Which is better, BCPC or USLM?

On the Buffett-Fit framework, United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. (USLM) currently grades higher than BCPC — 52/100 (C grade) vs 59/100 (C). That said, "better" depends on which framework you trust — BCPC wins on Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch, and Joel Greenblatt; USLM wins on Philip Fisher, Charlie Munger, and Terry Smith. The full pillar breakdown is on this page.

Should I buy BCPC or USLM?

This page is an educational comparison, not investment advice. Both BCPC and USLM are graded against the same Buffett 5-pillar framework (moat, earnings durability, management quality, financial health, valuation) plus six other documented investor frameworks. Read the side-by-side breakdown to see which one matches the criteria you care about most — and always do your own research before making any investment decision.

Is BCPC better than USLM for value investing?

On the Buffett-style value-investing framework, USLM currently grades higher — 59/100 vs 52/100, a 7-point gap. The gap is driven by which pillars each stock passes; the table on this page shows moat, durability, management, financial health, and valuation side-by-side.

What's the difference between BCPC and USLM on Warren Buffett's framework?

Both stocks are evaluated on the same five pillars: economic moat (durable competitive advantage), earnings durability (consistent profitability), management quality (capital allocation), financial health (conservative balance sheet), and valuation (margin of safety). BCPC currently scores 59/100 (C grade); USLM scores 52/100 (C grade). The "Where each wins" section on this page breaks down which pillar each stock dominates.

Which has the stronger moat, BCPC or USLM?

Moat strength is one of the five pillars in the Buffett-Fit score on this page. BCPC and USLM are each scored on ROIC sustainability, gross-margin durability, and qualitative signals like brand strength, switching costs, network effects, and regulatory barriers. The pillar breakdown on this page shows the moat sub-score side-by-side so you can see which one has the more durable competitive advantage.

Which is more undervalued, BCPC or USLM?

Valuation is one of the five Buffett-Fit pillars on this page. Both stocks are scored on owner-earnings yield, price-to-intrinsic-value vs the underlying compounding rate, and the margin of safety relative to a conservative DCF. The valuation sub-score in the table below tells you which one currently trades at a more attractive price relative to its underlying business quality.

Are BCPC and USLM both Basic Materials stocks?

Yes — both Balchem Corporation (BCPC) and United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. (USLM) operate in the Basic Materials sector. That makes this a direct sector-peer comparison, which is the apples-to-apples way to use the Buffett-Fit framework: the score weighs each stock against its sector's specific quality and valuation benchmarks (sector-relative bonus), so the cross-stock comparison isn't distorted by inter-sector base-rate differences.

Is this BCPC vs USLM comparison investment advice?

No. This page is an educational pattern-match against documented public frameworks (Buffett, Graham, Fisher, Lynch, Greenblatt, Munger, Smith), not personalised investment advice. The scores reflect how closely each stock matches each framework's documented criteria — they are not buy/hold/sell recommendations. Always do your own research and consult a licensed financial adviser for personalised advice.

Stock comparison

Balchem

United States Lime & Minerals

Scored across Buffett, Graham, Lynch and Greenblatt - plus a side-by-side metric table covering valuation, quality, growth and balance sheet.

BCPC

Balchem

Market cap

$5.11B

Sector

Materials

USLM

United States Lime & Minerals

Market cap

$2.99B

Sector

Materials

Overall winner

United States Lime & Minerals USLM

Wins on the combined sum of fit scores across all four strategies. Per-strategy breakdown below.

Fit scores by strategy

Strategy	BCPC	USLM	Winner
Warren Buffett	59C	52C	BCPC
Benjamin Graham	73B	68B	BCPC
Philip Fisher	49D	66B	USLM
Peter Lynch	54C	53C	BCPC
Joel Greenblatt	40D	35D	BCPC
Charlie Munger	42D	54C	USLM
Terry Smith	43D	52C	USLM

Side-by-side metrics

Metric	BCPC	USLM
Market cap	$5.11B	$2.99B
P/E (TTM)	32.5x	22.9x
EV/EBIT	23.9x	16.6x
ROIC (TTM)	11.14%	17.38%
Gross margin	36.27%	48.13%
Net margin	14.95%	35.4%
Revenue CAGR 5y	6.74%	18.46%
EPS CAGR 5y	12.66%	37.55%
Debt / Equity	0.1x	0.0x
Dividend yield	0.6%	0.23%

Where each one wins

The metrics with the biggest gap between the two - sorted so the most decisive edges read first.

BCPC leads on

Dividend yield0.6%vs 0.23%+62%
Market cap$5.11Bvs $2.99B+41%

USLM leads on

Debt / Equity0.0xvs 0.1x+96%
EPS CAGR 5y37.55%vs 12.66%+66%
Revenue CAGR 5y18.46%vs 6.74%+64%
Net margin35.4%vs 14.95%+58%

Educational tool. Fit scores are deterministic projections from public financials onto each investor's published criteria - not personal recommendations or advice.

Balchem

United States Lime & Minerals

Fit scores by strategy

Side-by-side metrics

Where each one wins

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