Stock comparison
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.
| 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 |
| 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% |
The metrics with the biggest gap between the two - sorted so the most decisive edges read first.
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Educational tool. Fit scores are deterministic projections from public financials onto each investor's published criteria - not personal recommendations or advice.