Braskem S.A. (BAK) vs Lsb Industries Inc. (LXU)

Braskem S.A. and Lsb Industries Inc. are both Chemicals companies. Lsb Industries Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $729.3M against $314.0M — 2.3× the size. Braskem S.A. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Lsb Industries Inc. trades at 19.6×. Lsb Industries Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 22.1% against −32.6%. Lsb Industries Inc. has the higher net margin (5.58% vs −17.2%) and the higher return on invested capital (5.12% vs −2,286.9%). Across the 18 metrics below, Lsb Industries Inc. leads on 14 and Braskem S.A. on 4.

Valuation

Metric BAK LXU Chemicals median
P/E n/m 19.62 —
P/S 0.08 1.08 0.41
P/B n/m 1.32 1.08
Price to free cash flow n/m 7.30 7.14
EV/EBITDA 8.86 6.30 9.56
EV/Sales 0.08 1.42 0.82
Earnings yield (133.52%) 5.10% (11.64%)
Free cash flow yield (83.52%) 13.69% 0.00%

Profitability

Metric BAK LXU Chemicals median
Gross margin 2.19% 17.32% 16.03%
Operating margin (3.57%) 9.53% (0.82%)
Net margin (17.15%) 5.58% (3.05%)
Free cash flow margin (6.74%) 14.79% (0.15%)
Return on equity 542.49% 7.10% (5.24%)
Return on assets (19.43%) 3.12% (2.51%)
Return on invested capital (2,286.92%) 5.12% (0.75%)

Growth

Metric BAK LXU Chemicals median
Revenue growth (TTM) (32.61%) 22.12% 2.53%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 15.75% 225.93% (39.53%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 2.20% 11.86% 2.20%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric BAK LXU Chemicals median
Debt to equity (4.91) 0.83 0.71
Current ratio 0.77 2.43 1.99
Net debt to EBITDA 19.18 2.15 3.49

Dividend

Metric BAK LXU Chemicals median
Dividend yield — — 4.62%
Payout ratio — — —

Size

Metric BAK LXU Chemicals median
Market cap 314.00m 729.33m 603.67m

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