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How National CineMedia, Inc. stacks up
NCMI · against 509 other Communication Services companies
Profitability
15/ 100
Near the bottom of its peers.
Ranked #432 of 510 · scores higher than 15% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score51 peers with a profitability score of 10–19, including NCMI · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 15?
Weighted metrics compared with all Communication Services companies.Mainly because of its operating margin, return on invested capital and return on assets, which are weaker than most Communication Services peers.
- a thinner operating margin: weaker than 87% of peers. Operating margin: -7.1% vs peer median 8.2%
- a lower return on invested capital: weaker than 84% of peers. Return on invested capital: -4.6% vs peer median 6.0%
- a lower return on assets: weaker than 82% of peers. Return on assets: -1.7% vs peer median 2.7%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = NCMI, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | NCMI | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 460 reported | -4.6% | 6.0% | 16% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 506 reported | -7.1% | 8.2% | 13% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 496 reported | -1.7% | 2.7% | 18% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 475 reported | -2.3% | 5.4% | 28% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 513 reported | 43.6% | 46.2% | 45% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around NCMI| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1.62T JPY (≈$11.0B) | 100 | 79 | |
| 1 | 67.5B INR (≈$811M) | 100 | 35 | |
| 3 | 18.2B JPY (≈$124M) | 99 | 74 | |
| 3 | 7.9B TWD (≈$244M) | 99 | 73 | |
| 3 | 82.5B USD | 99 | 70 | |
| 427 | 554M USD | 16 | 33 | |
| 432 | 7.8B CNY (≈$1.1B) | 15 | 31 | |
| 432 | 700M HKD (≈$90M) | 15 | 45 | |
| 432 | 324M USD | 15 | 25 | |
| 432 | 142M USD | 15 | 44 | |
| 432 | 36.5B USD | 15 | 31 | |
| 437 | 349M HKD (≈$45M) | 14 | 17 | |
| 437 | 3.8B CNY (≈$535M) | 14 | 26 | |
| 437 | 7.8B CNY (≈$1.1B) | 14 | 36 |
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