ASTL vs AREC vs SIM Stock Comparison

Algoma Steel, American Resources and GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group

Head to Head

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GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V 3, American Resources 3, Algoma Steel 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionASTLARECSIMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $503.68M $89.21M $4.29B SIM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.5x 5.1x 50.9x AREC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 18.1x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -30.2% +56.7% — AREC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -72.4% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 10.4x — ASTL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 3.42% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +11.4% -66.0% -6.9% ASTL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.9%/yr -13.8%/yr -0.5%/yr SIM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 68.5% 96.8% 43.9% SIM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 25/100 43/100 — AREC

Percentile Scorecard

ASTLARECSIM

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisASTLARECSIM
Valuation 53 #76 of 162 77 #6 of 23 73 #44 of 162
Growth 5 #140 of 147 60 #9 of 21 –
Profitability 22 #96 of 122 – –
Financial Health 19 #133 of 164 33 #15 of 22 79 #35 of 164
Shareholder Returns – 0 #10 of 10 –
Overall 25 43 –
  • ASTL ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • AREC ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • SIM ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodASTLARECSIMSPY
1 month +12.7%-38.4%-10.4% -0.2%
3 months +9.3%-32.0%-9.3% +3.9%
6 months +3.9%-45.6%-15.8% +8.2%
Year to date +17.1%-52.8%-12.8% +12.9%
1 year +11.4%-66.0%-6.9% +12.3%
3 years -31.1%-14.6%-15.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year -11.7%-5.1%-5.6% +23.3%
5 years -55.3%-52.4%-2.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year -14.9%-13.8%-0.5% +10.9%
10 years ——+142.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year ——+9.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureASTLARECSIMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 68.5%96.8%43.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 70.5%93.6%85.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.052.860.29 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.17-0.68-0.16 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -75.5%-88.1%-40.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.2%-73.2%-24.7% -1.2%
52-week high $5.80$4.37$34.35 $779.14
52-week low $3.28$1.09$25.82 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleASTLARECSIM
P/E now vs peer median -0.5xmedian 13.3x 5.1xmedian 28.4x 50.9xmedian 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 3.2x -285.2xmedian 7.3x 2.7xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -0.5xmedian 7.3x -2.6xmedian 29.2x —median 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 14.7x 7.2xmedian 11.0x -34.7xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 24.2xmedian 2.2x 0.9xmedian 1.2x 1.3xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.31 0.07median 50.46 —median 0.31

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsASTLARECSIM
Revenue $1.49B -$312.74K –
Gross profit -$342.32M $956.08K –
Operating income -$949.70M -$6.29M –
Net income $164.57M -$79.01M –
Free cash flow $47.46M $12.37M –
R&D – -$1.22M –
EPS (diluted) $-9.92 $0.20 –
Cash & equivalents $44.06M $31.70M $1.59B
Total debt $344.54M $8.34M $67.31M
Shares (diluted) 108.70M 87.27M –
Enterprise value $333.23M $5.13M -$4.68B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricASTLARECSIM
P/E -0.5x 5.1x 50.9x
P/FCF 10.6x 7.2x -34.7x
P/Operating cash flow 7.3x 7.0x –
P/S 0.3x -285.2x 2.7x
P/B 24.2x 0.9x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 24.4x 0.9x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA -0.5x -2.6x –
EV/EBIT -0.4x -2.9x –
EV/Revenue 0.3x -57.6x –
EV/FCF 10.8x 1.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow 7.4x 1.4x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.07 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricASTLARECSIM
Revenue growth (1Y) -30.2% 56.7% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -26.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -232.0% 210.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -62.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -415.3% 47.3% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 31.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) -33.6% -517.7% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -279.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) -534.2% 131.2% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 68.3% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -78.7% 541.6% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 71.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -84.3% 682.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 89.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricASTLARECSIM
Gross margin -23.0% – –
EBITDA margin -71.7% – –
Operating margin -63.7% – –
Pretax margin -67.8% – –
Net margin -72.4% – –
FCF margin 3.2% – –
Operating cash flow margin 4.6% -4,086% –
Return on equity -587.5% – –
Return on assets -62.4% 7.7% –
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed -93.2% -5.1% –
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x -0.2x –
Stock comp / revenue – -3,162% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricASTLARECSIM
Debt / assets 3.6% 0.6% 1.7%
Debt / equity 2.5x 0.0x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 10.4x –
Debt / FCF 1.1x 0.1x –
Liabilities / assets 98.6% 43.9% 16.9%
Equity / assets 1.4% 56.1% 83.1%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 2.5x 2.2x 5.3x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.2x 4.0x
Cash ratio 0.2x 1.2x 3.4x
Altman Z-score -2.28 -0.63 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricASTLARECSIM
Dividend yield – 3.4% –
Net buyback yield – -84.8% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% -81.4% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusASTLARECSIM
Forward P/E – – 18.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-2.25FY2026 $-0.30FY2026 $1.43FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +181.3%FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $766.90MFY2026 $8.75MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY -49.5%FY2026 +17,395.7%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +70.9% +3,730.3% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersASTLARECSIM
Held by institutions 66.4% 31.5% 0.1%
Institutions holding 95 99 12
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.2% -5.8% -0.3%
Institutions buying 41 67 1
Institutions selling 36 17 3
Buyers to sellers 1.14 3.94 0.33

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ASTLARECSIM
ASTL 1.00 0.30 0.01
AREC 0.30 1.00 0.06
SIM 0.01 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ASTL, AREC and SIM?

GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Algoma Steel (ASTL) $503.68M, American Resources (AREC) $89.21M, GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) $4.29B.

Which stock is cheaper, ASTL, AREC and SIM?

American Resources (AREC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Algoma Steel (ASTL) -0.5x, American Resources (AREC) 5.1x, GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) 50.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

American Resources (AREC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Algoma Steel (ASTL) -30.2%, American Resources (AREC) +56.7%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Algoma Steel (ASTL) returned the most: Algoma Steel (ASTL) +11.4%, American Resources (AREC) -66.0%, GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) -6.9%. Over five years, GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) compounded fastest (Algoma Steel (ASTL) -14.9%/yr, American Resources (AREC) -13.8%/yr, GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) -0.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Algoma Steel (ASTL) 0.00%, American Resources (AREC) 3.42%, GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) 0.00%. Algoma Steel (ASTL) and GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) has been the steadiest (Algoma Steel (ASTL) 68.5%, American Resources (AREC) 96.8%, GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) 43.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ASTL, AREC and SIM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) leads on 3. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.