into profits. Simply put, the percentage figure indicates how many cents of profit the company has generated for each dollar of sale.

Profit margins help investors assess if a company's management is generating enough profit from its sales and whether operating costs and overhead costs are being contained.

Earnings Waterfall
Gen Digital Inc

Revenue
3.8B USD
Cost of Revenue
-731m USD
Gross Profit
3.1B USD
Operating Expenses
-1.9B USD
Operating Income
1.2B USD
Other Expenses
-563m USD
Net Income
616m USD

Margins Comparison
Gen Digital Inc Competitors

Country Company Market Cap Gross
Margin
Operating
Margin
Net
Margin
US
Gen Digital Inc
NASDAQ:GEN
16.3B USD
81%
31%
16%
US
Microsoft Corp
NASDAQ:MSFT
3.2T USD
70%
45%
36%
US
Oracle Corp
NYSE:ORCL
382.6B USD
71%
30%
20%
US
ServiceNow Inc
NYSE:NOW
169.9B USD
79%
10%
20%
US
Palo Alto Networks Inc
NASDAQ:PANW
105.6B USD
74%
11%
31%
US
VMware Inc
XETRA:BZF1
58B EUR
81%
14%
10%
US
CrowdStrike Holdings Inc
NASDAQ:CRWD
62.1B USD
75%
1%
4%
US
Xperi Holding Corp
LSE:0M2A
54.6B USD
0%
31%
11%
US
Fortinet Inc
NASDAQ:FTNT
43.7B USD
77%
24%
22%
US
Zscaler Inc
NASDAQ:ZS
27.2B USD
78%
-7%
-4%
IL
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd
NASDAQ:CHKP
20.6B USD
88%
37%
34%
Country US
Market Cap 16.3B USD
Gross Margin
81%
Operating Margin
31%
Net Margin
16%
Country US
Market Cap 3.2T USD
Gross Margin
70%
Operating Margin
45%
Net Margin
36%
Country US
Market Cap 382.6B USD
Gross Margin
71%
Operating Margin
30%
Net Margin
20%
Country US
Market Cap 169.9B USD
Gross Margin
79%
Operating Margin
10%
Net Margin
20%
Country US
Market Cap 105.6B USD
Gross Margin
74%
Operating Margin
11%
Net Margin
31%
Country US
Market Cap 58B EUR
Gross Margin
81%
Operating Margin
14%
Net Margin
10%
Country US
Market Cap 62.1B USD
Gross Margin
75%
Operating Margin
1%
Net Margin
4%
Country US
Market Cap 54.6B USD
Gross Margin
0%
Operating Margin
31%
Net Margin
11%
Country US
Market Cap 43.7B USD
Gross Margin
77%
Operating Margin
24%
Net Margin
22%
Country US
Market Cap 27.2B USD
Gross Margin
78%
Operating Margin
-7%
Net Margin
-4%
Country IL
Market Cap 20.6B USD
Gross Margin
88%
Operating Margin
37%
Net Margin
34%

Return on Capital

Return on capital ratios give a sense of how well a company is using its capital (equity, assets, capital employed, etc.) to generate profits (operating income, net income, etc.). In simple words, these ratios show how much income is generated for each dollar of capital invested.

Return on Capital Comparison
Gen Digital Inc Competitors

Country Company Market Cap ROE ROA ROCE ROIC
US
Gen Digital Inc
NASDAQ:GEN
16.3B USD
35%
4%
9%
11%
US
Microsoft Corp
NASDAQ:MSFT
3.2T USD
38%
20%
32%
27%
US
Oracle Corp
NYSE:ORCL
382.6B USD
214%
8%
15%
11%
US
ServiceNow Inc
NYSE:NOW
169.9B USD
28%
12%
10%
14%
US
Palo Alto Networks Inc
NASDAQ:PANW
105.6B USD
86%
15%
11%
17%
US
VMware Inc
XETRA:BZF1
58B EUR
106%
5%
10%
6%
US
CrowdStrike Holdings Inc
NASDAQ:CRWD
62.1B USD
6%
2%
1%
1%
US
Xperi Holding Corp
LSE:0M2A
54.6B USD
12%
4%
11%
9%
US
Fortinet Inc
NASDAQ:FTNT
43.7B USD
-1 902%
17%
35%
28%
US
Zscaler Inc
NASDAQ:ZS
27.2B USD
-9%
-2%
-6%
-13%
IL
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd
NASDAQ:CHKP
20.6B USD
30%
15%
24%
22%
Country US
Market Cap 16.3B USD
ROE
35%
ROA
4%
ROCE
9%
ROIC
11%
Country US
Market Cap 3.2T USD
ROE
38%
ROA
20%
ROCE
32%
ROIC
27%
Country US
Market Cap 382.6B USD
ROE
214%
ROA
8%
ROCE
15%
ROIC
11%
Country US
Market Cap 169.9B USD
ROE
28%
ROA
12%
ROCE
10%
ROIC
14%
Country US
Market Cap 105.6B USD
ROE
86%
ROA
15%
ROCE
11%
ROIC
17%
Country US
Market Cap 58B EUR
ROE
106%
ROA
5%
ROCE
10%
ROIC
6%
Country US
Market Cap 62.1B USD
ROE
6%
ROA
2%
ROCE
1%
ROIC
1%
Country US
Market Cap 54.6B USD
ROE
12%
ROA
4%
ROCE
11%
ROIC
9%
Country US
Market Cap 43.7B USD
ROE
-1 902%
ROA
17%
ROCE
35%
ROIC
28%
Country US
Market Cap 27.2B USD
ROE
-9%
ROA
-2%
ROCE
-6%
ROIC
-13%
Country IL
Market Cap 20.6B USD
ROE
30%
ROA
15%
ROCE
24%
ROIC
22%

Free Cash Flow

Free cash flow (FCF) is the money a company has left over after paying its operating expenses and capital expenditures. The more free cash flow a company has, the more it can allocate to dividends, paying down debt, and growth opportunities.

If a company has a decreasing free cash flow, that is not necessarily bad if the company is investing in its growth.

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