Grupo Simec, S.A.B. de C.V. (SIM) is a publicly traded company in the Basic Materials — Steel industry listed on AMEX. This overview shows the latest price, key valuation ratios, profitability metrics and financial-health indicators used by fundamental investors.
Grupo Simec, S.A.B. de C.V. is a Mexican enterprise primarily engaged in the fabrication, refinement, and sale of high-quality bar steel (SBQ) and various steel alloy commodities. Its market reach extends throughout Mexico, the United States, Brazil, Canada, and wider Latin America, supported by a substantial international distribution network.
Is Grupo Simec, S.A.B. de C.V. stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
Grupo Simec, S.A.B. de C.V. (SIM) trades at 18.3× earnings (P/E), against a median of 18.8× across the 156 materials companies above $2bn in Kaplio's universe. No valuation verdict: it is a cyclical and today's P/E (18.3) does not tell whether it is cheap.
Kaplio overview: Grupo Simec, S.A.B. de C.V.
Market cap $4B · 52 weeks $25 – $34 (28 % below the high) · P/E 18.3× · Dividend none · Intraday price, Oct 30 · accounts published Oct 28.
- Valuation: P/E 18.3× (no verdict).
- Business: ROIC 28 % (fair).
- Balance sheet: Net cash/EBITDA 2.1× (solid).
- Earnings: 3 of 5 (uneven).
What would it be worth at its usual multiples?
No valuation verdict: it is a cyclical and today's P/E (18.3) does not tell whether it is cheap.
In cyclicals the P/E misleads: today's earnings are not the normal ones.
What matters in materials: 4 of 7 pass
- FCF yield −7.9 %, fails.
- Gross margin 22.7 %, fails.
- Capex / D&A 2.8×, fails.
- Net debt / EBITDA (trough) −2.1×, passes.
- Altman Z-Score 6.8, passes.
- P/B across cycles 0.5×, passes.
- Cycle-adjusted EV/EBITDA 2.2×, passes.
Against its peers (reference peers) — Grupo Simec, S.A.B. de C.V.: P/E 18.3×; EV/EBITDA 2.2×; ROIC 27.9 %; $4.2B. Commercial Metals Company (P/E 10.9×; EV/EBITDA 7.7×; ROIC 9.2 %; $7.0B), Worthington Steel, Inc. (P/E —; EV/EBITDA 20.0×; ROIC 2.5 %; $2.1B), Gerdau S.A. (P/E 15.2×; EV/EBITDA 5.1×; ROIC 4.8 %; $9.2B).
Expensive or cheap against its last ten years?
P/E at each close: today 18.3× · median 1.7× · minimum 0.7× · maximum 48.1× · cheap below 1.3× · expensive above 16.6×. It has been cheaper than today 81% of the time over its last ten years.
Profitability
| Return on Equity | 3.83% |
| Return on Invested Capital | 27.95% |
| Return on Assets | 16.85% |
| Gross Margin | 23.98% |
| Operating Margin | 15.99% |
| Net Margin | 6.67% |
Financial Health
| Debt / Equity | 0.00 |
| Current Ratio | 5.78 |
| Piotroski F-Score | 5 |
| Altman Z-Score | 6.80 |
Price Performance
| 1 month | -11.79% |
| 3 months | -13.94% |
| Year-to-date | -16.72% |
| 1 year | -13.03% |
| 3 years | -13.03% |
| 5 years | -6.76% |
| 10 years | +144.31% |
Dividend History
| Date | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2020-03-09 | $0.6940 |
Amounts adjusted for stock splits.
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