Panasonic, China’s CATL and Korea’s LG Chem are among the leading companies in the batteries theme, according to the latest Thematic Scorecard for the component makers sector from GlobalData.

All three companies gained the highest Thematic score (5 out of 5) for the batteries theme in GlobalData’s Thematic Scorecard for the component makers sector. A Thematic score of 5 out of 5 indicates that the companies’ competitive position in this theme will significantly improve their future performance.

Also identified as dominant players in this theme are Samsung and China’s BYD.

On their tail, with a score of 4 out of 5 in the batteries theme, are Germany’s Continental, Belgium’s Umicore, and Japan’s GS Yuasa.

GlobalData’s Thematic Scorecard ranks companies within a sector on the basis of overall leadership in the 10 themes that matter most to their industry, generating a leading indicator of future performance.