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How Sensient Technologies Corporation stacks up
SXT · against 269 other Basic Materials companies of similar size
Valuation
34/ 100
Near the bottom of its peers.
Ranked #218 of 270 · scores higher than 18% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score22 peers with a valuation score of 30–39, including SXT · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 34?
Weighted metrics compared with all Basic Materials companies.Mainly because of its EBITDA yield and free cash flow yield, which are weaker than most Basic Materials peers.
- less operating profit (EBITDA) for the company's total value: weaker than 65% of peers. EBITDA yield: 5.3% vs peer median 8.5%
- less free cash flow for the price paid: weaker than 62% of peers. Free cash flow yield: 0.1% vs peer median 2.6%
- Earnings yield is close to the peer norm. Earnings yield: 3.2% vs peer median 3.6%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = SXT, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | SXT | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 268 reported | 3.2% | 5.2% | 30% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 273 reported | 5.4% | 10.8% | 21% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 86 reported | 0.1% | 4.7% | 21% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 259 reported | 25.5% | 50.4% | 23% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around SXT| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2.6B USD | 99 | 81 | |
| 2 | 155.7B ZAR (≈$8.6B) | 98 | 90 | |
| 2 | 69.8B ZAR (≈$3.8B) | 98 | 76 | |
| 2 | 5.3B USD | 98 | 81 | |
| 2 | 4.7B AUD (≈$3.1B) | 98 | 87 | |
| 215 | 2.7B USD | 35 | 32 | |
| 218 | 33.9B CNY (≈$4.8B) | 34 | 24 | |
| 218 | 387.1B INR (≈$4.6B) | 34 | 63 | |
| 218 | 392.9B INR (≈$4.7B) | 34 | 55 | |
| 218 | 5.0B USD | 34 | 62 | |
| 218 | 610.6B INR (≈$7.3B) | 34 | 66 | |
| 223 | 20.1B CNY (≈$2.8B) | 33 | 30 | |
| 224 | 32.1B CNY (≈$4.5B) | 32 | 32 | |
| 224 | 30.7B CNY (≈$4.3B) | 32 | 71 |
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