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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.

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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 12.48 11.64 16.88 7.65 5.81 1.20 0.88 1.62 1.43 12.89 8.31 0.91 0.95 0.19 30.03 6.23 11.17 7.54 12.75 4.25 16.00 9.69 9.93 2.40 5.00 -1.76 0.31 0.31 0.45 111.32 98.34 118.08 103.09 12.26 1.51 1.02 6.89 1.11 4.80 4.65
Building Materials 20.89 19.88 20.02 13.77 9.01 1.45 1.44 1.61 1.74 13.28 9.22 0.71 0.88 0.13 53.32 5.51 12.04 7.88 5.87 2.81 8.58 5.36 10.65 1.95 4.00 -2.24 0.39 0.34 0.50 29.74 136.94 123.74 65.90 0.29 1.21 0.81 4.43 1.00 4.45 7.15
Chemicals 17.69 17.32 17.81 10.10 8.20 1.28 1.27 1.65 1.63 16.92 11.24 0.98 0.82 0.16 31.99 6.11 7.48 8.30 9.38 4.93 15.07 6.56 11.44 3.59 4.00 -2.36 0.28 0.58 0.59 67.15 88.66 68.11 86.18 12.98 1.70 1.32 10.39 1.13 6.45 7.60
Forest Products 17.07 17.07 7.61 5.33 4.92 0.55 0.55 0.76 0.70 8.64 4.36 0.87 1.82 0.10 33.32 0.50 1.48 0.21 1.17 0.14 2.49 1.06 10.78 1.53 3.00 -2.52 0.41 0.08 0.48 68.70 147.23 85.87 105.02 11.36 1.31 0.91 2.74 1.14 3.55 6.00
Metals & Mining 20.55 19.95 8.88 3.14 3.72 0.66 0.67 1.02 1.01 7.52 3.80 0.76 2.04 0.22 5.59 0.74 0.85 0.75 1.93 0.83 2.53 0.15 9.04 2.06 4.00 -2.57 0.73 0.32 0.47 54.97 84.93 67.26 91.81 9.80 1.52 0.98 4.06 0.74 2.45 4.45
Steel 16.31 13.56 14.33 5.27 4.97 0.57 0.54 1.13 1.07 5.91 5.66 0.80 1.53 0.11 16.00 0.94 3.08 1.33 4.45 0.76 5.65 2.61 9.09 1.69 4.00 -2.68 0.40 0.14 0.43 59.87 96.87 60.65 94.67 11.65 1.24 0.73 2.89 1.06 3.90 1.50
Average 17.50 16.57 14.26 7.54 6.11 0.95 0.89 1.30 1.26 10.86 7.10 0.84 1.34 0.15 28.38 3.34 6.02 4.34 5.93 2.29 8.39 4.24 10.16 2.20 4.00 -2.36 0.42 0.30 0.49 65.29 108.83 87.29 91.11 9.72 1.42 0.96 5.23 1.03 4.27 5.23

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