Gerdau SA is a Brazil-based manufacturer of steel products. The Company is engaged in the production and commercialization of steel products in general, through its mills located in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, the United States, Mexico, Peru, the Dominican Republic, Uruguay and Venezuela. The Firm’s product portfolio includes crude steel; finished products for the construction industry, such as rebar, wire-rods, structural shapes, hot-rolled coils and heavy plates; finished industrial products, such as commercial rolled-steel bars, light profiles and wires; agricultural products, such as stakes, smooth wire and barbed-wire; and special steel items. The Company’s activities include also operations of iron ore mines located in the state of Minas Gerais.
High Dividend
The company is a high dividend payer, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 31.99%.
Stable Dividend
The company has regularly paid dividends over the past 5 years, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 31.99%.
Overvalued
The company’s latest PB is 0.80, at a high 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Selling
The latest institutional holdings are 369.01M shares, decreasing 10.54% quarter-over-quarter.
Held by Donald G. Smith
Star Investor Donald G. Smith holds 18.32M shares of this stock.