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How Valhi, Inc. stacks up
VHI · against 482 other Basic Materials companies of similar size
Profitability
23/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #322 of 483 · scores higher than 32% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score68 peers with a profitability score of 20–29, including VHI · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 23?
Weighted metrics compared with all Basic Materials companies.Mainly because of its return on assets, operating margin and return on invested capital, which are weaker than most Basic Materials peers.
- a lower return on assets: weaker than 85% of peers. Return on assets: -2.0% vs peer median 2.5%
- a thinner operating margin: weaker than 67% of peers. Operating margin: 3.6% vs peer median 7.6%
- a lower return on invested capital: weaker than 62% of peers. Return on invested capital: 4.3% vs peer median 6.7%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = VHI, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | VHI | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 457 reported | 4.3% | 4.1% | 52% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 472 reported | 3.6% | 4.8% | 45% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 470 reported | -2.0% | 1.3% | 19% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 464 reported | -3.0% | 2.6% | 30% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 503 reported | 14.9% | 17.2% | 44% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around VHIScores 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