LyondellBasell Industries
Market Cap
US$29.3b
Last Updated
2019/10/15 00:10 UTC
Data Sources
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Executive Summary
LyondellBasell Industries N.V. operates as a chemical company worldwide.
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Fundamentals
Good value average dividend payer.
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Share Price & News
How has LyondellBasell Industries's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Market Performance
7 Day Return
7.0%
LYB
2.2%
US Chemicals
1.3%
US Market
1 Year Return
-10.5%
LYB
-7.5%
US Chemicals
5.9%
US Market
Return vs Industry: LYB underperformed the US Chemicals industry which returned -7.5% over the past year.
Return vs Market: LYB underperformed the US Market which returned 5.9% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| LYB | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | 7.0% | 2.2% | 1.3% |
| 30 Day | 1.3% | -3.6% | -1.9% |
| 90 Day | 1.9% | -2.8% | -1.8% |
| 1 Year | -5.9%-10.5% | 6.3%-7.5% | 8.3%5.9% |
| 3 Year | 23.5%9.0% | 41.6%15.6% | 45.6%36.2% |
| 5 Year | 11.9%-8.2% | 43.5%12.4% | 66.1%47.9% |
Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is LyondellBasell Industries's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
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Does LyondellBasell Industries N.V.'s (NYSE:LYB) P/E Ratio Signal A Buying Opportunity?Valuation
Is LyondellBasell Industries undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
43.7%
Undervalued compared to fair value
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Undervalued: LYB ($87.37) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($155.26)
Significantly Undervalued: LYB is trading below fair value by more than 20%.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: LYB is good value based on its PE Ratio (9.1x) compared to the Chemicals industry average (18.9x).
PE vs Market: LYB is good value based on its PE Ratio (9.1x) compared to the US market (17.5x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
Low PEG Ratio: LYB is poor value based on its PEG Ratio (2x)
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: LYB is overvalued based on its PB Ratio (3x) compared to the US Chemicals industry average (2x).
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Future Growth
How is LyondellBasell Industries forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 18 analysts?
4.5%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: LYB's forecast earnings growth (4.5% per year) is above the savings rate (2.7%).
Earnings vs Market: LYB's earnings (4.5% per year) are forecast to grow slower than the US market (14.4% per year).
High Growth Earnings: LYB's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.
Revenue vs Market: LYB's revenue (4.7% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the US market (7.3% per year).
High Growth Revenue: LYB's revenue (4.7% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
High Future ROE: LYB's Return on Equity is forecast to be high in 3 years time (35.3%)
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Past Performance
How has LyondellBasell Industries performed over the past 5 years?
2.1%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: LYB's earnings have grown by 2.1% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: LYB's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: LYB had negative earnings growth (-38%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Chemicals industry average (-2%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: LYB's Return on Equity (33.4%) is considered high.
Return on Assets
ROA vs Industry: LYB has a higher Return on Assets than the Chemicals industry average last year.
Return on Capital Employed
ROCE Improving: LYB's Return on Capital Employed has declined over the past 3 years.
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Financial Health
How is LyondellBasell Industries's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: LYB's short term assets ($11.1B) exceeds its short term liabilities ($7.5B)
Long Term Liabilities: LYB's short term assets (11.1B) do not cover its long term liabilities (12.8B)
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: LYB's debt to equity ratio (96.3%) is considered high
Reducing Debt: LYB's debt to equity ratio has increased from 63.3% to 96.3% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: LYB's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (43.8%).
Interest Coverage: LYB's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (13.6x coverage).
Balance Sheet
Inventory Level: LYB has a high level of physical assets or inventory.
Debt Coverage by Assets: LYB's debt is covered by short term assets (assets are 1.060030x debt).
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Dividend
What is LyondellBasell Industries's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
4.81%
Current Dividend Yield
Dividend Yield vs Market
Current dividend yield vs market & industry
Stability and Growth of Payments
Notable Dividend: LYB's dividend (4.81%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.47%).
High Dividend: LYB's dividend (4.81%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (3.77%)
Stable Dividend: LYB has been paying a dividend for less than 10 years and during this time payments have been volatile.
Growing Dividend: LYB's dividend payments have increased, but the company has only paid a dividend for 8 years.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: With its reasonably low payout ratio (42.3%), LYB's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: LYB's dividends in 3 years are forecast to be well covered by earnings (36.8% payout ratio).
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Management
What is the CEO of LyondellBasell Industries's salary, the management and board of directors tenure and is there insider trading?
