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LYB Valuation

LyondellBasell Industries NV
$
49.550
-2.43(-4.675%)1D
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LYB Relative Valuation

LYB's fair value is calculated using relative valuation, based on historical P/E and P/S ranges and their premiums/discounts relative to a competitor average, adjusted by weights. If the market price exceeds this fair value range, LYB is overvalued; if below, it's undervalued.

Historical Valuation

LyondellBasell Industries NV (LYB) is now in the Fair zone, suggesting that its current forward PE ratio of 13.92 is considered Fairly compared with the five-year average of 9.75. The fair price of LyondellBasell Industries NV (LYB) is between 37.66 to 54.19 according to relative valuation methord.
Relative Value
Fair Zone
37.66-54.19
Current Price:51.98
Fair
13.35
PE
1Y
3Y
5Y
Trailing
Forward
8.65
EV/EBITDA
LyondellBasell Industries NV. (LYB) has a current EV/EBITDA of 8.65. The 5-year average EV/EBITDA is 7.22. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below 4.72, Undervalued between 4.72 and 5.97, Fairly Valued between 8.47 and 5.97, Overvalued between 8.47 and 9.73, and Strongly Overvalued above 9.73. The current Forward EV/EBITDA of 8.65 falls within the Overvalued range.
15.42
EV/EBIT
LyondellBasell Industries NV. (LYB) has a current EV/EBIT of 15.42. The 5-year average EV/EBIT is 10.09. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below 4.96, Undervalued between 4.96 and 7.52, Fairly Valued between 12.65 and 7.52, Overvalued between 12.65 and 15.21, and Strongly Overvalued above 15.21. The current Forward EV/EBIT of 15.42 falls within the Strongly Overvalued range.
0.57
PS
LyondellBasell Industries NV. (LYB) has a current PS of 0.57. The 5-year average PS is 0.73. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below 0.54, Undervalued between 0.54 and 0.63, Fairly Valued between 0.82 and 0.63, Overvalued between 0.82 and 0.92, and Strongly Overvalued above 0.92. The current Forward PS of 0.57 falls within the Undervalued range.
5.64
P/OCF
LyondellBasell Industries NV. (LYB) has a current P/OCF of 5.64. The 5-year average P/OCF is 6.03. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below 3.81, Undervalued between 3.81 and 4.92, Fairly Valued between 7.14 and 4.92, Overvalued between 7.14 and 8.25, and Strongly Overvalued above 8.25. The current Forward P/OCF of 5.64 falls within the Historic Trend Line -Fairly Valued range.
10.67
P/FCF
LyondellBasell Industries NV. (LYB) has a current P/FCF of 10.67. The 5-year average P/FCF is 10.70. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below 4.08, Undervalued between 4.08 and 7.39, Fairly Valued between 14.01 and 7.39, Overvalued between 14.01 and 17.32, and Strongly Overvalued above 17.32. The current Forward P/FCF of 10.67 falls within the Historic Trend Line -Fairly Valued range.
LyondellBasell Industries NV (LYB) has a current Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio of 1.40. Compared to its 3-year average P/B ratio of 2.20 , the current P/B ratio is approximately -36.16% higher. Relative to its 5-year average P/B ratio of 2.62, the current P/B ratio is about -46.49% higher. LyondellBasell Industries NV (LYB) has a Forward Free Cash Flow (FCF) yield of approximately 2.83%. Compared to its 3-year average FCF yield of 11.09%, the current FCF yield is approximately -74.51% lower. Relative to its 5-year average FCF yield of 10.97% , the current FCF yield is about -74.22% lower.
1.35
P/B
Median3y
2.20
Median5y
2.62
2.77
FCF Yield
Median3y
11.09
Median5y
10.97

Competitors Valuation Multiple

The average P/S ratio for LYB's competitors is 0.72, providing a benchmark for relative valuation. LyondellBasell Industries NV Corp (LYB) exhibits a P/S ratio of 0.57, which is -20.45% above the industry average. Given its robust revenue growth of -27.47%, this premium appears unsustainable.

Performance Decomposition

1Y
3Y
5Y
Market capitalization of LYB decreased by 49.80% over the past 1 year. The primary factor behind the change was an increase in P/E Change from 69.66 to 107.70.
The secondary factor is the Revenue Growth, contributed -27.47%to the performance.
Overall, the performance of LYB in the past 1 year is driven by P/E Change. Which is more unsustainable.
-27.47%
10.56B → 7.66B
Revenue Growth
+
-76.94%
8.76 → 2.02
Margin Expansion
+
54.61%
69.66 → 107.70
P/E Change
=
-49.80%
98.70 → 49.55
Mkt Cap Growth

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LyondellBasell Industries NV (LYB) is now in the Fair zone, suggesting that its current forward PE ratio of 13.92 is considered Fairly compared with the five-year average of 9.75. The fair price of LyondellBasell Industries NV (LYB) is between 37.66 to 54.19 according to relative valuation methord.
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