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NWPX Infrastructure, Inc. (NWPX) vs Grupo Simec, S.A. de C.V. (SIM)

NWPX Infrastructure, Inc. and Grupo Simec, S.A. de C.V. are both Steel companies. Grupo Simec, S.A. de C.V. is the larger, with a market value of $4.3B against $797.7M — 5.4× the size. NWPX Infrastructure, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 14.8× against 20.7×. NWPX Infrastructure, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 15.9% against 15.4%. Grupo Simec, S.A. de C.V. has the higher net margin (11.4% vs 8.87%) and the higher return on invested capital (10.0% vs 9.69%). Across the 21 metrics below, NWPX Infrastructure, Inc. leads on 12 and Grupo Simec, S.A. de C.V. on 9.

Valuation

Metric NWPX SIM Steel median
P/E 14.79 20.66 16.37
P/S 1.31 2.41 0.70
P/B 1.81 1.21 1.10
Price to free cash flow 9.11 n/m 22.15
EV/EBITDA 8.76 7.56 8.16
EV/Sales 1.35 1.48 0.79
Earnings yield 6.76% 4.84% 5.02%
Free cash flow yield 10.98% (0.95%) 0.00%

Profitability

Metric NWPX SIM Steel median
Gross margin 20.90% 25.65% 13.96%
Operating margin 11.80% 16.97% 6.93%
Net margin 8.87% 11.36% 3.14%
Free cash flow margin 14.41% (2.29%) 0.00%
Return on equity 12.99% 6.07% 2.21%
Return on assets 8.23% 5.09% 1.83%
Return on invested capital 9.69% 10.00% 3.18%

Growth

Metric NWPX SIM Steel median
Revenue growth (TTM) 15.92% 15.40% 15.40%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 4.71% (87.37%) (18.80%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 12.97% (1.23%) 7.46%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 13.20% (9.86%) 0.00%

Health

Metric NWPX SIM Steel median
Debt to equity 0.06 0.00 0.25
Current ratio 2.56 5.79 2.56
Net debt to EBITDA 0.13 (4.54) 0.10

Dividend

Metric NWPX SIM Steel median
Dividend yield — — 1.20%
Payout ratio — — 0.36

Size

Metric NWPX SIM Steel median
Market cap 797.66m 4.31b 2.07b

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