GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V.

SIM

Grupo Simec, S.A.B. de C.V. produces, processes, and distributes special steels and structural steel profiles in Mexico, the United States, Canada, and Brazil. It offers steel wire and derivatives, special bar quality steel, rebar, and commercial and structural long products. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Guadalajara, Mexico. Grupo Simec, S.A.B. de C.V.

About the company

Country: United StatesPrice: $24.36Market Cap: $3.7B

Investment snapshot

35%positive consensus

Scored 1d ago

Positive

BUY / PASS

Neutral / negative

3 / 8

NEUTRAL / FAIL

Median fair value

$8.19

-66.4% vs price

Models with upside

0 / 17

Positive margin of safety

Strongest signal

10 of 12 pass — Graham and Lynch object

Key risk

No clean pass — all 13 investors flag at least one valuation criterion

Framework analysis

Verdict	Meaning
BUY	Positive purchase signal: the framework's buy requirements are met.
PASS	The company clears the framework's checklist or screen, but the framework does not produce a buy signal. For valuation frameworks this often means margin of safety is missing, insufficient, or unavailable; some screen-only frameworks have no intrinsic-value BUY state.
NEUTRAL	Neither a positive nor negative conclusion. It does not mean to hold an existing position.
FAIL	The company does not clear the framework's requirements.
Ranked	Ranked strategies do not use PASS: selected cohort is BUY, outside the cohort is FAIL, and unranked is NEUTRAL.

Current investor scores use trailing 12-month flows and the latest balance sheet where supported. Multi-year and EPS tests retain annual history; each framework shows its financial basis below. Intrinsic values use annual financials.

Metric	Graham Defensive Value	Buffett Quality Compounder	Lynch GARP	Greenblatt Magic Formula	Piotroski F-Score	Dreman Contrarian Value	Munger Quality Focus	Pabrai Dhandho Framework	Akre Three-Legged Stool	Marks Risk-Aware Value	Ackman Activist Value	Templeton Global Bargain Hunter	Sleep Scale Economies Shared	Asness Systematic Factors	Neff Low-P/E Total Return	Schloss Asset-Value Discipline	O'Shaughnessy Systematic Factor Composite
Verdict	FAIL	FAIL	FAIL	BUY · Rank #401 (Top 12.9%)	NEUTRAL	PASS	PASS	FAIL	FAIL	FAIL	PASS	FAIL	PASS	BUY	FAIL	NEUTRAL	NEUTRAL
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Intrinsic Value (annual)	N/A		N/A		N/A	N/A						N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Margin of Safety	N/A	-197.4%	N/A	-175.6%	N/A	N/A	-305.3%	-120.9%	-192.4%	-714.7%	-720.2%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Financial Basis	Annual history · FY 2024 Latest source filing: 2025-05-15 Score computed: 2026-11-14	Annual history · FY 2024 Latest source filing: 2025-05-15 Score computed: 2026-11-14	Annual history · FY 2024 Latest source filing: 2025-05-15 Score computed: 2026-11-14	Annual history · FY 2024 Latest source filing: 2025-05-15 Score computed: 2026-11-14	Annual history · FY 2024 Latest source filing: 2025-05-15 Score computed: 2026-11-14	Annual history · FY 2024 · Market data at 2026-11-01 Latest source filing: 2025-05-15 Score computed: 2026-11-14	Qualitative assessment · Annual history · FY 2024 Latest source filing: 2025-05-15 Score computed: 2026-11-14	Qualitative assessment · Annual history · FY 2024 Latest source filing: 2025-05-15 Score computed: 2026-11-14	Annual history · FY 2024 · Qualitative assessment Latest source filing: 2025-05-15 Score computed: 2026-11-14	Annual history · FY 2024 · Qualitative assessment Latest source filing: 2025-05-15 Score computed: 2026-11-14	Annual history · FY 2024 · Market data at 2026-11-01 Latest source filing: 2025-05-15 Score computed: 2026-11-14	Annual history · FY 2024 · Price history 2025-01-01–2026-11-01 Latest source filing: 2025-05-15 Score computed: 2026-11-14	Annual history · FY 2024 · Qualitative assessment Latest source filing: 2025-05-15 Score computed: 2026-11-14	Annual history · FY 2024 · Price history 2025-01-01–2026-11-01 Latest source filing: 2025-05-15 Score computed: 2026-11-14	Annual history · FY 2024 Latest source filing: 2025-05-15 Score computed: 2026-11-14	Annual history · FY 2024 Latest source filing: 2025-05-15 Score computed: 2026-11-14	Annual history · FY 2024 · Price history 2025-01-01–2026-11-01 Latest source filing: 2025-05-15 Score computed: 2026-11-14

