Albemarle Corp Pref Share ALBpA
Trading Information
- Previous Close Price
- $48.45
- Day Range
- $46.85–48.34
- 52-Week Range
- $46.85–62.21
- Bid/Ask
- $40.00 / $75.74
- Market Cap
- —
- Volume/Avg
- 40,934 / 426,230
Key Statistics
- Price/Earnings (Normalized)
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- Price/Sales
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- Dividend Yield (Trailing)
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- Dividend Yield (Forward)
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- Total Yield
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Company Profile
Albemarle is one of the world's largest lithium producers. In the lithium industry, the majority of demand comes from batteries, where lithium is used as the energy storage material, particularly in electric vehicles. Albemarle is a fully integrated lithium producer. Its upstream resources include salt brine deposits in Chile and the US and two hard rock mines in Australia, both of which are joint ventures. The company operates lithium refining plants in Chile, the US, Australia, and China. Albemarle is a global leader in the production of bromine, used in flame retardants. It is also a major producer of oil refining catalysts.
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Industry
- Specialty Chemicals
- Stock Style Box
- Mid Value
- Total Number of Employees
- 9,000
- Website
- https://www.albemarle.com
Comparables
Valuation
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Metric
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ALBpA
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MP
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HL
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|---|---|---|---|
Price/Earnings (Normalized) | — | 16.64 | 100.80 |
Price/Book Value | — | 1.98 | 1.66 |
Price/Sales | — | 11.67 | 4.46 |
Price/Cash Flow | — | 53.99 | 24.57 |
Price/Earnings
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MP
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Financial Strength
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Metric
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ALBpA
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MP
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HL
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|---|---|---|---|
Quick Ratio | 1.64 | 9.18 | 0.85 |
Current Ratio | 2.84 | 10.29 | 1.67 |
Interest Coverage | −7.94 | 2.69 | −0.90 |
Quick Ratio
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Profitability
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Metric
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ALBpA
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MP
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HL
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|---|---|---|---|
Return on Assets (Normalized) | 7.72% | 0.54% | 0.37% |
Return on Equity (Normalized) | 15.06% | 0.95% | 0.55% |
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized) | 10.72% | 0.87% | 2.19% |
Return on Assets
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