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| Metric | CECelanese Corp | ESIElement Solutions Inc | NEUNEWMARKET CORP | EMNEASTMAN CHEMICAL CO | Median of the restexcluding CE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Company | Company | Company | Company | |
| Price | $47.22▼ 0.05 (0.11%) | $33.11▼ 3.23 (8.89%) | $866.32▼ 18.66 (2.11%) | $65.31▲ 1.81 (2.85%) | |
| Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality. | 4.0/10 | 7.0/10 | 8.0/10 | 6.0/10 | 7.0/10 |
| Market value | $5.16B | $8.03B | $8.14B | $14.63B | |
| Revenue | $9.54B | $2.55B | $2.73B | $8.75B | |
| Profit | -$1.17B | $190.8M | $418.7M | $474.0M | |
| Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year. | -7.1% | 3.8% | -2.2% | -6.7% | -2.2% |
| Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them. | 20.5% | 42.0% | 31.5% | 21.1% | 31.5% |
| Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax. | -8.2% | 13.4% | 20.0% | — | 16.7% |
| Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales. | -12.2% | 7.5% | 15.4% | 5.4% | 7.5% |
| Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales. | 8.4% | 8.9% | 18.0% | 4.8% | 8.9% |
| Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company. | -28.8% | 7.1% | 23.5% | 8.0% | 8.0% |
| Return on invested capital (approx.)Operating profit after tax against equity plus debt, less cash. Cash here excludes short-term investments, so this runs low for cash-rich companies. | -3.7% | 6.7% | 15.7% | — | 11.2% |
| P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit. | — | 42.07x | 19.44x | 30.86x | 30.86x |
| EV / EBITDA (approx.)Market value plus debt less cash, against operating profit before depreciation. Cash excludes short-term investments, so this runs high for cash-rich companies. | — | 18.32x | 13.43x | — | 15.87x |
| Price to book | 1.28x | 3.00x | 4.58x | 2.45x | 3.00x |
| Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake. | 4.36x | 0.90x | 0.96x | 1.48x | 0.96x |
| Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger. | 5/9 | 6/9 | 5/9 | 5/9 | 5.0 |
| Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone. | distress | grey | safe | not reported |
How CE compares with the others
- CE's operating margin of -8.2% is lower than the median of the other companies selected (16.7%).
- Its revenue grew more slowly than the median of the other companies selected: -7.1% against -2.2%.
- It has no P/E to set against theirs, because it did not make a profit.
- Its liabilities are higher relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 4.4x against 1.0x.
Measured against the other companies entered, from each one's latest annual filing. A difference describes the companies; it does not rank them.