Steel Dynamics
Market Cap
US$8.4b
Last Updated
2021/01/19 23:43 UTC
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Executive Summary
Steel Dynamics, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a steel producer and metal recycler in the United States. More Details
Rewards
Risk Analysis
Snowflake Analysis
Excellent balance sheet established dividend payer.
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Share Price & News
How has Steel Dynamics's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: STLD is not significantly more volatile than the rest of US stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 6% a week.
Volatility Over Time: STLD's weekly volatility (6%) has been stable over the past year.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
-4.9%
STLD
-1.9%
US Metals and Mining
0.3%
US Market
1 Year Return
24.5%
STLD
44.7%
US Metals and Mining
21.1%
US Market
Return vs Industry: STLD underperformed the US Metals and Mining industry which returned 39.6% over the past year.
Return vs Market: STLD exceeded the US Market which returned 19.5% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| STLD | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | -4.9% | -1.9% | 0.3% |
| 30 Day | 10.0% | 9.7% | 3.3% |
| 90 Day | 27.4% | 25.8% | 14.2% |
| 1 Year | 29.2%24.5% | 48.0%44.7% | 23.8%21.1% |
| 3 Year | -6.6%-14.3% | 25.4%17.1% | 45.0%35.4% |
| 5 Year | 166.0%134.7% | 216.3%185.3% | 127.7%102.3% |
Long-Term Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is Steel Dynamics's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
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Why You Might Be Interested In Steel Dynamics, Inc. (NASDAQ:STLD) For Its Upcoming DividendValuation
Is Steel Dynamics undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
33.8%
Undervalued compared to fair value
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: STLD ($39.73) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($59.98)
Significantly Below Fair Value: STLD is trading below fair value by more than 20%.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: STLD is good value based on its PE Ratio (17.4x) compared to the US Metals and Mining industry average (20.5x).
PE vs Market: STLD is good value based on its PE Ratio (17.4x) compared to the US market (21x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: STLD is poor value based on its PEG Ratio (1.7x)
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: STLD is overvalued based on its PB Ratio (2x) compared to the US Metals and Mining industry average (1.7x).
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Future Growth
How is Steel Dynamics forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 7 analysts?
10.0%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: STLD's forecast earnings growth (10% per year) is above the savings rate (2%).
Earnings vs Market: STLD's earnings (10% per year) are forecast to grow slower than the US market (21.6% per year).
High Growth Earnings: STLD's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.
Revenue vs Market: STLD's revenue (9.2% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the US market (10.3% per year).
High Growth Revenue: STLD's revenue (9.2% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: STLD's Return on Equity is forecast to be low in 3 years time (12.9%).
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Past Performance
How has Steel Dynamics performed over the past 5 years?
29.3%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: STLD has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: STLD's current net profit margins (5.2%) are lower than last year (7.4%).
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: STLD's earnings have grown significantly by 29.3% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: STLD's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: STLD had negative earnings growth (-40.8%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Metals and Mining industry average (-12.6%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: STLD's Return on Equity (11.9%) is considered low.
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Financial Health
How is Steel Dynamics's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: STLD's short term assets ($3.9B) exceed its short term liabilities ($1.2B).
Long Term Liabilities: STLD's short term assets ($3.9B) exceed its long term liabilities ($3.2B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: STLD's debt to equity ratio (64.3%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: STLD's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 89.7% to 64.3% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: STLD's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (46.6%).
Interest Coverage: STLD's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (7.2x coverage).
Balance Sheet
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Dividend
What is Steel Dynamics's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
2.52%
Current Dividend Yield
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: STLD's dividend (2.52%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.39%).
High Dividend: STLD's dividend (2.52%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (3.85%).
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: STLD's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: STLD's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: With its reasonably low payout ratio (43.4%), STLD's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: STLD's dividends in 3 years are forecast to be well covered by earnings (31.5% payout ratio).