Where It Passes

Debt & Leverage83% pass✓ 13✗ 2▾
10 of 12 pass — Graham and Lynch object
LT Debt vs Net Current Assets
✗GrahamLT Debt <= Net Current Assets
Debt/Equity & Interest CoverageD/E: 0.00, IC: 3360.4x
✓BuffettD/E < 0.5 AND Interest Coverage > 5x
Total Debt / Equity0
✓Lynch< 0.33
Cash - Long-term Debt
✗LynchPositive preferred
LT Debt / Total Assets Change0.00% -> 0.00%
✓PiotroskiDecreased YoY
Current Assets / Current Liabilities4.56
✓Dreman> 1.5✓SchlossCurrent ratio >= 1.50x (app cutoff)
Total Debt / Shareholders' Equity0
✓Dreman< 0.8✓Templeton< 1.0 (fixed cap; proxy for below-sector-median leverage)✓SchlossD/E < 1.00x
Debt Levels0
✓MungerDebt/Equity < 0.5✓AkreDebt/Equity < 0.3
Interest Coverage & Debt/EBITDAIC=3360.4x, D/EBITDA=0.0x
✓MarksInterest Coverage > 3x; Debt/EBITDA < 4x
Total Debt / Shareholders Equity0
✓Ackman<= 1.0
Negative debt-to-equity (higher means less debt)-0.0001; #287/4210 (top 6.8%)
✓AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section

