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How Astec Industries, Inc. stacks up
ASTE · against 937 other Industrials companies of similar size
Profitability
27/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #669 of 938 · scores higher than 27% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score111 peers with a profitability score of 20–29, including ASTE · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 27?
Weighted metrics compared with all Industrials companies.Mainly because of its operating margin, return on assets and return on invested capital, which are weaker than most Industrials peers.
- a thinner operating margin: weaker than 75% of peers. Operating margin: 3.4% vs peer median 7.7%
- a lower return on assets: weaker than 69% of peers. Return on assets: 1.4% vs peer median 3.1%
- a lower return on invested capital: weaker than 65% of peers. Return on invested capital: 4.2% vs peer median 7.1%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = ASTE, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | ASTE | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 901 reported | 4.2% | 6.2% | 39% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 935 reported | 3.4% | 7.3% | 25% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 897 reported | 1.4% | 2.8% | 33% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 889 reported | 2.9% | 7.0% | 30% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 941 reported | 26.2% | 24.6% | 54% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around ASTE| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5.5B CNY (≈$769M) | 100 | 83 | |
| 1 | 13.8B HKD (≈$1.8B) | 100 | 89 | |
| 1 | 79.0B INR (≈$948M) | 100 | 81 | |
| 1 | 536M USD | 100 | 80 | |
| 5 | 173.6B JPY (≈$1.2B) | 99 | 83 | |
| 669 | 81.1B JPY (≈$552M) | 27 | 64 | |
| 669 | 5.1B CNY (≈$720M) | 27 | 40 | |
| 669 | 227.2B JPY (≈$1.5B) | 27 | 55 | |
| 669 | 73.5B JPY (≈$500M) | 27 | 60 | |
| 669 | 921M USD | 27 | 39 | |
| 669 | 745M USD | 27 | 36 | |
| 669 | 1.6B EUR (≈$1.8B) | 27 | 37 | |
| 669 | 858M USD | 27 | 35 | |
| 669 | 34.9B TRY (≈$1.0B) | 27 | 31 |
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