Overview of Market Industries: Valuation and Profitability


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.

* Data in this page is the median value and it's updated daily. Sector and industry weightings are calculated using market capitalization which is converted to USD.

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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
Agriculture 17.92 16.85 15.19 15.01 6.86 2.59 1.94 2.99 3.10 20.66 16.63 0.76 1.66 0.27 32.36 -2.75 7.61 0.19 -2.36 -1.00 4.71 4.43 7.61 1.32 4.00 -2.51 1.25 0.18 0.36 50.38 166.94 49.16 132.11 -0.64 1.62 1.10 4.10
Building Materials 27.41 27.41 39.48 18.74 11.63 1.99 1.17 2.16 5.88 20.82 11.32 1.15 0.88 0.27 24.63 4.51 10.66 5.98 8.47 2.54 9.19 7.73 6.56 1.90 5.00 -2.74 0.90 0.05 0.43 59.85 51.70 39.42 74.37 10.68 1.76 1.14 6.41
Chemicals 20.08 20.20 22.39 14.18 9.94 1.30 0.99 2.31 3.16 18.52 10.26 0.94 2.10 0.45 24.68 4.77 7.92 6.48 11.34 3.72 15.47 9.26 7.74 2.51 5.00 -2.69 0.89 0.15 0.38 54.58 66.83 40.84 75.80 10.91 2.13 1.32 5.75
Forest Products 15.20 15.45 14.69 9.97 7.85 0.76 0.67 1.45 1.50 6.66 6.14 0.97 3.26 0.57 18.18 1.73 4.80 2.28 4.56 1.10 6.32 7.57 8.12 2.37 5.50 -2.73 0.54 0.16 0.43 36.88 68.38 28.89 64.42 6.27 2.18 1.17 3.42
Metals & Mining 19.99 19.99 38.41 -7.70 -7.28 3.60 2.56 2.24 2.39 23.93 13.60 0.88 1.51 0.66 11.89 -14.52 -13.08 -19.03 -11.72 -15.43 -20.83 -10.41 6.44 0.86 3.00 -2.93 0.10 0.74 0.52 22.66 59.53 64.79 19.41 -1.37 1.89 1.12 7.97
Steel 8.59 8.83 17.41 8.30 6.13 0.70 0.42 0.98 1.05 7.00 3.26 0.78 2.46 0.27 15.77 5.48 8.19 5.46 13.37 6.52 9.80 9.83 9.53 2.85 5.00 -2.68 0.55 0.17 0.51 35.93 73.06 25.93 86.35 17.90 2.98 1.33 5.49
Average 42.17 42.19 65.69 8.74 3.78 5.28 3.77 4.68 5.79 41.57 24.81 2.10 4.54 1.18 40.93 -10.23 -3.07 -13.26 -0.95 -11.39 -7.98 0.50 17.27 3.97 9.67 -6.51 1.12 0.94 1.09 83.50 165.39 111.44 129.35 12.00 4.88 2.77 14.61

* All ratios are median value

Sector Performance


Trading Data
Open $92.53
Volume 20,239
Day Low $91.75
Day High $92.53
52 Week Low $83.33
52 Week High $97.94
Fundamental Data
Market Cap (M) $326
Shares Outstanding 4
PE Ratio 16.90
PB Ratio 2.26
Dividend Yield % 2.04
Total Return % 1 Week 1 Month 3 Month 6 Month 1 Year YTD 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year
IYM -4.20 -5.70 -2.80 3.20 5.90 -6.30 9.60 26.40 100.30
SPY -2.50 0.80 5.40 12.80 24.40 0.50 48.80 77.50 266.10
Relative to SPY -1.70 -6.50 -8.20 -9.60 -18.50 -6.80 -39.20 -51.10 -165.80
Annual Total Return % IYM SPY
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-70
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
IYM -0.30 -9.01 35.29 12.24 4.14 17.08 32.16 -50.73 64.41 30.99 -15.20 9.95 19.86 3.03 -12.81 17.91 22.90
SPY 28.18 10.70 4.83 15.84 5.15 -36.79 26.35 15.05 1.90 15.99 32.31 13.46 1.24 12.00 21.70 -4.57 30.58

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