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How Pulse Biosciences, Inc. stacks up
PLSE · against 284 other Healthcare companies of similar size
Profitability
1/ 100
Near the bottom of its peers.
Ranked #285 of 285 · scores higher than 0% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score19 peers with a profitability score of 0–9, including PLSE · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 1?
Weighted metrics compared with all Healthcare companies.Mainly because of its return on invested capital, operating margin and return on assets, which are weaker than most Healthcare peers.
- a lower return on invested capital: weaker than 99% of peers. Return on invested capital: -1017.0% vs peer median 4.7%
- a thinner operating margin: weaker than 98% of peers. Operating margin: -7007.8% vs peer median 7.1%
- a lower return on assets: weaker than 96% of peers. Return on assets: -69.3% vs peer median 1.7%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = PLSE, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | PLSE | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 275 reported | -1017.0% | 7.9% | 1% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 262 reported | -7007.8% | 10.3% | 1% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 269 reported | -69.3% | 2.9% | 3% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 264 reported | -78.5% | 7.4% | 9% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 291 reported | 0.3% | 47.4% | 16% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around PLSE| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3.1B EUR (≈$3.4B) | 100 | 100 | |
| 1 | 321.5B INR (≈$3.9B) | 100 | 70 | |
| 1 | 174.8B INR (≈$2.1B) | 100 | 73 | |
| 4 | 51.3B ZAR (≈$2.8B) | 99 | 73 | |
| 4 | 3.8B USD | 99 | 71 | |
| 281 | 3.1B USD | 3 | 27 | |
| 281 | 2.4B USD | 3 | 27 | |
| 281 | 2.3B USD | 3 | 26 | |
| 281 | 2.0B USD | 3 | 24 | |
| 285 | 3.7B USD | 1 | 24 |
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