NewMarket Corporation (NEU) vs Sasol Ltd. (SSL)
NewMarket Corporation and Sasol Ltd. are both Specialty Chemicals companies. Sasol Ltd. is the larger, with a market value of $9.1B against $8.2B — 1.1× the size. Sasol Ltd. trades at the lower P/E: 3.0× against 19.3×. Sasol Ltd. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 26.6% against −1.31%. NewMarket Corporation has the higher net margin (15.7% vs 8.89%) and the higher return on invested capital (13.2% vs 0.00%). Both pay a dividend; Sasol Ltd. yields more (10.7% vs 1.50%). Across the 20 metrics below, NewMarket Corporation leads on 12 and Sasol Ltd. on 8.
Valuation
Profitability
| Metric | NEU | SSL | Specialty Chemicals median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 31.49% | 33.45% | 29.23% |
| Operating margin | 19.97% | 0.00% | 3.63% |
| Net margin | 15.74% | 8.89% | 2.89% |
| Free cash flow margin | 17.27% | 0.00% | 3.78% |
| Return on equity | 25.02% | 0.00% | 3.62% |
| Return on assets | 12.67% | 0.00% | 0.35% |
| Return on invested capital | 13.17% | 0.00% | 2.75% |
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