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How Proto Labs, Inc. stacks up
PRLB · against 732 other Industrials companies of similar size
Valuation
33/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #513 of 733 · scores higher than 29% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score69 peers with a valuation score of 30–39, including PRLB · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 33?
Weighted metrics compared with all Industrials companies.Mainly because of its earnings yield and EBITDA yield, which are weaker than most Industrials peers.
- lower earnings for the price paid: weaker than 69% of peers. Earnings yield: 1.8% vs peer median 3.8%
- less operating profit (EBITDA) for the company's total value: weaker than 65% of peers. EBITDA yield: 4.9% vs peer median 6.9%
- Free cash flow yield is close to the peer norm. Free cash flow yield: 3.4% vs peer median 3.7%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = PRLB, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | PRLB | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 733 reported | 1.8% | 4.4% | 26% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 741 reported | 4.9% | 7.8% | 31% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 193 reported | 3.4% | 4.3% | 45% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 735 reported | 41.8% | 52.7% | 40% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around PRLB| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 42.1B TRY (≈$1.3B) | 100 | 58 | |
| 1 | 895M EUR (≈$985M) | 100 | 50 | |
| 1 | 1.5B USD | 100 | 78 | |
| 1 | 3.0B USD | 100 | 62 | |
| 5 | 22.0B HKD (≈$2.8B) | 99 | 82 | |
| 513 | 6.7B CNY (≈$935M) | 33 | 43 | |
| 513 | 6.7B CNY (≈$938M) | 33 | 70 | |
| 513 | 382.7B JPY (≈$2.6B) | 33 | 28 | |
| 513 | 2.6B USD | 33 | 59 | |
| 513 | 1.7B USD | 33 | 59 | |
| 513 | 9.9B SEK (≈$994M) | 33 | 41 | |
| 523 | 11.8B CNY (≈$1.7B) | 32 | 41 | |
| 523 | 6.2B CNY (≈$871M) | 32 | 62 | |
| 523 | 244.1B INR (≈$2.9B) | 32 | 66 |
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