Steel Dynamics (STLD) Stock Analysis & Winston Score

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, and Steel Fabrication Operations. The Steel Operations segment offers hot roll, cold roll, and coated steel products; parallel flange beams and channel sections, flat bars, large unequal leg angles, and reinforcing bars, as well as standard strength carbon, intermediate alloy hardness, and pr

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Growth Profile

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When traditional metrics don't capture the full picture, these are the signals growth stock investors use instead.

Revenue Growth

+19.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+92.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

Insider Activity

6.8%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$557M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth + cash flow

Steel Dynamics is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 19%. The Winston Score doesn't fully credit this transition from "burner" to "earner."

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Gross Margin

14.7%

Thin — 14.7% gross margin

Operating Margin

11.3%

Modest — 11.3% operating margin

ROCE

4.4%

Weak — 4.4% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales YoY

+10.4%

Steady sales growth (10.4% YoY)

EPS YoY

+23.3%

Earnings growing fast (23.3% YoY)

Healthy double-digit earnings growth — what compounders look like.

EPS Consistency

6/8 quarters

Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

105%

Turns 105% of profit into real cash

FCF Margin

3.5%

Thin free cash flow (3.5%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

Debt / Equity

0.46

Conservative — low debt load (0.46)

Interest Cover

19.62x

Comfortably covers interest (19.6x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

24.9x

no trend

Growth-priced — P/E 24.9

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

P/E vs Forward

N/A

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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