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How Mesa Laboratories, Inc. stacks up
MLAB · against 617 other Technology companies of similar size
Profitability
47/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #258 of 618 · scores higher than 57% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score71 peers with a profitability score of 40–49, including MLAB · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 47?
Weighted metrics compared with all Technology companies.Its metrics sit close to the Technology norm.
- a lower return on assets: weaker than 64% of peers. Return on assets: 1.1% vs peer median 2.9%
- Return on invested capital is close to the peer norm. Return on invested capital: 7.9% vs peer median 6.8%
- Operating margin is close to the peer norm. Operating margin: 9.0% vs peer median 6.3%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = MLAB, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | MLAB | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 581 reported | 7.9% | 3.9% | 65% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 612 reported | 9.0% | 4.6% | 69% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 603 reported | 1.1% | 1.7% | 45% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 594 reported | 2.7% | 5.0% | 44% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 618 reported | 64.2% | 27.2% | 90% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around MLAB| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 604M AUD (≈$399M) | 100 | 80 | |
| 2 | 202.6B JPY (≈$1.4B) | 99 | 83 | |
| 3 | 56.5B JPY (≈$384M) | 98 | 80 | |
| 3 | 60.1B JPY (≈$409M) | 98 | 72 | |
| 3 | 72.9B JPY (≈$496M) | 98 | 82 | |
| 258 | 5.5B CNY (≈$765M) | 47 | 52 | |
| 258 | 8.2B CNY (≈$1.1B) | 47 | 55 | |
| 258 | 57.2B JPY (≈$389M) | 47 | 47 | |
| 258 | 10.2B SEK (≈$1.0B) | 47 | 57 | |
| 258 | 702M USD | 47 | 55 | |
| 258 | 1.1B USD | 47 | 54 | |
| 266 | 9.9B CNY (≈$1.4B) | 46 | 54 | |
| 266 | 5.2B HKD (≈$661M) | 46 | 60 | |
| 266 | 52.4B JPY (≈$356M) | 46 | 67 |
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