Sociedad Quimica y Minera (ADR) (NYSE:SQM)
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The Company is a producer of potassium nitrate, iodine and lithium carbonate. It also produces other specialty plant nutrition products, iodine and lithium derivatives, and certain industrial chemicals, including industrial nitrates.
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Rated 10 out of 10 at moneycentral.
has operations in every continent and its products are distributed in more than 110 countries. Though its current price-to-earnings ratio of 33 makes it the most expensive in the industry, the company controls its expenses better than its peers and has a net profit margin of 22.5% and a return on equity of 26.7%.
The company is a leader in fertilizers and industrial chemicals and should benefit from the strong growth in agricultural products going forward. Risks lie in volatility of prices for core products such as fertilizers.
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