Where It Falls Short

Valuation0% pass✓ 5✗ 23▾
No clean pass — all 13 investors flag at least one valuation criterion
Price / 3-yr avg EPS
✗Graham<= 15x
Price-to-Book Ratio3.9x
✗Graham<= 1.5x
P/E x P/B
✗Graham<= 22.5
Basic earnings-growth PEG (dividends excluded)
✗Lynch< 1.0 (ideally < 0.5)
EBIT / Enterprise Value16.6%
✓Greenblatt> 10%
Earnings Yield + ROC AssessmentEY=16.6%, ROC=23.0%
✗GreenblattBoth EY > 10% and ROC > 25%
Price / EPS
✗Dreman< 12x✗Templeton< 12x (fixed ceiling; proxy for the market's cheapest 40%)
Price / (CFO / Shares)41.8x
✗Dreman< 8x
Price / Book Value per Share3.9x
✗Dreman< 1.2x✗Templeton< 1.5x✗SchlossP/B <= 0.80x (app cutoff)
Valuation ReasonablenessOE Yield=4.1%
✗MungerP/E < 25 or Owner Earnings Yield > 5%
P/E or FCF YieldFCF Yield=4.4%
✗PabraiP/E < 15 or FCF Yield > 10%
P/B or P/E vs. Historical AverageP/B=3.9x
✗MarksP/E < 15 or P/B < 2.0
Discount to Intrinsic Value
✗Marks>= 20% below intrinsic value
Price / FCF per Share67.7x
✗Ackman<= 25
Price vs. Trailing Low100% of trailing low ($24.36)
✓Templeton<= 120% of trailing low (certified split-adjusted live window)
Net income / market capitalization+13.61%; #425/6340 (top 6.7%)
✓AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section✓OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
Positive book equity / market capitalization+0.7681; #2017/6449 (top 31.3%)
✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section
Price / Diluted EPS
✗NeffP/E <= 15x (app proxy for a P/E 40%-60% below the market)
(EPS CAGR % + Dividend Yield %) / P/E
✗Neff> 0.7 (Neff's published traditional edge)
Price / Tangible Book Value per Share3.77x
✗SchlossP/TBV <= 1.00x (app cutoff)
Book Value per Share Change+84.5%
✓SchlossLatest BVPS >= earliest BVPS over >= 3 years (app rule)
Revenue / market capitalization+0.4366; #2821/5247 (top 53.8%)
✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
(Operating cash flow - capex) / market capitalization+4.44%; #1694/4519 (top 37.5%)
✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
Trailing six-month price return through the evaluation date-13.03%; #3598/6202 (top 58.0%)
✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
Valuation models0% pass✗ 7▾
SIM overvalued: all 7 models price fair value below $24.36 (median $8.19)
Buffett fair value$8.19
✗Buffett-197.4% margin vs $24.36
Greenblatt fair value$8.84
✗Greenblatt-175.6% margin vs $24.36
Munger fair value$6.01
✗Munger-305.3% margin vs $24.36
Pabrai fair value$11.03
✗Pabrai-120.9% margin vs $24.36
Akre fair value$8.33
✗Akre-192.4% margin vs $24.36
Marks fair value$2.99
✗Marks-714.7% margin vs $24.36
Ackman fair value$2.97
✗Ackman-720.2% margin vs $24.36
Growth13% pass✓ 3✗ 10▾
7 of 8 flag SIM's growth — Graham, Lynch, Dreman +4 more
EPS Growth (3-yr avg, 10-yr window)
✗Graham>= 33% growth
Basic earnings-growth PEG (dividends excluded)
✗Lynch< 1.0 (ideally < 0.5)
3-5 Year EPS CAGR1.3%
✓Lynch15-30% (Fast Grower); > 0% to pass
Inventory Growth vs Revenue GrowthInv: -10.1% vs Rev: -32.8%
✗LynchInventory growth < Revenue growth
EPS Growth Direction$0.29 (2016) -> $0.30 (2020)
✓DremanPositive over recent years
EPS CAGR1.3% CAGR over 4 years
✗Dreman> 5% annualized
Positive Net Income Frequency8/9 years positive
✓MarksPositive net income in >= 7 of last 10 years
3yr Median Revenue Growth-12.8%
✗Ackman>= 5%
Positive EPS Growth Frequency1/1 years with positive EPS growth
✗AckmanPositive EPS growth in >= 3 of last 5 years
5-Year EPS CAGR
✗Templeton> 0% (5-year EPS CAGR)
Revenue growth vs. gross and operating margin trend
✗SleepRevenue rising; gross margin flat or falling; operating margin holding
5-year Revenue CAGR-0.1%
✗SleepCAGR > 7%
3-5 Year Diluted EPS CAGR1.3% over 4 years
✗Neff7%-20% annualized
Profitability19% pass✓ 14✗ 21▾
13 of 16 flag SIM's profitability — Graham, Buffett, Lynch +10 more
Positive EPS (10 years)4/10 years positive
✗GrahamPositive EPS every year for 10 years
EPS Growth (3-yr avg, 10-yr window)
✗Graham>= 33% growth
Net Income Positive (10+ years)8/10 years positive
✗BuffettPositive every year for 10+ years
ROE (up to 5-year arithmetic mean)11.4%
✗Buffett> 15% arithmetic mean (app rule)
Operating Margin (10-yr trend)
✗BuffettStable or rising over 10 years
Free Cash Flow Proxy$456.9M
✓BuffettPositive and growing
