Ryerson vs Worthington Steel
RYZ and WS side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How RYZ and WS compare
Worthington Steel is the larger company, worth 1.3 times as much as Ryerson ($1.9B against $1.5B).
Worthington Steel grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (69.1% versus 53.2% for Ryerson).
Ryerson keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 0.21% compared with −0.72% at Worthington Steel.
Both pay dividends: Ryerson yields 1.9% and Worthington Steel 1.7%.
Ryerson scores higher on the StockData Score (8 against 4 for Worthington Steel), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | RYZ | WS |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $1.5B | $1.9B |
| Share price | $29.13 | $38.05 |
| Change, 1 year | 41.5% | 18.4% |
| Change, 5 years | 10.6% | – |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.37 | 1.70 |
| Employees | 850 | 5,400 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 8 (better) | 4 |
| Valuation score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 1 | 1 |
| Performance score | 0 | 0 |
| Health score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend score | 2 | 2 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 0.2× (better) | 0.4× |
| P/B | 1.1× (better) | 1.9× |
| EV/EBITDA | 8.4× (better) | 45.9× |
| P/FCF | – | 41.7× |
| FCF yield | −12.1% | 2.4% (better) |
| Fair value | $30.79 | $37.57 |
| Margin of safety | 5.4% (better) | −1.3% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 53.2% | 69.1% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 5.7% | – |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | −132% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | −132% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 17.3% (better) | 10.4% |
| Operating margin | 1.0% (better) | 0.12% |
| Net margin | 0.21% (better) | −0.72% |
| FCF margin | −2.7% | 0.88% (better) |
| Return on equity | 1.3% (better) | −3.6% |
| Return on invested capital | 4.7% (better) | 0.23% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 (better) | 2.13 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.22 | 19.88 (better) |
| Interest coverage | – | 0.1× |
| Current ratio | 2.16 (better) | 1.81 |
| Altman Z-score | 2.74 (better) | 1.52 |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 (better) | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.9% (better) | 1.7% |
| Payout ratio | 250% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | 0 |
| Shareholder yield | 1.9% (better) | 1.7% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 94.9% | 55.0% |
| Held by insiders | 6.3% | 2.5% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$3.2M | −$2.1M (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 3.7% | 3.8% |
Go deeper
- RYZ stock overview
- RYZ income statement
- RYZ valuation and score
- WS stock overview
- WS income statement
- WS valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.