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How PriceSmart, Inc. stacks up
PSMT · against 133 other Consumer Defensive companies of similar size
Valuation
32/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #94 of 134 · scores higher than 29% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score19 peers with a valuation score of 30–39, including PSMT · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 32?
Weighted metrics compared with all Consumer Defensive companies.Mainly because of its free cash flow yield, earnings yield and EBITDA yield, which are weaker than most Consumer Defensive peers.
- less free cash flow for the price paid: weaker than 81% of peers. Free cash flow yield: 1.5% vs peer median 6.2%
- lower earnings for the price paid: weaker than 63% of peers. Earnings yield: 3.2% vs peer median 4.5%
- less operating profit (EBITDA) for the company's total value: weaker than 61% of peers. EBITDA yield: 7.3% vs peer median 8.7%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 130 reported | 3.2% | 4.6% | 31% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 134 reported | 7.3% | 9.2% | 37% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 50 reported | 1.5% | 7.3% | 2% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 127 reported | 28.8% | 44.2% | 33% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around PSMT| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 34.8B HKD (≈$4.5B) | 96 | 75 | |
| 1 | 57.07T IDR (≈$3.5B) | 96 | 75 | |
| 3 | 56.3B HKD (≈$7.2B) | 95 | 71 | |
| 3 | 24.2B HKD (≈$3.1B) | 95 | 64 | |
| 5 | 7.2B USD | 92 | 72 | |
| 90 | 270.6B INR (≈$3.2B) | 35 | 72 | |
| 90 | 3.5B SGD (≈$2.7B) | 35 | 64 | |
| 93 | 11.7B CAD (≈$8.6B) | 33 | 33 | |
| 94 | 19.0B CNY (≈$2.7B) | 32 | 53 | |
| 94 | 5.0B USD | 32 | 50 | |
| 96 | 7.6B EUR (≈$8.4B) | 31 | 56 | |
| 96 | 2.6B EUR (≈$2.9B) | 31 | 42 | |
| 96 | 79.1B NOK (≈$7.5B) | 31 | 38 | |
| 99 | 398.9B JPY (≈$2.7B) | 30 | 77 |
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