3.8yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Bob Patel (52yo)
4.8yrs
Tenure
US$18,206,797
Compensation
Mr. Bhavesh V. Patel, also known as Bob, has been President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director of Schulman, Inc. since August 21, 2018. Mr. Patel has been Chief Executive Officer of LyondellBasell Indu ...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs. Market: Bob's total compensation ($USD18.21M) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD11.20M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Bob's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
Management Age and Tenure
3.8yrs
Average Tenure
54yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: LYB's management team is considered experienced (3.8 years average tenure).
Board Age and Tenure
5.9yrs
Average Tenure
66yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: LYB's board of directors are considered experienced (5.9 years average tenure).
Insider Trading
Insider Buying: LYB insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
| Entity | Company |
| Shares | 764,501 |
| Max Price | US$74.87 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Chief Executive Officer CEO & Director |
| Shares | 7,246 |
| Max Price | US$68.85 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Member of the Board of Directors Independent Director |
| Shares | 1,360 |
| Max Price | US$73.48 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Member of the Board of Directors Independent Director |
| Shares | 5,000 |
| Max Price | US$88.63 |
| Entity | Company |
| Shares | 2,186,973 |
| Max Price | US$96.18 |
| Entity | Company |
| Shares | 1,602,455 |
| Max Price | US$96.80 |
| Entity | Company |
| Shares | 1,310,572 |
| Max Price | US$93.10 |
Ownership Breakdown
Management Team
Thomas Aebischer (58yo)
Executive VP & CFO
- Tenure: 3.8yrs
- Compensation: US$4.62m
Douglas Pike
Head of Investor Relations
- Tenure: 0yrs
Massimo Covezzi (61yo)
Senior Vice President of Research & Development
- Tenure: 14.2yrs
Bob Patel (52yo)
CEO & Director
- Tenure: 4.8yrs
- Compensation: US$18.21m
Darleen Caron (54yo)
- Tenure: 2yrs
Dan Coombs (62yo)
Executive Vice President of Global Manufacturing
- Tenure: 1yrs
- Compensation: US$3.95m
Mike VanDerSnick (54yo)
Senior Vice President of Americas Manufacturing
- Tenure: 7.3yrs
Jacinth Smiley
Chief Accounting Officer
- Tenure: 1.5yrs
Jeff Kaplan (50yo)
Executive VP & Chief Legal Officer
- Tenure: 4.6yrs
- Compensation: US$3.42m
Jim Seward
Senior Vice President of Research & Development
- Tenure: 0.8yrs
Board Members
Steve Cooper (73yo)
Independent Director
- Tenure: 9.3yrs
- Compensation: US$314.48k
Rudy van der Meer (74yo)
Independent Director
- Tenure: 9.3yrs
- Compensation: US$309.30k
Claire Farley (60yo)
Independent Director
- Tenure: 5.7yrs
- Compensation: US$337.11k
Nance Dicciani (71yo)
Independent Director
- Tenure: 6.1yrs
- Compensation: US$320.48k
Jacques Alfred Aigrain (65yo)
Independent Chairman
- Tenure: 1.1yrs
- Compensation: US$612.44k
Rob Buchanan (67yo)
Independent Director
- Tenure: 8.4yrs
- Compensation: US$310.09k
Jeet Bindra (71yo)
Independent Director
- Tenure: 8.4yrs
- Compensation: US$347.11k
Bob Patel (52yo)
CEO & Director
- Tenure: 4.8yrs
- Compensation: US$18.21m
Lincoln Benet (56yo)
Independent Director
- Tenure: 4.3yrs
- Compensation: US$320.09k
Michael Hanley (53yo)
Independent Director
- Tenure: 0.9yrs
- Compensation: US$97.56k
Company Information
LyondellBasell Industries N.V.'s company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: LyondellBasell Industries N.V.
- Ticker: LYB
- Exchange: NYSE
- Founded: 2005
- Industry: Commodity Chemicals
- Sector: Materials
- Market Cap: US$29.290b
- Shares outstanding: 335.25m
- Website: https://www.lyondellbasell.com
Number of Employees
Location
- LyondellBasell Industries N.V.
- One Vine Street
- 4th Floor
- London
- Greater London
- W1J0AH
- United Kingdom
Listings
| Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LYB | NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) | Yes | Class A Ordinary Shares | US | USD | Apr 2010 |
| DLY | DB (Deutsche Boerse AG) | Yes | Class A Ordinary Shares | DE | EUR | Apr 2010 |
| 0EDD | LSE (London Stock Exchange) | Yes | Class A Ordinary Shares | GB | USD | Apr 2010 |
Biography
LyondellBasell Industries N.V. operates as a chemical company worldwide. The company operates in six segments: Olefins and Polyolefins—Americas; Olefins and Polyolefins—Europe, Asia, International; Interme ...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2019/10/15 00:10 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2019/10/14 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2019/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2018/12/31 |
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