Earnings Variance (10-yr CoV)0.97
✗BuffettCoV < 0.3
Retained Earnings Effectiveness
✗Buffett$1 retained -> > $1 market value created
Basic earnings-growth PEG (dividends excluded)
✗Lynch< 1.0 (ideally < 0.5)
3-5 Year EPS CAGR1.3%
✓Lynch15-30% (Fast Grower); > 0% to pass
ROE17.7%
✓Lynch> 15%
EBIT / Enterprise Value16.6%
✓Greenblatt> 10%
Earnings Yield + ROC AssessmentEY=16.6%, ROC=23.0%
✗GreenblattBoth EY > 10% and ROC > 25%
Net Income / Total Assets14.31%
✓PiotroskiROA > 0
ROA Change YoY6.41% -> 14.31% (delta: +7.90%)
✓PiotroskiCurrent ROA > Prior ROA
(CFO / Total Assets) vs ROACFO/Assets=7.57%, ROA=14.31%
✗PiotroskiCFO/Assets > ROA
Gross Margin Change YoY24.4% -> 22.7%
✗PiotroskiImproved YoY
Pre-Tax Income / Revenue37.3%
✓Dreman>= 8%
Net Income / Shareholders' Equity17.7%
✓Dreman> 12%
Margin of SafetyP/B=3.9x
✗PabraiP/B < 1.5 or P/E < 15
Return on Equity14.2% (3-yr avg)
✗AkreROE > 20% (3-year avg)
Discount to Intrinsic Value
✗Marks>= 20% below intrinsic value
Positive Net Income Frequency8/9 years positive
✓MarksPositive net income in >= 7 of last 10 years
Operating Income / Revenue
✗Ackman>= 15%
Net Income / Shareholders Equity17.7%
✓Ackman>= 15%
5-Year EPS CAGR
✗Templeton> 0% (5-year EPS CAGR)
Operating Margin Trend
✗TempletonNon-negative operating-margin trend over 3 years
Revenue growth vs. gross and operating margin trend
✗SleepRevenue rising; gross margin flat or falling; operating margin holding
Net income / market capitalization+13.61%; #425/6340 (top 6.7%)
✓AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section✓OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
Gross profit / total assets+10.40%; #2774/3702 (top 74.9%)
✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section
Net income / positive book equity+17.71%; #939/5226 (top 18.0%)
✓AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section
Negative 5-year standard deviation of ROA-0.0807; #3209/5884 (top 54.5%)
✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section
3-5 Year Diluted EPS CAGR1.3% over 4 years
✗Neff7%-20% annualized
Positive Diluted-EPS Years4/5 years positive
✓Schloss>= 70% positive over 5-10 observed years (app rule)
Efficiency25% pass✓ 3✗ 8▾
6 of 8 flag SIM's efficiency — Buffett, Greenblatt, Piotroski +3 more
Current Ratio4.56
✓Graham>= 2.0
ROIC (3-5 yr avg)
✗Buffett> 10%
ROIC - WACC
✗BuffettPositive (WACC = 10%)
EBIT / (NWC + Net Fixed Assets)23.0%
✗Greenblatt> 25%
Current Ratio Change YoY3.22 -> 4.56
✓PiotroskiIncreased YoY
Revenue / Total Assets Change YoY0.62x -> 0.46x
✗PiotroskiImproved YoY
Current Assets / Current Liabilities4.56
✓Dreman> 1.5
Return on Invested Capital
✗Munger> 15%
ROIC (high and growing)FY2022: ROIC=unavailable; FY2023: ROIC=unavailable; FY2024: ROIC=unavailable
✗AkreLatest 3 consecutive FYs: ROIC > 15% in each
Reinvestment Rate x ROIC
✗AkreReinvestment Rate * ROIC > 10%
ROIC (5-year)
✗SleepROIC > 12% in a majority of years
Verdicts43% pass✓ 6✗ 8▾
Split decision: 8 FAIL · 4 PASS · 3 NEUTRAL · 1 BUY
Overall verdict
✗GrahamFAIL (2/9)✗BuffettFAIL (2/9)✗LynchFAIL (4/7)✓GreenblattRank #401•PiotroskiNEUTRAL (F-Score 6)✓DremanPASS (6/11)✓MungerPASS (2/4)✗PabraiFAIL (0/3)✗AkreFAIL (2/6)✗MarksFAIL (3/5)✓AckmanPASS (4/9)✗TempletonFAIL (3/8)✓SleepPASS (3/6)✓AsnessBUY (Rank #476/2370 (Top 20.1%))✗NeffFAIL (1/6)•SchlossNEUTRAL (4/7)•OshaughnessyNEUTRAL (Not ranked)
Cash Flow50% pass✓ 6✗ 6▾
5 of 10 pass — Piotroski, Dreman, Pabrai +2 more object
Free Cash Flow Proxy$456.9M
✓BuffettPositive and growing
FCF Positive and Growing$165.8M
✓LynchPositive and growing
Operating Cash Flow$268.9M
✓PiotroskiCFO > 0
(CFO / Total Assets) vs ROACFO/Assets=7.57%, ROA=14.31%
✗PiotroskiCFO/Assets > ROA
Price / (CFO / Shares)41.8x
✗Dreman< 8x
P/E or FCF YieldFCF Yield=4.4%
✗PabraiP/E < 15 or FCF Yield > 10%
FCF Positive8/9 years FCF positive
✓MarksPositive FCF in majority of recent years
(OCF - CapEx) / Market Cap1.5%
✗Ackman>= 4%
Price / FCF per Share67.7x
✗Ackman<= 25
Positive Operating Cash Flow frequency9/9 years positive
✓SleepPositive OCF in >= 70% of available years
Operating Cash Flow - Capital Expenditures$165.8M
✓Neff> $0 (app proxy for a strong fundamental case)
(Operating cash flow - capex) / market capitalization+4.44%; #1694/4519 (top 37.5%)
✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section

