Braskem vs LyondellBasell Industries
BAK and LYB side by side, both in chemicals and allied products. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How BAK and LYB compare
LyondellBasell Industries grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (3.5% versus −8.6% for Braskem).
LyondellBasell Industries pays a dividend yielding 5.0%; Braskem does not pay one.
LyondellBasell Industries scores higher on the StockData Score (16 against 1 for Braskem), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | BAK | LYB |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | – | $22.2B |
| Share price | $1.16 | $68.64 |
| Change, 1 year | −55.4% | 46.9% |
| Change, 5 years | −94.2% | −26.2% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.68 | 0.63 |
| Employees | 1,809 | 19K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 1 | 16 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Growth score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Performance score | 1 | 1 |
| Health score | 0 | 4 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 5 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | – | 0.7× |
| P/B | – | 2.0× |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 6.9× |
| P/FCF | – | 9.2× |
| FCF yield | – | 10.9% |
| Fair value | – | $109.89 |
| Margin of safety | – | 37.5% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −8.6% | 3.5% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 3.9% (better) | 1.7% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 2.2% | 14.3% (better) |
| Operating margin | −2.6% | 8.6% (better) |
| Net margin | −14.0% | – |
| FCF margin | −10.3% | 7.6% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | −4.4% | 11.1% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 1.10 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 12.16 | 1.67 (better) |
| Interest coverage | −0.3× | 5.1× (better) |
| Current ratio | 0.76 | 1.78 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | – | 2.24 |
| Piotroski F-score | 2 | – |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 5.0% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 12 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 5.3% |
| Buyback yield | – | 0.00% |
| Shareholder yield | – | 5.0% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 4.1% | 75.0% |
| Held by insiders | 0.13% | 20.6% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | – | −$26.8M |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 2 |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 4.9% |
Go deeper
- BAK stock overview
- BAK income statement
- BAK valuation and score
- LYB stock overview
- LYB income statement
- LYB valuation and score
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