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| Metric | LYBLyondellBasell Industries N.V. | ESNT.LESNT.L | ZTF.LZTF.L | Median of the restexcluding LYB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Company | Company | Company | |
| Price | $65.37▲ 2.10 (3.32%) | £115.20▼ 0.80 (0.69%) | £482.75▼ 17.25 (3.45%) | |
| Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality. | 2.0/10 | 4.7/10 | 8.7/10 | 6.7/10 |
| Market value | $21.05B | $32.80B | $23.62B | |
| Revenue | $30.15B | $302.0M | $158.5M | |
| Profit | -$738.0M | $2.1M | $22.6M | |
| Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year. | -9.7% | -0.1% | 7.2% | 3.6% |
| Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them. | 8.5% | 73.0% | 33.4% | 53.2% |
| Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax. | -1.4% | 6.5% | 14.2% | 10.3% |
| Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales. | -2.4% | 0.7% | 14.3% | 7.5% |
| Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales. | 1.3% | 4.8% | 13.2% | 9.0% |
| Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company. | -7.3% | 0.8% | 17.4% | 9.1% |
| 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. | -1.7% | 4.7% | 11.0% | 7.9% |
| P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit. | — | 15618.51x | 1043.24x | 8330.87x |
| 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. | 30.89x | 678.95x | 756.61x | 717.78x |
| Price to book | 2.09x | 123.30x | 181.57x | 152.43x |
| Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake. | 2.37x | 0.78x | 0.75x | 0.77x |
| Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger. | 3/9 | 6/9 | 6/8 | 6.0 |
| Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone. | grey | safe | safe |
How LYB compares with the others
- LYB's operating margin of -1.4% is lower than the median of the other companies selected (10.3%).
- Its revenue grew more slowly than the median of the other companies selected: -9.7% against 3.6%.
- It has no P/E to set against theirs, because it did not make a profit.
- Its liabilities are higher relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 2.4x against 0.8x.
Measured against the other companies entered, from each one's latest annual filing. A difference describes the companies; it does not rank them.