Business & financials

Financial snapshot: annual FY 2024. Current investor scores may use newer quarterly data.

Company Profile

Industry: Steel Works Etc

SIC Sector: Primary Metals

Size: Mid Cap($3.7B)

Revenue: $1.6B-32.8% YoY

Net Income: $508.3M+101.2% YoY

Financial Snapshot

Operating Margin--

Return on Equity17.7%

Debt / Equity0.00

Current Ratio4.56

Buybacks (1y)$6.1M

Buybacks (2y)$11.4M

Shares Retired0.1% / 0.2% 2y

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Shareholder Return

Fiscal 2024

Retired 0.1% of shares last year, 0.2% over two.

Buybacks: $6.1M
Dividends: —

Company Financials

Latest TTM and quarters alongside annual years

TTM sums four consecutive quarters and uses the latest quarter-end balances. Quarter columns show three-month results; annual columns show full-year totals. Growth compares the same period a year earlier. EPS is not added for TTM; full-year ratios are blank for quarters.

Metric	FY 2024 Sources 20-F · 2025-05-15	FY 2023 Sources 20-F · 2024-11-18	FY 2022 Sources 20-F · 2024-11-18	FY 2021 Sources 20-F · 2022-05-18	FY 2020 Sources 20-F · 2021-05-24
Market Cap	$3.7Bcurrent	$14.2Best.	$16.0Best.	$12.0Best.	$5.8Best.
Revenue	$1.6B↓33%	$2.4B↓13%	$2.8B↑2%	$2.7B↑51%	$1.8B
Operating Income	--	--	--	--	--
Net Income	$508.3M↑101%	$252.7M↓37%	$404.1M↓12%	$461.6M↑428%	-$140.7M
EPS (Diluted)	--	--	--	--	$0.30
Gross Margin	22.7%↓7%	24.4%↓9%	26.7%↓5%	28.1%↑52%	18.6%
Operating Margin	—	—	—	—	—
ROE	17.7%↑106%	8.6%↓48%	16.4%↓28%	22.6%↑367%	-8.5%
Total Debt	$300.2K↓99%	$41.8M↑15%	$36.4M↑43%	$25.5M	$25.5M
Shareholders' Equity	$2.9B↓2%	$2.9B↑19%	$2.5B↑21%	$2.0B↑23%	$1.7B
Current Ratio	4.56↑42%	3.22↑12%	2.87↓11%	3.23↑12%	2.89
Debt / Equity	0.00↓99%	0.01↓4%	0.01↑18%	0.01↓19%	0.02
Operating Cash Flow	$268.9M↑7%	$251.5M↓45%	$459.9M↑12%	$410.0M↑124%	$182.7M
Free Cash Flow	$165.8M↑59%	$104.5M↓72%	$372.8M↑4%	$357.8M↑165%	$134.9M

Score history

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SIM vs Peers — Financial Grading

Revenue$1.6BBottom 25%

Net Income$508.3MBottom 25%

ROE17.7%Top 25%

D/E0.00Top 25%

Op. Margin—

Curr. Ratio4.56Top 25%

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