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Ternium S.A.

TX
45
Steel · Basic Materials
Price
$44.70
+0.51 (+1.15%)
Market Cap
$8.77B
Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
Winston Score
45
Winston is serious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Ternium is a steel company that makes flat and long steel products used in construction, cars, appliances, and industrial equipment. Its main customers are manufacturers and builders across Latin America, and it sells products like steel sheets, beams, and pipes. Ternium is one of the largest steel producers in Latin America, with major operations in Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, and Colombia.

The company makes money by selling steel directly to industrial customers and through its own network of service centers that cut and process steel to order. Mexico is its most important market, accounting for the majority of its revenue. Ternium's competitive edge comes from its vertically integrated operations, which include iron ore mining and steelmaking, helping it control costs better than pure steel processors. Its biggest risk is exposure to volatile steel prices and raw material costs, which can quickly squeeze margins when global commodity markets shift.

Winston Score History

Share count broadly stable

+0.0% over 4y

The share count has stayed roughly flat over this period — little dilution or buyback activity.

Diluted shares outstanding: 196.3M (2021) → 196.3M (2025)

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Quality

Gross Margin
17.5%
Thin — 17.5% gross margin
Operating Margin
7.4%
Modest — 7.4% operating margin
ROCE
1.9%
Weak — 1.9% 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
-7.3%
Shrinking sales (-7.3% YoY)
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
EPS Consistency
4/8 quarters
Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
408%
Turns 408% of profit into real cash
FCF Margin
-0.4%
Burning cash (-0.4%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

Debt / Equity
0.23
Conservative — low debt load (0.23)
Interest Cover
4.12x
Adequate interest coverage (4.1x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
15.3x
Fair value — P/E 15.3

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

P/E vs Forward
+9.0
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (15.3 → 6.3)

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Dividends

Dividend Yield
5.13%
Healthy income — 5.13% yield

Generous yield. Worth checking whether the payout is sustainable.

Dividend Growth
-18.3%
Dividend cut (-18.3% YoY) — warning sign

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