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LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (LYB) vs Sasol Ltd. (SSL)

LyondellBasell Industries N.V. and Sasol Ltd. are both Specialty Chemicals companies. LyondellBasell Industries N.V. is the larger, with a market value of $19.6B against $9.1B — 2.2× the size. LyondellBasell Industries N.V. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Sasol Ltd. trades at 3.0×. Sasol Ltd. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 26.6% against −1.75%. Sasol Ltd. has the higher net margin (8.89% vs −1.13%) and the lower return on invested capital (0.00% vs 2.87%). Both pay a dividend; Sasol Ltd. yields more (10.7% vs 5.35%). Across the 19 metrics below, Sasol Ltd. leads on 15 and LyondellBasell Industries N.V. on 4.

Valuation

Metric LYB SSL Specialty Chemicals median
P/E n/m 3.01 24.83
P/S 0.60 n/m 1.46
P/B 1.76 n/m 1.76
Price to free cash flow 10.99 n/m 19.84
EV/EBITDA 12.11 0.37 13.18
EV/Sales 0.93 0.11 1.84
Earnings yield (1.94%) 33.21% 2.11%
Free cash flow yield 9.10% 0.00% 2.29%

Profitability

Metric LYB SSL Specialty Chemicals median
Gross margin 12.76% 33.45% 29.23%
Operating margin 3.09% 0.00% 3.63%
Net margin (1.13%) 8.89% 2.89%
Free cash flow margin 5.48% 0.00% 3.78%
Return on equity (3.12%) 0.00% 3.62%
Return on assets (1.01%) 0.00% 0.35%
Return on invested capital 2.87% 0.00% 2.75%

Growth

Metric LYB SSL Specialty Chemicals median
Revenue growth (TTM) (1.75%) 26.64% 4.51%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (156.39%) 91.38% —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 1.67% 4.12% 6.30%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 4.08% 0.00%

Health

Metric LYB SSL Specialty Chemicals median
Debt to equity 1.21 0.65 0.54
Current ratio 1.64 1.79 1.94
Net debt to EBITDA 9.67 1.56 2.03

Dividend

Metric LYB SSL Specialty Chemicals median
Dividend yield 5.35% 10.69% 1.69%
Payout ratio 0.75 1.71 0.25

Size

Metric LYB SSL Specialty Chemicals median
Market cap 19.60b 9.06b 2.43b

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