Gerdau vs GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V.
GGB and SIM side by side, both in steel works, blast furnaces, and rolling and finishing mills. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How GGB and SIM compare
Gerdau grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (4.2% versus −10.0% for GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V.).
GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V. keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 4.9% compared with 2.0% at Gerdau.
GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V. scores higher on the StockData Score (6 against 1 for Gerdau), 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 | GGB | SIM |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Share price | $4.59 | $24.36 |
| Change, 1 year | 27.5% | −16.8% |
| Change, 5 years | 25.8% | 1.9% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.93 | 0.27 |
| Employees | 1,600 | 4,702 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 1 | 6 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Performance score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Health score | 1 | 4 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 4.2% (better) | −10.0% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 9.8% (better) | −3.3% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −69.6% (better) | −85.7% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 11.4% | 24.8% (better) |
| Operating margin | 5.4% | – |
| Net margin | 2.0% | 4.9% (better) |
| FCF margin | 1.9% (better) | −7.8% |
| Return on equity | 2.5% | 2.5% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 4.3% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 0.00 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | −7.32 |
| Interest coverage | 1.8× | – |
| Current ratio | 2.89 | 5.25 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | 6 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Payout ratio | 92.7% | – |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 50.9% | 0.05% |
| Held by insiders | 0.05% | 0.00% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$5.4M | – |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | – |
Go deeper
- GGB stock overview
- GGB income statement
- GGB valuation and score
- SIM stock overview
- SIM income statement
- SIM valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.