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How Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. stacks up
WMS · against 2,393 other Industrials companies
Valuation
55/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #1,066 of 2,394 · scores higher than 55% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score239 peers with a valuation score of 50–59, including WMS · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 55?
Weighted metrics compared with all Industrials companies.Its metrics sit close to the Industrials norm.
- Earnings yield is close to the peer norm. Earnings yield: 4.4% vs peer median 3.8%
- EBITDA yield is close to the peer norm. EBITDA yield: 7.7% vs peer median 6.9%
- more free cash flow for the price paid: stronger than 64% of peers. Free cash flow yield: 5.4% vs peer median 3.7%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = WMS, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | WMS | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 2,368 reported | 4.3% | 3.8% | 56% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 2,432 reported | 8.0% | 7.0% | 56% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 795 reported | 5.4% | 3.7% | 64% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 2,381 reported | 18.5% | 50.5% | 16% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around WMSScores 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