Ranked #10 of 144 · scores higher than 94% of peers · safety percentile 89
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the safety percentile (higher = safer; 67+ earns the lower-risk grade)
8 peers with a safety percentile of 80–89, including SMMT · Click a bar to see the companies
Why “Lower relative risk”?
The measures below combine into a safety percentile of 89 among Healthcare companies. It is relative: 67 or more is lower relative risk, 33–66 moderate, below 33 higher.
Mainly thanks to its current ratio and debt / equity, which are stronger than most Healthcare peers.
▲less borrowing relative to shareholders' equity: stronger than 80% of peers. Debt / equity: 0.03× vs peer median 0.22×
▲more short-term assets to cover bills due within a year: stronger than 82% of peers. Current ratio: 6.96× vs peer median 2.59×
●Beta is not reported, so it is left out of the score.
Risk is relative to the sector, not a bankruptcy probability. Banks and brokers carry high leverage by design, and share buybacks can shrink equity and current assets, which raises debt/equity on paper.
Metric by metric
Position: dot = SMMT, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.
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
