Basic Materials Sector

Basic Materials

The basic materials sector includes companies that manufacture chemicals, building materials, and paper products. This sector also includes companies engaged in commodities exploration and processing. Companies in this sector include ArcelorMittal, BHP Billiton, and Rio Tinto.

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Industry	PE Ratio	PE Ratio without NRI	Shiller PE Ratio	EV-to-EBIT	EV-to-EBITDA	EV-to-Revenue	PS Ratio	PB Ratio	Price-to-Tangible-Book	Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow	Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow	Price-to-Median-PS-Value	Dividend Yield %	Dividend Payout Ratio	Gross Margin %	Net Margin %	Operating Margin %	Pre-Tax Margin %	ROE %	ROA %	ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %	ROIC %	WACC %	Altman Z-Score	Piotroski F-Score	Beneish M-Score	Debt-to-Equity	Cash-to-Debt	Equity-to-Asset	Days Sales Outstanding	Days Inventory	Days Payable	Cash Conversion Cycle	Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) %	Current Ratio	Quick Ratio	Interest Coverage	Beta	5-Year Revenue Growth Rate	10-Year Revenue Growth Rate
Agriculture	17.92	16.85	15.19	-0.20	13.30	3.20	2.53	3.17	3.36	25.99	15.16	1.15	1.66	0.27	26.14	-12.34	1.91	-12.33	-5.73	-4.25	-3.70	-2.71	7.78	1.48	4.00	-2.50	0.50	0.17	0.33	69.67	160.01	66.47	83.86	13.46	1.55	0.99	3.71	1.31	-2.90	1.85
Building Materials	26.37	26.37	46.02	21.91	10.83	3.89	2.16	2.70	6.22	21.96	8.66	1.38	0.75	0.25	23.85	6.59	9.76	8.14	12.31	5.07	10.87	7.43	6.25	2.80	6.00	-2.83	0.61	0.15	0.48	56.43	48.87	34.69	78.84	10.85	2.26	1.80	7.22	0.77	8.25	5.85
Chemicals	30.44	30.83	28.14	18.14	11.34	2.14	1.81	2.98	5.21	18.71	12.46	1.37	1.74	0.52	25.73	3.98	8.00	4.41	7.12	2.23	9.41	4.60	7.80	2.42	5.00	-2.70	0.75	0.21	0.40	56.43	73.12	46.38	79.25	6.21	2.17	1.48	4.97	1.38	2.20	3.30
Forest Products	16.91	16.91	19.66	12.37	8.79	0.79	0.64	1.51	1.66	10.68	8.04	1.14	2.40	0.57	16.19	2.32	6.15	2.28	3.84	1.70	5.66	6.61	7.45	2.13	6.00	-2.44	0.59	0.41	0.45	32.16	74.62	24.85	77.77	6.57	2.44	1.35	4.61	1.49	4.40	2.30
Metals & Mining	19.99	19.99	38.41	-11.53	-11.57	4.98	3.96	3.77	3.87	23.93	13.60	0.77	1.51	0.66	14.78	-2.67	2.16	-4.89	-10.09	-14.47	-34.33	-13.19	8.22	1.77	4.00	-2.94	0.09	1.07	0.50	21.47	69.15	59.45	5.64	-1.37	2.18	1.63	7.97	1.40
Steel	19.67	19.67	22.19	4.83	6.71	0.94	0.73	1.46	1.56	7.09	8.55	1.62	1.80	0.82	13.60	0.28	2.71	0.79	1.61	0.22	2.16	2.54	7.54	3.02	5.00	-3.00	0.46	0.37	0.52	39.34	81.69	29.32	97.03	16.25	3.38	1.33	8.07	1.25	4.50	2.30
Average	21.88	21.77	28.27	7.59	6.57	2.66	1.97	2.60	3.65	18.06	11.08	1.24	1.64	0.52	20.05	-0.31	5.12	-0.27	1.51	-1.58	-1.66	0.88	7.51	2.27	5.00	-2.74	0.50	0.40	0.45	45.92	84.58	43.53	70.40	8.66	2.33	1.43	6.09	1.27	3.29	3.12

* All ratios are median value

Sector Performance

Trading Data
Open	$120.700000
Volume	10,115
Day Low	$119.390000
Day High	$120.710000
52 Week Low	$59.490000
52 Week High	$123.100000
Fundamental Data
Market Cap (M)	$675
Shares Outstanding	6
PE Ratio	33.77
PB Ratio	2.69
Dividend Yield %	1.48

Total Return %	1 Week	1 Month	3 Month	6 Month	1 Year	YTD	3 Year	5 Year	10 Year
IYM	3.55	3.16	8.11	21.74	32.82	6.60	7.07	14.76	6.49
SPY	-1.22	1.21	8.40	14.15	16.20	3.64	12.14	15.02	11.44
Relative to SPY	4.77	1.95	-0.29	7.59	16.62	2.96	-5.07	-0.26	-4.95

Annual Total Return %	IYM	SPY
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0 -70
	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
IYM	-0.29	-9.01	35.29	12.22	4.13	17.08	32.15	-50.72	64.35	30.99	-15.19	9.95	19.87	3.02	-12.80	19.75	24.82	-16.63	19.23	17.87
SPY	-12.87	-22.81	26.12	8.62	3.01	13.74	3.24	-38.28	23.49	12.84	-0.20	13.47	29.69	11.29	-0.81	9.64	19.38	-6.35	28.79	16.16

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