Compass Minerals International vs Chemical & Mining Co of Chile
CMP and SQM side by side, both in mining & quarrying of nonmetallic minerals (no fuels). Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How CMP and SQM compare
Compass Minerals International grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (5.5% versus 1.0% for Chemical & Mining Co of Chile).
Chemical & Mining Co of Chile keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 12.9% compared with 1.4% at Compass Minerals International.
Compass Minerals International scores higher on the StockData Score (8 against 7 for Chemical & Mining Co of Chile), 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 | CMP | SQM |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $979M | – |
| Share price | $23.31 | $54.65 |
| Change, 1 year | 35.4% | 18.6% |
| Change, 5 years | −67.8% | −15.5% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.04 | 0.97 |
| Employees | 1,849 | 590 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 8 (better) | 7 |
| Valuation score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 2 | 4 (better) |
| Health score | 2 | 2 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 54.2× | – |
| P/S | 0.8× | – |
| P/B | 3.7× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 7.4× | – |
| P/FCF | 12.6× | – |
| FCF yield | 8.0% | – |
| Fair value | $24.16 | – |
| Margin of safety | 3.5% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 5.5% (better) | 1.0% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 2.9% | 20.3% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | −14.2% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 17.2% | 29.6% (better) |
| Operating margin | 8.9% | 23.2% (better) |
| Net margin | 1.4% | 12.9% (better) |
| FCF margin | 6.0% | 9.6% (better) |
| Return on equity | 7.2% | 10.8% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 6.0% | 18.4% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 2.72 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.97 | – |
| Interest coverage | 1.7× | 5.5× (better) |
| Current ratio | 2.01 | 3.27 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 1.94 | – |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 7 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Payout ratio | – | 0.73% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | – |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 92.6% | 13.1% |
| Held by insiders | 1.1% | 0.00% |
| Short interest, % of float | 4.0% | – |
Go deeper
- CMP stock overview
- CMP income statement
- CMP valuation and score
- SQM stock overview
- SQM income statement
- SQM valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.