Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA (SQM)

Free Benjamin Graham (Value Investing) analysis for SQM stock, as Warren Buffett recommends for Intelligent Investors.

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Graham Ratings
A Defensive Graham grade requires that all ratings — except the last four — be 100% or more.
Utilities and Financials must have the last two ratings exceed 100% instead of the first three.
An Enterprising Graham grade requires that ratings #2 to #5 exceed — 75%, 90%, 50% and 5%.
Size in Sales (100% ⇒ 500 Million): 
905.75%
Current Assets ÷ [2 x Current Liabilities]: 
125.71%
Net Current Assets ÷ Long-Term Debt: 
92.30%
Earnings Stability (100% ⇒ 10 Years): 
120.00%
Dividend Record (100% ⇒ 20 Years): 
100.00%
Earnings Growth (100% ⇒ 33% Growth): 
1,591.11%
Graham Number(%): 
86.46%
NCAV or Net-Net(%): 
0.00%
[2 x Equity] ÷ Debt: 
162.94%
Size in Assets (100% ⇒ 250 Million): 
4,598.23%

Rating Score = 7.5

Graham Result
Intrinsic Value is the price corresponding to a stock's Graham Grade: Defensive, Enterprising or NCAV (Net-Net).
Intrinsic Value(%) is Intrinsic Value ÷ Previous Close, expressed as a percentage.
Price calculations are adjusted for Splits and Bonuses after the given Fiscal Year.
Defensive Price (Graham №): 
56.06
Enterprising Price (Serenity №): 
22.57
NCAV Price (Net-Net): 
0.00
Graham Grade: 
Enterprising
Intrinsic Value: 
22.57
Previous Close: 
64.84
Intrinsic Value(%): 
34.80%
Fiscal Year: 2024-12-31
Splits [From:To]: None
Currency: USD

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA (SQM) clears Graham's qualitative criteria for the Enterprising investment grade. Therefore, its Intrinsic Value is equivalent to its Enterprising Price. However, SQM's Intrinsic Value(%) evaluates to less than 100% — 34.80% — because its Previous Close is higher than its Intrinsic Value. But Graham also required his Intrinsic Value calculations to be adjusted for current Bond Yields.

Financial Condition
Sales and Balance Sheet figures used to calculate Graham Ratings, and the Net Current Asset Value (NCAV / Net-Net).
Utilities and Financials are evaluated using Total Assets and Equity:Debt; instead of Sales, Current Assets and Current Liabilities.
Any Preferred Stock listed below includes both Redeemable and Non-Redeemable components.
Annual Sales: 
4,528.76 Million
Current Assets: 
5,578.44 Million
Total Assets: 
11,495.57 Million
Current Liabilities: 
2,218.82 Million
Long-Term Debt: 
3,639.94 Million
Total Liabilities: 
6,334.75 Million
Preferred Stock: 
0.00 Million
Shares Outstanding: 
285.64 Million
Currency: 
USD
Per Share Values
BVPS, TBVPS and EPS values used to calculate the Defensive Price (Graham Number) and the Enterprising Price (Serenity Number).
Defensive and Enterprising grades require 10 and 5 years of uninterrupted positive earnings. NCAV (Net-Net) requires a positive TTM EPS.
EPS years 11 and 12 are used for the 10-year Earnings Growth calculation using 3-year averages.
Book Value Per Share (BVPS): 
18.07
Tangible Book Value Per Share (TBVPS): 
17.25
Earnings Per Share (EPS): 
2.46
EPS - TTM: 
1.84
EPS - 2 Years Ago: 
7.05
EPS - 3 Years Ago: 
13.68
EPS - 4 Years Ago: 
2.05
EPS - 5 Years Ago: 
0.63
EPS - 6 Years Ago: 
1.06
EPS - 7 Years Ago: 
1.67
EPS - 8 Years Ago: 
1.63
EPS - 9 Years Ago: 
1.06
EPS - 10 Years Ago: 
0.81
EPS - 11 Years Ago: 
1.13
EPS - 12 Years Ago: 
1.77
Currency: 
USD
Dividend History
Defensive Graham investment requires 20 years of uninterrupted dividends.
Enterprising Graham investment requires a current dividend (1 year).
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About Stock
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Ticker Symbol: 
SQM
Stock Exchange: 
United States
Market Identifier Code (MIC): 
XNYS
Country (HQ): 
CL
Fiscal Year: 
2024-12-31
GICS Sector: Materials
Data Source: Finnhub Stock API
Currency: USD

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Submitted by GrahamValue. Created on Tuesday 12th January 2021. Updated on Saturday 29th November 2025.