Mesabi Trust (MSB) vs National Steel Company (SID)
- Mesabi Trust MSB 17.88 −0.89%
- National Steel Company SID 1.11 −3.48%
Mesabi Trust and National Steel Company are both Steel companies. National Steel Company is the larger, with a market value of $1.5B against $236.7M — 6.5× the size. National Steel Company has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Mesabi Trust trades at 36.3×. National Steel Company grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 9.26% against −87.6%. Mesabi Trust has the higher net margin (54.5% vs −5.61%) and the higher return on invested capital (3,629.0% vs 3.18%). Only Mesabi Trust pays a dividend (4.98%). Across the 21 metrics below, Mesabi Trust leads on 13 and National Steel Company on 8.
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Profitability
| Metric | MSB | SID | Steel median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 100.00% | 27.75% | 13.91% |
| Operating margin | 73.89% | 6.41% | 4.77% |
| Net margin | 54.47% | (5.61%) | 3.40% |
| Free cash flow margin | 73.32% | (13.90%) | 0.00% |
| Return on equity | 32.13% | (15.97%) | 2.21% |
| Return on assets | 29.07% | (2.54%) | 1.83% |
| Return on invested capital | 3,628.96% | 3.18% | 2.52% |
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