Gerdau S.A. (GGB) vs ArcelorMittal (MT)

Gerdau S.A. and ArcelorMittal are both Steel companies. ArcelorMittal is the larger, with a market value of $48.3B against $6.3B — 7.6× the size. Gerdau S.A. trades at the lower P/E: 22.3× against 26.3×. Gerdau S.A. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 9.42% against 3.65%. Gerdau S.A. has the higher net margin (3.40% vs 2.88%) and the higher return on invested capital (4.96% vs 2.52%). Both pay a dividend; Gerdau S.A. yields more (2.92% vs 1.39%). Across the 22 metrics below, Gerdau S.A. leads on 17 and ArcelorMittal on 5.

Valuation

Metric GGB MT Steel median
P/E 22.35 26.34 21.08
P/S 0.77 0.76 0.74
P/B 0.95 0.84 1.27
Price to free cash flow 15.54 n/m 24.99
EV/EBITDA 7.03 9.89 9.89
EV/Sales 0.90 0.91 0.91
Earnings yield 4.47% 3.80% 4.42%
Free cash flow yield 6.44% (0.12%) 0.00%

Profitability

Metric GGB MT Steel median
Gross margin 13.16% 7.27% 13.91%
Operating margin 7.45% 4.26% 4.77%
Net margin 3.40% 2.88% 3.40%
Free cash flow margin 4.94% (0.09%) 0.00%
Return on equity 4.39% 3.23% 2.21%
Return on assets 2.84% 1.83% 1.83%
Return on invested capital 4.96% 2.52% 2.52%

Growth

Metric GGB MT Steel median
Revenue growth (TTM) 9.42% 3.65% 15.09%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (70.00%) 143.20% (18.80%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 8.04% 2.87% 6.73%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR (11.55%) 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric GGB MT Steel median
Debt to equity 0.26 0.25 0.25
Current ratio 2.87 1.43 2.58
Net debt to EBITDA 1.07 1.21 0.10

Dividend

Metric GGB MT Steel median
Dividend yield 2.92% 1.39% 1.31%
Payout ratio 0.65 0.37 0.48

Size

Metric GGB MT Steel median
Market cap 6.34b 48.34b 1.70b

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