Southern Copper vs Vale
SCCO and VALE side by side, both in materials. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How SCCO and VALE compare
Southern Copper grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (38.7% versus 0.91% for Vale).
Southern Copper pays a dividend yielding 2.2%; Vale does not pay one.
Southern Copper scores higher on the StockData Score (11 against 3 for Vale), 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 | SCCO | VALE |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $148B | – |
| Share price | $177.53 | $11.39 |
| Change, 1 year | 25.3% | −3.7% |
| Change, 5 years | 199% | −1.9% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.09 | 0.71 |
| Employees | 17K | 15K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 11 (better) | 3 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Health score | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 23.1× | – |
| P/S | 8.7× | – |
| P/B | 11.0× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 13.5× | – |
| P/FCF | 26.5× | – |
| PEG | 1.50 | – |
| FCF yield | 3.8% | – |
| Fair value | $153.82 | – |
| Margin of safety | −15.4% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 38.7% (better) | 0.91% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 10.9% (better) | −0.58% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | −61.9% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 67.0% | – |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 20.9% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 65.2% (better) | 35.0% |
| Operating margin | 58.6% (better) | 15.4% |
| Net margin | – | 6.1% |
| FCF margin | 32.7% | – |
| Return on equity | – | 6.1% |
| Return on invested capital | 49.0% (better) | 8.9% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.59 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.01 | – |
| Interest coverage | – | 4.5× |
| Current ratio | 4.31 (better) | 1.19 |
| Altman Z-score | 9.99 | – |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.2% | – |
| Payout ratio | – | 252% |
| Years of dividend growth | 1 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 15.6% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 2.2% | – |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 9.2% | 19.4% |
| Held by insiders | 0.07% | 0.03% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$3.4M | $386K (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 1.3% | – |
Go deeper
- SCCO stock overview
- SCCO income statement
- SCCO valuation and score
- VALE stock overview
- VALE income statement
- VALE valuation and score
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