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Gerdau S.A. (GGB) vs Steel Dynamics, Inc. (STLD)

Gerdau S.A. and Steel Dynamics, Inc. are both Steel companies. Steel Dynamics, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $34.2B against $6.3B — 5.4× the size. Steel Dynamics, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 21.6× against 22.3×. Steel Dynamics, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 19.8% against 9.42%. Steel Dynamics, Inc. has the higher net margin (7.83% vs 3.40%) and the higher return on invested capital (10.0% vs 4.96%). Both pay a dividend; Gerdau S.A. yields more (2.92% vs 0.87%). Across the 23 metrics below, Steel Dynamics, Inc. leads on 13 and Gerdau S.A. on 10.

Valuation

Metric GGB STLD Steel median
P/E 22.35 21.58 21.08
P/S 0.77 1.68 0.74
P/B 0.95 3.73 1.27
Price to free cash flow 15.54 36.04 24.99
EV/EBITDA 7.03 14.23 9.89
EV/Sales 0.90 1.85 0.91
Earnings yield 4.47% 4.63% 4.42%
Free cash flow yield 6.44% 2.77% 0.00%

Profitability

Metric GGB STLD Steel median
Gross margin 13.16% 14.65% 13.91%
Operating margin 7.45% 10.01% 4.77%
Net margin 3.40% 7.83% 3.40%
Free cash flow margin 4.94% 4.65% 0.00%
Return on equity 4.39% 17.94% 2.21%
Return on assets 2.84% 9.84% 1.83%
Return on invested capital 4.96% 10.01% 2.52%

Growth

Metric GGB STLD Steel median
Revenue growth (TTM) 9.42% 19.77% 15.09%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (70.00%) (18.80%) (18.80%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 8.04% 13.61% 6.73%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR (11.55%) 16.57% 0.00%

Health

Metric GGB STLD Steel median
Debt to equity 0.26 0.45 0.25
Current ratio 2.87 3.18 2.58
Net debt to EBITDA 1.07 1.70 0.10

Dividend

Metric GGB STLD Steel median
Dividend yield 2.92% 0.87% 1.31%
Payout ratio 0.65 0.19 0.48

Size

Metric GGB STLD Steel median
Market cap 6.34b 34.17b 1.70b

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