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How Mesa Laboratories, Inc. stacks up
MLAB · against 604 other Technology companies of similar size
Valuation
57/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #252 of 605 · scores higher than 57% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score54 peers with a valuation score of 50–59, including MLAB · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 57?
Weighted metrics compared with all Technology companies.A mix: stronger free cash flow yield, but weaker earnings yield than most Technology peers.
- lower earnings for the price paid: weaker than 69% of peers. Earnings yield: 0.7% vs peer median 2.2%
- EBITDA yield is close to the peer norm. EBITDA yield: 5.5% vs peer median 4.2%
- more free cash flow for the price paid: stronger than 81% of peers. Free cash flow yield: 7.5% vs peer median 2.7%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 588 reported | 0.7% | 1.8% | 40% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 615 reported | 5.5% | 4.0% | 57% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 175 reported | 7.5% | 2.2% | 80% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 594 reported | 26.9% | 39.9% | 30% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around MLAB| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 569.9B KRW (≈$410M) | 100 | 88 | |
| 1 | 763M USD | 100 | 65 | |
| 1 | 404M USD | 100 | 57 | |
| 4 | 4.3B HKD (≈$545M) | 98 | 61 | |
| 4 | 32.0B TWD (≈$990M) | 98 | 68 | |
| 252 | 56.5B JPY (≈$384M) | 57 | 80 | |
| 252 | 5.4B CNY (≈$761M) | 57 | 56 | |
| 252 | 791M USD | 57 | 64 | |
| 252 | 631M USD | 57 | 42 | |
| 252 | 702M USD | 57 | 55 | |
| 252 | 854M USD | 57 | 74 | |
| 261 | 4.6B CNY (≈$647M) | 56 | 63 | |
| 261 | 1.1B USD | 56 | 38 | |
| 261 | 693M CHF (≈$797M) | 56 | 39 |
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