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How Balchem Corporation stacks up
BCPC · against 234 other Basic Materials companies of similar size
Valuation
39/ 100
Near the bottom of its peers.
Ranked #179 of 235 · scores higher than 24% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score20 peers with a valuation score of 30–39, including BCPC · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 39?
Weighted metrics compared with all Basic Materials companies.Mainly because of its EBITDA yield, which is weaker than most Basic Materials peers.
- less operating profit (EBITDA) for the company's total value: weaker than 69% of peers. EBITDA yield: 4.7% vs peer median 8.5%
- Earnings yield is close to the peer norm. Earnings yield: 2.9% vs peer median 3.6%
- Free cash flow yield is close to the peer norm. Free cash flow yield: 3.1% vs peer median 2.6%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = BCPC, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | BCPC | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 234 reported | 2.9% | 5.3% | 28% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 238 reported | 4.7% | 10.7% | 18% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 72 reported | 3.1% | 4.5% | 41% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 228 reported | 23.2% | 50.9% | 19% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around BCPC| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 155.7B ZAR (≈$8.6B) | 98 | 90 | |
| 1 | 69.8B ZAR (≈$3.8B) | 98 | 76 | |
| 1 | 5.3B USD | 98 | 81 | |
| 1 | 4.7B AUD (≈$3.1B) | 98 | 87 | |
| 5 | 7.9B USD | 96 | 62 | |
| 172 | 37.9B CNY (≈$5.3B) | 42 | 58 | |
| 172 | 533.8B INR (≈$6.4B) | 42 | 70 | |
| 172 | 5.6B EUR (≈$6.1B) | 42 | 59 | |
| 178 | 47.8B CNY (≈$6.7B) | 40 | 52 | |
| 179 | 5.6B USD | 39 | 64 | |
| 180 | 25.2B CNY (≈$3.5B) | 38 | 39 | |
| 180 | 3.2B USD | 38 | 57 | |
| 182 | 3.9B EUR (≈$4.3B) | 37 | 32 | |
| 182 | 331.5B INR (≈$4.0B) | 37 | 55 |
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