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Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
7.0yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Mark Millett (60 yo)
9yrs
Tenure
US$10,615,111
Compensation
Mr. Mark D. Millett is a Co-founder of Steel Dynamics Inc. and has been its President and Chief Executive Officer since January 01, 2012. Mr. Millett served as Chief Operating Officer at Steel Dynamics Inc...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Mark's total compensation ($USD10.62M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD6.20M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Mark's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-Founder & Non-Executive Chairman | 28yrs | US$380.00k | 0.48% $ 40.4m | |
| Co-Founder | 9yrs | US$10.62m | 1.62% $ 135.3m | |
| Co-Founder & Director | 28yrs | US$230.00k | 2.44% $ 203.9m | |
| Executive VP | 13.67yrs | US$4.42m | 0.18% $ 15.2m | |
| Senior Vice President of Special Projects | 4.92yrs | US$2.81m | 0.063% $ 5.2m | |
| Senior Vice President of Flat Roll Steel Group | 4.83yrs | US$2.81m | 0.042% $ 3.5m | |
| Executive Vice President of Metals Recycling | 9.5yrs | US$3.39m | 0.12% $ 9.7m | |
| Director of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Vice President of Human Resources & Safety | no data | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Long Products Steel Group | 4.83yrs | US$2.03m | 0.027% $ 2.2m | |
| Senior Vice President of Southwest U.S. & Mexico | 1.92yrs | no data | 0.013% $ 1.1m | |
| VP, Treasurer & Risk Manager | 12.42yrs | no data | no data |
7.0yrs
Average Tenure
55yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: STLD's management team is seasoned and experienced (7 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-Founder & Non-Executive Chairman | 28yrs | US$380.00k | 0.48% $ 40.4m | |
| Co-Founder | 9yrs | US$10.62m | 1.62% $ 135.3m | |
| Co-Founder & Director | 28yrs | US$230.00k | 2.44% $ 203.9m | |
| Independent Director | 8.42yrs | US$262.50k | 0.023% $ 1.9m | |
| Independent Director | 15.83yrs | US$249.50k | 0.038% $ 3.2m | |
| Independent Director | 7.08yrs | US$252.50k | 0.021% $ 1.7m | |
| Independent Director | 2.25yrs | US$245.75k | 0.0069% $ 574.2k | |
| Independent Director | 11.33yrs | US$262.00k | 0.039% $ 3.3m | |
| Lead Independent Director | 9.08yrs | US$291.00k | 0.040% $ 3.3m | |
| Independent Director | 2.25yrs | US$243.50k | 0.0061% $ 513.2k | |
| Independent Director | 4.67yrs | US$245.00k | 0.013% $ 1.1m |
9.1yrs
Average Tenure
65yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: STLD's board of directors are considered experienced (9.1 years average tenure).
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: Insufficient data to determine if insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
Steel Dynamics, Inc.'s company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: Steel Dynamics, Inc.
- Ticker: STLD
- Exchange: NasdaqGS
- Founded: 1993
- Industry: Steel
- Sector: Materials
- Market Cap: US$8.358b
- Shares outstanding: 210.37m
- Website: https://www.steeldynamics.com
Number of Employees
Location
- Steel Dynamics, Inc.
- 7575 West Jefferson Boulevard
- Fort Wayne
- Indiana
- 46804
- United States
Listings
| Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STLD | NasdaqGS (Nasdaq Global Select) | Yes | Common Stock | US | USD | Nov 1996 |
| SD5 | DB (Deutsche Boerse AG) | Yes | Common Stock | DE | EUR | Nov 1996 |
| STLD * | BMV (Bolsa Mexicana de Valores) | Yes | Common Stock | MX | MXN | Nov 1996 |
| SD5 | ETLX (Eurotlx) | Yes | Common Stock | IT | EUR | Nov 1996 |
Biography
Steel Dynamics, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a steel producer and metal recycler in the United States. It operates through three segments: Steel Operations, Metals Recycling Operations...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2021/01/19 23:43 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2021/01/19 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2020/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2019/12/31 |
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