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How Zai Lab Limited stacks up
ZLAB · against 363 other Healthcare companies of similar size
Profitability
16/ 100
Near the bottom of its peers.
Ranked #310 of 364 · scores higher than 13% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score36 peers with a profitability score of 10–19, including ZLAB · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 16?
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 93% of peers. Return on invested capital: -104.7% vs peer median 4.7%
- a thinner operating margin: weaker than 84% of peers. Operating margin: -58.7% vs peer median 7.1%
- a lower return on assets: weaker than 79% of peers. Return on assets: -17.5% vs peer median 1.7%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = ZLAB, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | ZLAB | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 345 reported | -104.7% | 6.7% | 7% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 336 reported | -58.7% | 8.6% | 12% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 348 reported | -17.5% | 2.4% | 18% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 337 reported | -26.9% | 5.7% | 22% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 373 reported | 3.8% | 47.6% | 16% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around ZLAB| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3.1B EUR (≈$3.4B) | 100 | 100 | |
| 1 | 321.5B INR (≈$3.9B) | 100 | 70 | |
| 1 | 174.8B INR (≈$2.1B) | 100 | 73 | |
| 4 | 12.3B CNY (≈$1.7B) | 99 | 85 | |
| 4 | 11.2B DKK (≈$1.7B) | 99 | 59 | |
| 310 | 1.3B USD | 16 | 30 | |
| 310 | 4.0B USD | 16 | 30 | |
| 310 | 1.6B USD | 16 | 24 | |
| 310 | 1.5B USD | 16 | 39 | |
| 310 | 2.5B USD | 16 | 31 | |
| 317 | 1.7B USD | 15 | 30 | |
| 317 | 1.3B USD | 15 | 29 | |
| 319 | 2.7B USD | 14 | 50 | |
| 319 | 1.7B USD | 14 | 46 |
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