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How Ballard Power Systems Inc. stacks up
BLDP · against 958 other Industrials companies of similar size
Profitability
3/ 100
Near the bottom of its peers.
Ranked #917 of 959 · scores higher than 3% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score125 peers with a profitability score of 0–9, including BLDP · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 3?
Weighted metrics compared with all Industrials companies.Mainly because of its operating margin, return on invested capital and return on assets, which are weaker than most Industrials peers.
- a thinner operating margin: weaker than 98% of peers. Operating margin: -80.3% vs peer median 7.7%
- a lower return on invested capital: weaker than 98% of peers. Return on invested capital: -31.3% vs peer median 7.1%
- a lower return on assets: weaker than 94% of peers. Return on assets: -4.5% vs peer median 3.1%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = BLDP, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | BLDP | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 929 reported | -31.3% | 5.0% | 3% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 955 reported | -80.3% | 6.3% | 2% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 923 reported | -4.5% | 2.1% | 8% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 911 reported | -12.9% | 5.7% | 12% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 964 reported | 16.4% | 23.3% | 30% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around BLDP| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5.5B CNY (≈$769M) | 100 | 83 | |
| 1 | 49.7B JPY (≈$338M) | 100 | 67 | |
| 1 | 79.0B INR (≈$948M) | 100 | 81 | |
| 1 | 536M USD | 100 | 80 | |
| 5 | 19.4B TWD (≈$600M) | 99 | 68 | |
| 917 | 2.1B CNY (≈$299M) | 3 | 10 | |
| 917 | 2.5B CNY (≈$352M) | 3 | 32 | |
| 917 | 4.5B CNY (≈$634M) | 3 | 5 | |
| 917 | 4.6B CNY (≈$642M) | 3 | 18 | |
| 917 | 544M USD | 3 | 50 | |
| 917 | 833M USD | 3 | 18 | |
| 917 | 537M GBP (≈$698M) | 3 | 50 | |
| 917 | 402M USD | 3 | 39 | |
| 917 | 332M USD | 3 | 41 |
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