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How PriceSmart, Inc. stacks up
PSMT · against 134 other Consumer Defensive companies of similar size
Profitability
60/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #72 of 135 · scores higher than 46% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score17 peers with a profitability score of 60–69, including PSMT · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 60?
Weighted metrics compared with all Consumer Defensive companies.Mainly thanks to its return on assets and return on invested capital, which are stronger than most Consumer Defensive peers.
- a thinner operating margin: weaker than 65% of peers. Operating margin: 4.5% vs peer median 7.6%
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 73% of peers. Return on assets: 6.4% vs peer median 4.0%
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 73% of peers. Return on invested capital: 14.8% vs peer median 7.7%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = PSMT, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | PSMT | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 127 reported | 14.8% | 12.6% | 59% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 134 reported | 4.5% | 10.2% | 17% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 125 reported | 6.4% | 5.4% | 63% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 125 reported | 12.3% | 12.1% | 52% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 135 reported | 17.6% | 36.8% | 15% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around PSMT| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 235.8B INR (≈$2.8B) | 100 | 67 | |
| 1 | 229.1B INR (≈$2.7B) | 100 | 70 | |
| 3 | 398.9B JPY (≈$2.7B) | 99 | 77 | |
| 3 | 443.8B INR (≈$5.3B) | 99 | 54 | |
| 3 | 114.2B MXN (≈$6.2B) | 99 | 57 | |
| 68 | 4.9B EUR (≈$5.4B) | 62 | 42 | |
| 70 | 5.1B CHF (≈$5.8B) | 61 | 52 | |
| 70 | 7.6B USD | 61 | 43 | |
| 72 | 60.6B SEK (≈$6.1B) | 60 | 43 | |
| 72 | 5.0B USD | 60 | 50 | |
| 72 | 79.1B NOK (≈$7.5B) | 60 | 38 | |
| 75 | 25.1B HKD (≈$3.2B) | 59 | 54 | |
| 76 | 25.6B CNY (≈$3.6B) | 58 | 41 | |
| 76 | 94.2B NOK (≈$9.0B) | 58 | 63 |
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