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How Cerus Corporation stacks up
CERS · against 438 other Healthcare companies of similar size
Profitability
34/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #263 of 439 · scores higher than 39% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score61 peers with a profitability score of 30–39, including CERS · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 34?
Weighted metrics compared with all Healthcare companies.Mainly because of its operating margin, return on invested capital and return on assets, which are weaker than most Healthcare peers.
- a thinner operating margin: weaker than 68% of peers. Operating margin: -0.6% vs peer median 7.1%
- a lower return on invested capital: weaker than 68% of peers. Return on invested capital: -2.5% vs peer median 4.7%
- a lower return on assets: weaker than 67% of peers. Return on assets: -3.3% vs peer median 1.7%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = CERS, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | CERS | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 410 reported | -2.5% | 1.8% | 39% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 410 reported | -0.6% | 4.4% | 38% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 435 reported | -3.3% | 0.9% | 35% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 414 reported | -10.8% | 0.7% | 35% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 456 reported | 52.0% | 39.6% | 63% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around CERS| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 595M USD | 99 | 97 | |
| 1 | 433M USD | 99 | 81 | |
| 1 | 578M USD | 99 | 73 | |
| 1 | 914M USD | 99 | 81 | |
| 1 | 609M USD | 99 | 91 | |
| 258 | 471M NZD (≈$282M) | 35 | 23 | |
| 263 | 2.6B CNY (≈$359M) | 34 | 52 | |
| 263 | 3.2B CNY (≈$443M) | 34 | 27 | |
| 263 | 1.9B CNY (≈$264M) | 34 | 27 | |
| 263 | 472M USD | 34 | 33 | |
| 263 | 366M CHF (≈$421M) | 34 | 23 | |
| 263 | 20.5B INR (≈$246M) | 34 | 49 | |
| 269 | 5.9B CNY (≈$823M) | 33 | 20 | |
| 269 | 2.5B CNY (≈$349M) | 33 | 27 |
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