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How Valhi, Inc. stacks up
VHI · against 487 other Basic Materials companies of similar size
Valuation
85/ 100
Near the top of its peers.
Ranked #65 of 488 · scores higher than 86% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score46 peers with a valuation score of 80–89, including VHI · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 85?
Weighted metrics compared with all Basic Materials companies.Mainly thanks to its free cash flow yield, which is stronger than most Basic Materials peers.
- Negative (a loss or cash outflow), so it counts as zero whatever the share price. Earnings yield: -12.3% vs peer median 3.6%
- EBITDA yield is close to the peer norm. EBITDA yield: 18.6% vs peer median 8.5%
- more free cash flow for the price paid: stronger than 89% of peers. Free cash flow yield: 15.2% vs peer median 2.6%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 466 reported | -12.3% | 2.1% | 9% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 496 reported | 7.5% | 6.4% | 54% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 124 reported | 15.2% | -0.6% | 91% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 465 reported | 245.7% | 71.2% | 98% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around VHI| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 577.1B KRW (≈$416M) | 100 | 66 | |
| 1 | 224.2B CLP (≈$247M) | 100 | 47 | |
| 3 | 1.9B MYR (≈$416M) | 99 | 81 | |
| 3 | 629.2B CLP (≈$692M) | 99 | 41 | |
| 3 | 768M USD | 99 | 80 | |
| 65 | 40.1B JPY (≈$272M) | 85 | 68 | |
| 65 | 83.3B JPY (≈$567M) | 85 | 79 | |
| 65 | 635M USD | 85 | 79 | |
| 65 | 29.3B INR (≈$352M) | 85 | 51 | |
| 65 | 414M USD | 85 | 50 | |
| 70 | 2.9B CNY (≈$402M) | 84 | 69 | |
| 70 | 406M USD | 84 | 79 | |
| 72 | 5.8B CNY (≈$809M) | 83 | 61 | |
| 72 | 5.3B CNY (≈$739M) | 83 | 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