Gerdau Valuation

Is GGB undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

4/6

Valuation Score 4/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of GGB when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: GGB ($3.43) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($4.14)

Significantly Below Fair Value: GGB is trading below fair value, but not by a significant amount.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for GGB?

Key metric: As GGB is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for GGB. This is calculated by dividing GGB's market cap by their current earnings.
What is GGB's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio8.6x
EarningsR$4.83b
Market CapR$40.48b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does GGB's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for GGB vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average35.8x
CMC Commercial Metals
14.6x6.0%US$7.0b
X United States Steel
22.1x35.9%US$8.8b
TX Ternium
83.6x47.4%US$6.6b
ATI ATI
22.8x16.6%US$8.5b
GGB Gerdau
8.6x1.1%US$40.5b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: GGB is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (8.6x) compared to the peer average (35.8x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does GGB's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Metals and Mining Industry?

5 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
VITF.F Victoria Gold
2.1xn/aUS$23.43m
BMXI Brookmount Explorations
0.7xn/aUS$5.00m
RMRI Rocky Mountain Industrials
0.9xn/aUS$1.76m
ZCRM.F Zincore Metals
0.5xn/aUS$852.33k
GGB 8.6xIndustry Avg. 19.3xNo. of Companies8PE01224364860+
5 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: GGB is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (8.6x) compared to the US Metals and Mining industry average (19.3x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is GGB's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

GGB PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio8.6x
Fair PE Ratio15.9x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: GGB is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (8.6x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (15.9x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

Analyst Forecast: Insufficient data to show price forecast.


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