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MetricEMNEASTMAN CHEMICAL CORPMRPM INTERNATIONAL INC/DE/ALBALBEMARLE CORPSOLSSolstice Advanced Materials Inc.Median of the restexcluding EMN
TypeCompanyCompanyCompanyCompany
Price
$65.31▲ 1.81 (2.85%)
$101.72▲ 1.84 (1.84%)
$92.54▼ 1.93 (2.04%)
$64.99▲ 1.93 (3.06%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.6.0/108.0/104.0/107.0/107.0/10
Market value$14.63B$12.98B$10.89B$10.32B
Revenue$8.75B$7.86B$5.14B$3.89B
Profit$474.0M$661.4M-$510.6M$237.0M
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.-6.7%6.7%-4.4%3.1%3.1%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.21.1%41.4%13.0%32.2%32.2%
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.——-7.1%—-7.1%
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.5.4%8.4%-9.9%6.1%6.1%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.4.8%8.6%13.5%3.1%8.6%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.8.0%20.0%-5.4%16.8%16.8%
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.——-2.6%—-2.6%
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.30.86x19.63x—43.53x31.58x
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.——42.76x—42.76x
Price to book2.45x3.92x1.14x7.31x3.92x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.1.48x1.52x0.72x3.04x1.52x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.5/96/96/94/96.0
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.not reportedsafedistressgrey

How EMN compares with the others

  • EMN's profit margin of 5.4% is in line with the median of the other companies selected (6.1%).
  • Its revenue grew more slowly than the median of the other companies selected: -6.7% against 3.1%.
  • It trades at a P/E in line with the median of the other companies selected (30.9x against 31.6x).

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