Manufacture a wide range of steel products including slabs, billets, and tubes. Operate mining activities focused on iron ore and pellets. Now — the numbers.
Revenue is spread across several lines; no single product carries the company.
This is an established company with proven profits.
The market pays 26.7× for every dollar of annual profit — around what a business like this usually costs.
Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 76% of them.
Analysts' average target sits 1% below today's price.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Clearly below the class average.
The cash pile is strong; debt and other items pull the grade toward the middle.
Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.
Clearly below the class average.
The stock has been running stronger than the market lately.
Growth: Sales growth trails the sector average.
Business Quality: Profit power and business quality trail similar companies in the sector.
angles, checked one by one.
The 2 that stand out are on screen; the rest came back neutral.
The council scores out of 10; report-card grades are out of 100.
Profit per Sale: The profit kept from each sale is thin.
The stock trades near its peak today. For long-term holders the ride has paid off so far — though past performance guarantees nothing about the future.
There is $3.1B in the vault; even if every debt were paid off, $525.7M would remain.
It pays out $2.20 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.
Over the last 4 years, sales fell about 1% a year on average. Profit is holding up, but a shrinking business is a risk worth watching.
The growth engine is running at low revs right now. Report-card grade: 32/100.
Measured against its sector, the quality of the business sits below the class average. Report-card grade: 46/100.
On our five-subject report card, TX sits in the middle of the class: some subjects shine, others don’t. The grade moves as the numbers move.
The takeaway: TX is an established business that has proven its profits for years. The real debate isn’t the quality of the business — it’s what that quality should cost.