ArcelorMittal (MT) vs Grupo Simec, S.A. de C.V. (SIM)

ArcelorMittal and Grupo Simec, S.A. de C.V. are both Steel companies. ArcelorMittal is the larger, with a market value of $48.3B against $4.8B — 10.2× the size. Grupo Simec, S.A. de C.V. trades at the lower P/E: 22.9× against 26.3×. Grupo Simec, S.A. de C.V. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 7.58% against 3.65%. Grupo Simec, S.A. de C.V. has the higher net margin (11.2% vs 2.88%) and the higher return on invested capital (9.61% vs 2.52%). Across the 21 metrics below, Grupo Simec, S.A. de C.V. leads on 13 and ArcelorMittal on 8.

Valuation

Metric MT SIM Steel median
P/E 26.34 22.91 21.08
P/S 0.76 2.64 0.74
P/B 0.84 1.33 1.27
Price to free cash flow n/m n/m 24.99
EV/EBITDA 9.89 8.55 9.89
EV/Sales 0.91 1.75 0.91
Earnings yield 3.80% 4.37% 4.42%
Free cash flow yield (0.12%) (1.28%) 0.00%

Profitability

Metric MT SIM Steel median
Gross margin 7.27% 25.34% 13.91%
Operating margin 4.26% 16.91% 4.77%
Net margin 2.88% 11.21% 3.40%
Free cash flow margin (0.09%) (3.37%) 0.00%
Return on equity 3.23% 6.01% 2.21%
Return on assets 1.83% 5.03% 1.83%
Return on invested capital 2.52% 9.61% 2.52%

Growth

Metric MT SIM Steel median
Revenue growth (TTM) 3.65% 7.58% 15.09%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 143.20% (87.37%) (18.80%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 2.87% (1.23%) 6.73%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% (9.86%) 0.00%

Health

Metric MT SIM Steel median
Debt to equity 0.25 0.00 0.25
Current ratio 1.43 5.78 2.58
Net debt to EBITDA 1.21 (4.54) 0.10

Dividend

Metric MT SIM Steel median
Dividend yield 1.39% — 1.31%
Payout ratio 0.37 — 0.48

Size

Metric MT SIM Steel median
Market cap 48.34b 4.76b 1.70b

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