Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A. (SQM): Price and Financial Metrics

SQM POWR Grades

• SQM scores best on the Growth dimension, with a Growth rank ahead of 69.72% of US stocks.
• The strongest trend for SQM is in Sentiment, which has been heading up over the past 47 weeks.
• SQM ranks lowest in Value; there it ranks in the 9th percentile.

SQM Stock Summary

• With a price/earnings ratio of 47.14, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile Inc P/E ratio is greater than that of about 80.63% of stocks in our set with positive earnings.
• For SQM, its debt to operating expenses ratio is greater than that reported by 90.74% of US equities we're observing.
• With a year-over-year growth in debt of 57.12%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile Inc's debt growth rate surpasses 87.44% of about US stocks.
• If you're looking for stocks that are quantitatively similar to Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile Inc, a group of peers worth examining would be NEWT, SALM, JOE, CCO, and CORR.
• SQM's SEC filings can be seen here. And to visit Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile Inc's official web site, go to www.sqm.com.

SQM Valuation Summary

• SQM's price/earnings ratio is 46.7; this is 134.67% higher than that of the median Basic Materials stock.
• SQM's price/earnings ratio has moved up 44.9 over the prior 243 months.
• Over the past 243 months, SQM's price/sales ratio has gone up 4.

Below are key valuation metrics over time for SQM.

SQM Growth Metrics

• The 2 year revenue growth rate now stands at -19.8%.
• Its 5 year cash and equivalents growth rate is now at -3.44%.
• The 3 year net cashflow from operations growth rate now stands at -14.5%.

SQM's revenue has moved down $448,612,000 over the prior 24 months.

The table below shows SQM's growth in key financial areas (numbers in millions of US dollars).

Date	Revenue	Operating Cash Flow	Net Income to Common Stock
2020-12-31	1,817.191	347.067	164.518
2019-12-31	1,943.655	541.791	278.115
2018-12-31	2,265.803	833.733	439.83
2017-12-31	2,157.323	950.707	427.697
2016-12-31	1,939.322	633.662	278.29
2015-12-31	1,728.332	427.317	220.356

SQM's Quality Factors

The “Quality” component of the POWR Ratings focuses on 31 different factors of a companies fundamentals and operational strength. Here are some key insights as we drill into the specifics of these quality attributes.

• SQM has a Quality Grade of C, ranking ahead of 68.46% of graded US stocks.
• SQM's asset turnover comes in at 0.382 -- ranking 19th of 41 Non-Metallic and Industrial Metal Mining stocks.
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The table below shows SQM's key quality metrics over time.