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How Braskem S.A. stacks up
BAK · against 492 other Basic Materials companies of similar size
Profitability
52/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #179 of 493 · scores higher than 63% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score57 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 · 465 reported | 15.8% | 4.3% | 87% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 482 reported | -2.3% | 4.9% | 20% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 479 reported | 3.5% | 1.4% | 72% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 473 reported | Not reported | 2.8% | — | — | Context only |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 512 reported | 11.5% | 17.7% | 33% | 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 | 1.9B MYR (≈$416M) | 98 | 81 | |
| 1 | 436M GBP (≈$566M) | 98 | 76 | |
| 1 | 934M AUD (≈$617M) | 98 | 85 | |
| 1 | 1.0B AUD (≈$673M) | 98 | 80 | |
| 1 | 635M USD | 98 | 79 | |
| 174 | 52.8B JPY (≈$359M) | 53 | 60 | |
| 174 | 66.8B JPY (≈$454M) | 53 | 66 | |
| 174 | 2.0B CNY (≈$284M) | 53 | 47 | |
| 179 | 5.5B CNY (≈$768M) | 52 | 52 | |
| 179 | 442M USD | 52 | 38 | |
| 179 | 66.4B INR (≈$797M) | 52 | 56 | |
| 179 | 49.1B INR (≈$589M) | 52 | 51 | |
| 179 | 44.5B INR (≈$535M) | 52 | 59 | |
| 184 | 4.1B CNY (≈$570M) | 51 | 36 |
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