2001.SR
Hot AirMethanol Chemicals Company · Basic Materials · Saudi Arabia · $89M cap · $687K/day traded
SAR 22.15 +0.0% · close 5 Nov · scored 7 Nov
Hot Air: Strong momentum and nothing else: weak business, rich price.
As of 7 Nov 2026, the MoatMap Score for Methanol Chemicals Company (2001.SR) is 42/100, ranked against 25,000+ stocks in 38 markets (Quality 25, Value 42, Momentum 67, each scored against its sector).
Does the score work? Each tenth of the ranking, tracked monthly. See the record →
ABOUT METHANOL CHEMICALS COMPANY
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Methanol Chemicals Company engages in the production and sale of formaldehyde liquid and urea formaldehyde liquid in the Saudi Arabia and internationally.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY (SAR)
| Year | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | CAGR | TTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 1.1B | 728.0M | 705.6M | 621.9M | -16.7% | 602.7M |
| EPS (SAR) | 13.76 | -11.87 | -18.57 | -31.97 | — | -6.45 |
| Shares | 15.0M | 15.0M | 15.0M | 15.0M | 0.0% | 15.0M |
| Debt | 374.0M | 372.9M | 667.3M | 402.4M | 2.5% | 389.6M |
| Equity | 1.2B | 1.0B | 762.4M | 285.2M | -38.4% | — |
| Op CF | 316.2M | 151.7M | -37.2M | 41.1M | -49.4% | 56.9M |
| Inv CF | 73.7M | -183.4M | 67.1M | -45.2M | — | — |
| Fin CF | -319.9M | -2.1M | -35.1M | -45.4M | — | — |
No clear trend: not near its 52-week low, and not in a steady uptrend.
Swung more than 100% of stocks we rank over the past year (volatility 353% a year).
How this is worked out
The MoatMap Score weighs the business, its price and its trend. The price check reads only the chart: the price side of the Momentum score, in words.
The rules: Still falling is a new 52-week low in the last two weeks, at least 25% below the high. Finding a floor is no new low since. Turning up is 20 or more trading days without a new low, at least 10% off it, and back above a rising 50-day average. In an uptrend is above the 200-day average and within 15% of the high.
In 2,112 US drawdowns since 2001, buying while the price was still falling was followed by a further 20% drop 42% of the time. Waiting for a turn (the Turning up rule above) cut that to 33%, at about 7% higher prices and with no better returns. Part of that cut is simply not buying: 13% of falls never turned, and waiting kept those out. Among turns that were bought, 38% still fell another 20%, and 33% of turns were followed by a new low within six months. The benefit was largest in crashes such as 2008 and 2020.
What it measures: how much the price moved day to day over the past year, scaled to a yearly figure (annualised volatility) and ranked against every stock we cover. Very calm under 20% a year, Calm 20 to 30%, Average 30 to 40%, Bumpy 40 to 55%, Very bumpy above that.
What we found: across about 13,500 stocks in 34 markets (2002 to 2025), past swings were a good guide to the next year's, and bumpier stocks fell further. How much further changed too much between eras to put a number on it.
Calm is not safe: a calm stock can still slide steadily.
Rules fixed before any data was fetched. Describes the chart, not a recommendation.
SCORE BREAKDOWN
FUNDAMENTALS
SECTOR PEERS
Closest peers in Basic Materials, ranked by industry match, size, and score similarity. Cross-listings of 2001.SR are excluded.
| Ticker | Company | Mkt Cap | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001.SR | Methanol Chemicals Company(you) | $89M | 42 |
| 1210.SR | Basic Chemical Industries Company | $165M | 93 |
| 9517.SR | MOBI Industry Co. | $222M | 94 |
| 2310.SR | Sahara International Petrochemical Company | $2.2B | 30 |
| 2060.SR | National Industrialization Company | $1.3B | 19 |
| 2330.SR | Advanced Petrochemical Company | $1.6B | 23 |
| 2350.SR | Saudi Kayan Petrochemical Company | $1.9B | 26 |
| 2290.SR | Yanbu National Petrochemical Company | $4.7B | 79 |
| 1325.SR | Watani Iron Steel Company | $145M | 49 |
| 3091.SR | Al Jouf Cement Company | $122M | 28 |
Peer medians: ROE 8.1% · P/E 16.9x · Gross margin 22.5%
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