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Gerdau S.A. (GGB) vs POSCO Holdings Inc. (PKX)

Gerdau S.A. and POSCO Holdings Inc. are both Steel companies. POSCO Holdings Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $16.7B against $6.3B — 2.7× the size. POSCO Holdings Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 20.8× against 21.8×. Gerdau S.A. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 9.42% against 2.62%. Gerdau S.A. has the higher net margin (3.40% vs 1.94%) and the higher return on invested capital (4.96% vs 1.66%). Both pay a dividend; Gerdau S.A. yields more (2.99% vs 2.81%). Across the 22 metrics below, Gerdau S.A. leads on 14 and POSCO Holdings Inc. on 8.

Valuation

Metric GGB PKX Steel median
P/E 21.83 20.82 20.82
P/S 0.75 0.33 0.73
P/B 0.93 0.37 1.24
Price to free cash flow 15.17 n/m 25.52
EV/EBITDA 6.89 4.69 9.90
EV/Sales 0.88 0.40 0.91
Earnings yield 4.58% 4.80% 4.44%
Free cash flow yield 6.59% (10.25%) 0.00%

Profitability

Metric GGB PKX Steel median
Gross margin 13.16% 7.86% 13.91%
Operating margin 7.45% 2.57% 4.77%
Net margin 3.40% 1.94% 3.40%
Free cash flow margin 4.94% (3.42%) 0.00%
Return on equity 4.39% 2.21% 2.21%
Return on assets 2.84% 1.31% 1.83%
Return on invested capital 4.96% 1.66% 2.52%

Growth

Metric GGB PKX Steel median
Revenue growth (TTM) 9.42% 2.62% 15.09%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (70.00%) (31.90%) (18.80%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 8.04% 0.99% 6.73%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR (11.55%) (17.50%) 0.00%

Health

Metric GGB PKX Steel median
Debt to equity 0.26 0.30 0.25
Current ratio 2.87 1.98 2.58
Net debt to EBITDA 1.07 0.10 0.10

Dividend

Metric GGB PKX Steel median
Dividend yield 2.99% 2.81% 1.30%
Payout ratio 0.65 0.59 0.48

Size

Metric GGB PKX Steel median
Market cap 6.26b 16.70b 1.53b

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