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Avg Market Cap
54.6B
1 Year Change
15.66%
1 Month Change
5.66%
Today's Change
-0.45%
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Basic Materials(US)

Basic Materials

The Basic Materials economic sector consists of companies engaged in the extraction and primary refinement of chemicals, metals, nonmetallic and construction materials; forest, wood and paper products; and containers and packaging products.

Company Movers

CompanyToday's Change
Cleantech Solutions International IncCLNT5.56 (+148.66%)
Kobe Steel LtdKBSTY2.13 (+33.13%)
SMG Indium Resources LtdSMGIU0.27 (+11.34%)
McEwen Mining IncMUX0.14 (+6.39%)
Seabridge Gold IncSA0.41 (+4.25%)
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Company Strategies

Companies that have maintained their dividend in the face of falling share price lead to high dividend yields. Attention should be paid to the sustainability of these future payments. Generally companies with high dividend yields are mature, stable companies.
CompanyDividend Yield
Southern Copper Corp10.45%
PetroLogistics LP10.33%
Rentech Nitrogen Partners LP10.02%
Capstead Mortgage Corporation9.97%
Terra Nitrogen Company, L.P.7.74%

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Industries with a low price to book should be more attractive as they may be undervalued. A higher PE Ratio reflects investor belief that the industry has higher growth prospects while lower PE ratio industries are likely experiencing lower growth.

High earnings yield and high revenue growth industries are the most desirable. Therefore, industries located in the upper right quadrant of the chart are more attractive on these two criteria than sectors down and to the left.

High earnings yield and high earnings growth industries are the most desirable. Therefore, industries located in the upper right quadrant of the chart are more attractive on these two criteria than industries down and to the left.

Industries with high profit margins are more attractive than low profit margin industries. Additionally industries with accelerating profit margins (higher trailing twelve month margins as opposed to the 5 year average) are more desirable than decelerating margins. This reflects sectors in the lower right quadrant of the chart.

Industries with both high revenue growth and high profit margins are most desirable. Therefore, industries located in the upper right quadrant of the chart are more attractive on these two criteria than industries down and to the left.

High revenue growth and high EBITD yield industries are the most desirable. Therefore, industries located in the upper right quadrant of the chart are more attractive on these two criteria than industries down and to the left.

Basic Materials Industries

Industry NameAvg Market CapP/E Ratio (TTM)EPS Growth (5yr)TRIV (5yr)
Chemicals - Commodity36.9B22.07x5.59%+25.01%
Chemicals - Agricultural34.2B18.13x20.41%+11.66%
Chemicals - Specialty4.9B83.98x11.33%+5.95%
Chemicals - Diversified8.2B19.46x25.93%+18.20%
Precious Metals & Minerals8.7B21.70x12.00%-3.00%
Steel42.3B23.77x-9.42%-3.30%
Aluminum7.9B38.49x-38.40%-14.22%
Mining & Metals - Specialty115.1B17.81x4.23%-1.39%
Construction Materials14.9B31.50x-23.62%+20.00%
Forest & Wood Products10.7B33.19x2.64%+2.90%
Paper Products4.1B22.59x43.44%+20.46%
Containers & Packaging5.9B24.94x7.07%+7.24%
Paper Packaging13.5B24.08x-3.59%-8.83%
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