# Grupo Simec S.A.B. de C.V. American (SIM) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. AMEX, United States. Sector: Basic Materials / Metals & Mining. Price $26.60, market value $4.1 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 20.5×** (5-yr avg 1.7×, 3-yr avg 1.7×). Grupo Simec S.A.B. de C.V. American trades at 20.5× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 1.7×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Basic Materials median in the September 2026 study was 19.0×.
- **Price / sales: 1.3×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.3×.
- **Price / book: 1.2×**. The shares trade at 1.2× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 5.2×**. Enterprise value is 5.2× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; below 8× is inexpensive for most sectors.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: -1.3%** (5-yr avg 19.3%). Free cash flow is negative: the business is consuming cash, which is normal for heavy investment phases but a warning otherwise.
- **Earnings yield: 4.9%**. The inverse of the P/E: 4.9% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 25.1%**. Grupo Simec S.A.B. de C.V. American keeps 25.1% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 17.2%**. 17.2% of revenue is left after running the business, a healthy level in most sectors.
- **Net margin: 31.2%**. 31.2% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 17.7%**. 17.7% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 20.1%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 20.1%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 6.0%**. Each dollar of assets produces 6.0% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 0.0%** (3-yr -14.7%/yr, 5-yr -1.3%/yr). Revenue grew 0.0% over the last year, against -1.3% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 178.3%** (3-yr 54.9%/yr, 5-yr 59.9%/yr). Earnings per share rose 178.3%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.00**. Debt is 0.00 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: net cash**. Grupo Simec S.A.B. de C.V. American holds more cash than debt.
- **Interest coverage: 44.3×**. Operating profit covers interest 44.3× over, a safe margin.
- **Current ratio: 5.49** (quick 4.39). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 5.49 times.
- **Altman Z-score: 2.71**. A Z-score of 2.71 is in the grey zone; not distressed, not clearly safe.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. Grupo Simec S.A.B. de C.V. American does not currently pay a dividend, but it returned 0.1% of its market value through buybacks over the last year.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -4.9%** (YTD -10.3%, 3-mo -11.5%). The shares are down 4.9% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -23.1%** (6.4% above the low). Trading 23% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 31**. An RSI of 31 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.32** (volatility 45%). Beta of 0.32 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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