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How Wave Life Sciences, Inc. stacks up
WVE · against 557 other Healthcare companies listed in US-listed
Profitability
7/ 100
Near the bottom of its peers.
Ranked #480 of 558 · scores higher than 12% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score100 peers with a profitability score of 0–9, including WVE · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 7?
Weighted metrics compared with all Healthcare companies.Mainly because of its return on invested capital, operating margin and return on assets, which are weaker than most Healthcare peers.
- a lower return on invested capital: weaker than 96% of peers. Return on invested capital: -201.3% vs peer median 4.7%
- a thinner operating margin: weaker than 92% of peers. Operating margin: -333.4% vs peer median 7.1%
- a lower return on assets: weaker than 89% of peers. Return on assets: -36.3% vs peer median 1.7%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = WVE, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | WVE | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 517 reported | -201.3% | -7.0% | 7% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 479 reported | -333.4% | -2.4% | 17% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 582 reported | -36.3% | -7.8% | 23% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 531 reported | -67.4% | -19.7% | 21% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 601 reported | -202.0% | 43.9% | 2% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around WVE| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 595M USD | 99 | 97 | |
| 1 | 433M USD | 99 | 81 | |
| 1 | 17.9B USD | 99 | 76 | |
| 1 | 52.9B USD | 99 | 57 | |
| 1 | 578M USD | 99 | 73 | |
| 480 | 2.4B USD | 7 | 20 | |
| 480 | 158M USD | 7 | 14 | |
| 480 | 2.8B USD | 7 | 51 | |
| 480 | 113M USD | 7 | 23 | |
| 480 | 705M USD | 7 | 32 | |
| 490 | 888M USD | 6 | 25 | |
| 490 | 879M USD | 6 | 36 | |
| 490 | 110M USD | 6 | 54 | |
| 490 | 1.5B USD | 6 | 30 |
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