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How Verastem, Inc. stacks up
VSTM · against 481 other Healthcare companies of similar size
Profitability
8/ 100
Near the bottom of its peers.
Ranked #452 of 482 · scores higher than 6% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score37 peers with a profitability score of 0–9, including VSTM · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 8?
Weighted metrics compared with all Healthcare companies.Mainly because of its return on assets, return on invested capital and operating margin, which are weaker than most Healthcare peers.
- a lower return on assets: weaker than 98% of peers. Return on assets: -98.2% vs peer median 1.7%
- a lower return on invested capital: weaker than 95% of peers. Return on invested capital: -174.8% vs peer median 4.7%
- a thinner operating margin: weaker than 89% of peers. Operating margin: -182.6% vs peer median 7.1%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = VSTM, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | VSTM | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 456 reported | -174.8% | 3.7% | 4% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 451 reported | -182.6% | 5.7% | 8% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 474 reported | -98.2% | 1.4% | 1% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 452 reported | -471.2% | 2.3% | 1% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 501 reported | 87.6% | 45.5% | 92% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around VSTM| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 97.3B INR (≈$1.2B) | 100 | 80 | |
| 2 | 12.3B CNY (≈$1.7B) | 99 | 85 | |
| 2 | 595M USD | 99 | 97 | |
| 2 | 11.2B DKK (≈$1.7B) | 99 | 59 | |
| 2 | 578M USD | 99 | 73 | |
| 446 | 455M USD | 9 | 36 | |
| 446 |
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