BCPC

⛏️ Basic Materials

Balchem Corporation

Conservative #29Aggressive #573Low Risk

$171.30-2.11%

Day High$175.00

Day Low$167.19

Volume0.2M

Mkt Cap$5.5B

52W Low $13952W High $183

Market Cap

$5.9B

P/E Ratio

39.6

Sector avg: 30.3

Rev Growth

3.4%

Sector avg: 1.0%

Earnings Growth

18.4%

Profit Margin

13.5%

Sector avg: 13.0%

Debt/Equity

0.18

Score Breakdown

Overall Score81.3

Fundamental Score70.7

ML Score77.7

Score by Horizon

3 Month

76.9

6 Month

85.9

Primary

1 Year

90.4

Quality Assessment

Earnings Grade

Strong fundamentals, high earnings quality

Position Sizing

Suggested Allocation

Confidence

high

Analysis Signals

Positive Signals

Fundamental: 70.7 (sector-relative)

ML percentile=77.7 (pre-ranked by batch)

Procyclicality dampener: ML weight reduced to 9.0% (S&P 500 return=25.0% > 20% (extended rally); Yield curve inverted (-10bp) — recession signal; Late-cycle score 2/3 → ML weight ×0.90)

Blend: 91% fund (70.7) + 9% ML (77.7) = 71.3

Market-cap adj: +0.5pt ($5.9B)

Risk Signals

Risk (low): Very low vol 5.9% → +10.3pt stability bonus; Drawdown 10% → -0.8pt

Sector Peer Comparison(Basic Materials — 11 stocks in universe)

Stock	Score	P/E	Rev Growth	Margin	Mkt Cap
BCPCBalchem Corporation	81.3	39.6	3.4%	13.5%	$5.9B
UFPIUFP Industries, Inc.	92.5	21.2	-7.8%	6.2%	$6.7B
STLDSteel Dynamics, Inc.	80.3	23.8	3.6%	6.5%	$28.2B
MEOHMethanex Corporation	74.4	17.9	-0.1%	6.0%	$3.8B
WDFCWD-40 Company	72.7	36.0	5.0%	14.4%	$3.2B
LINLinde plc	65.9	32.9	0.5%	19.9%	$225.5B
Sector Average	68.3	30.3	1.0%	13.0%	—

Why This Stock

Basic MaterialsHealthy profit marginHigh quality

Scores are generated by a multi-stage ML pipeline combining fundamental analysis, ensemble predictions, and structural risk signals. All data is for research purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results.