Gerdau S.A. (GGB) vs Metallus Inc. (MTUS)

Gerdau S.A. and Metallus Inc. are both Steel companies. Gerdau S.A. is the larger, with a market value of $5.5B against $650.2M — 8.4× the size. Gerdau S.A. trades at the lower P/E: 19.2× against 27.4×. Metallus Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 10.8% against 9.42%. Gerdau S.A. has the higher net margin (3.40% vs 1.90%) and the higher return on invested capital (4.96% vs 3.06%). Across the 21 metrics below, Gerdau S.A. leads on 15 and Metallus Inc. on 6.

Valuation

Metric GGB MTUS Steel median
P/E 19.17 27.38 16.37
P/S 0.66 0.52 0.70
P/B 0.82 0.91 1.10
Price to free cash flow 13.33 n/m 22.15
EV/EBITDA 6.18 6.95 8.16
EV/Sales 0.79 0.48 0.79
Earnings yield 5.22% 3.65% 5.02%
Free cash flow yield 7.50% (14.96%) 0.00%

Profitability

Metric GGB MTUS Steel median
Gross margin 13.16% 8.10% 13.96%
Operating margin 7.45% 2.41% 6.93%
Net margin 3.40% 1.90% 3.14%
Free cash flow margin 4.94% (7.78%) 0.00%
Return on equity 4.39% 3.37% 2.21%
Return on assets 2.84% 2.16% 1.83%
Return on invested capital 4.96% 3.06% 3.18%

Growth

Metric GGB MTUS Steel median
Revenue growth (TTM) 9.42% 10.81% 15.40%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (70.00%) (200.00%) (18.80%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 8.04% 6.87% 7.46%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR (11.55%) 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric GGB MTUS Steel median
Debt to equity 0.26 0.00 0.25
Current ratio 2.87 2.47 2.56
Net debt to EBITDA 1.07 (2.90) 0.10

Dividend

Metric GGB MTUS Steel median
Dividend yield 3.41% — 1.20%
Payout ratio 0.65 — 0.36

Size

Metric GGB MTUS Steel median
Market cap 5.47b 650.24m 2.07b

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