Gerdau S.A. (GGB) vs Grupo Simec, S.A. de C.V. (SIM)

Gerdau S.A. and Grupo Simec, S.A. de C.V. are both Steel companies. Gerdau S.A. is the larger, with a market value of $5.9B against $5.0B — 1.2× the size. Gerdau S.A. trades at the lower P/E: 21.1× against 24.0×. Gerdau S.A. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 9.42% against 7.58%. Grupo Simec, S.A. de C.V. has the higher net margin (11.2% vs 3.40%) and the higher return on invested capital (9.61% vs 4.96%). Across the 21 metrics below, Gerdau S.A. leads on 11 and Grupo Simec, S.A. de C.V. on 10.

Valuation

Metric GGB SIM Steel median
P/E 21.09 24.04 21.10
P/S 0.72 2.78 0.70
P/B 0.90 1.39 1.39
Price to free cash flow 14.66 n/m 23.71
EV/EBITDA 6.69 9.19 10.71
EV/Sales 0.85 1.88 0.85
Earnings yield 4.74% 4.16% 4.56%
Free cash flow yield 6.82% (1.22%) 0.00%

Profitability

Metric GGB SIM Steel median
Gross margin 13.16% 25.34% 13.91%
Operating margin 7.45% 16.91% 4.77%
Net margin 3.40% 11.21% 3.40%
Free cash flow margin 4.94% (3.37%) 0.00%
Return on equity 4.39% 6.01% 2.21%
Return on assets 2.84% 5.03% 1.83%
Return on invested capital 4.96% 9.61% 2.52%

Growth

Metric GGB SIM Steel median
Revenue growth (TTM) 9.42% 7.58% 11.33%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (70.00%) (87.37%) —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 8.04% (1.23%) 6.73%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR (11.55%) (9.86%) 0.00%

Health

Metric GGB SIM Steel median
Debt to equity 0.26 0.00 0.22
Current ratio 2.87 5.78 2.58
Net debt to EBITDA 1.07 (4.54) 0.10

Dividend

Metric GGB SIM Steel median
Dividend yield 7.52% — 2.48%
Payout ratio 0.65 0.00 0.04

Size

Metric GGB SIM Steel median
Market cap 5.94b 4.96b 1.46b

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