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How Braskem S.A. stacks up
BAK · against 204 other Basic Materials companies listed in US-listed
Profitability
52/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #114 of 205 · scores higher than 44% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score14 peers with a profitability score of 50–59, including BAK · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 52?
Weighted metrics compared with all Basic Materials companies.A mix: stronger return on invested capital and return on assets, but weaker operating margin than most Basic Materials peers.
- a thinner operating margin: weaker than 85% of peers. Operating margin: -2.3% vs peer median 7.6%
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 61% of peers. Return on assets: 3.5% vs peer median 2.5%
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 79% of peers. Return on invested capital: 15.8% vs peer median 6.7%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = BAK, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | BAK | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 198 reported | 15.8% | 8.0% | 72% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 192 reported | -2.3% | 11.2% | 18% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 223 reported | 3.5% | 2.7% | 56% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 213 reported | Not reported | 6.5% | — | — | Context only |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 226 reported | 11.5% | 29.7% | 23% | Context only |
A metric that is not reported is left out of the score; the other weights are rescaled.
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around BAK| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 41.2B USD | 98 | 88 | |
| 1 | 17.7B USD | 98 | 88 | |
| 1 | 2.0B USD | 98 | 89 | |
| 1 | 30.8B USD | 98 | 83 | |
| 1 | 635M USD | 98 | 79 | |
| 111 | 10.4B USD | 54 | 58 | |
| 111 | 5.4B USD | 54 | 44 | |
| 113 | 3.3B USD | 53 | 54 | |
| 114 | 4.0B USD | 52 | 46 | |
| 114 | 442M USD | 52 | 38 | |
| 114 | 961M USD | 52 | 52 | |
| 117 | 2.6B USD | 51 | 51 | |
| 117 | 798M USD | 51 | 68 | |
| 119 | 5.5B USD | 48 | 38 |
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