WS

Worthington Steel, Inc. (WS) operates within the Basic Materials sector and Steel industry, boasting a market capitalization of $1.76B and approximately 6000 employees. The company's scale is substantial, with revenue reaching $3.27B on a trailing twelve-month basis. Financially, Worthington Steel exhibits mixed characteristics. Profitability metrics reveal gross, operating, and profit margins of 12.8%, 2.6%, and 3.8% respectively. Returns on equity (ROE) and assets (ROA) stand at 10.5% and 5.5%. The balance sheet shows a debt-to-equity ratio of 20.70, with $89.80M in cash and $278.80M in debt. However, the company's free cash flow is negative at -$1,950,000. Valuation context is provided by various metrics. Worthington Steel's price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio stands at 14.22, with a forward P/E of 11.64. The company's revenue and earnings growth rates have been 18.0% and 48.0%, respectively. Notably, the dividend yield is exceptionally high at 182.0%, although this may be due to the payout ratio being relatively low at 25.9%.