Sims (ASX:SGM) Margin of Safety % (DCF Earnings Based): N/A (As of Jul. 14, 2026)

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ASX:SGM Sims Ltd ASX:SGM
66 GF Score
Price A$25.57
GF Value A$14.99
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
! 7 Warning Signs
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What is Sims Margin of Safety % (DCF Earnings Based)?

Margin of Safety % (DCF Earnings Based) = (Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) - Current Price) / Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based).

Note: Discounted Earnings model is only suitable for predictable companies (Business Predictability Rank higher than 1-Star). If the company's Predictability Rank is 1-Star or Not Rated, result may not be accurate due to the low predictability of business and the data will not be stored into our database.

Sims's Predictability Rank is 1-Star. Thus, the DCF related results in the screener and portfolio will appear as zero and Margin of Safety % (DCF Earnings Based) is not calculated.

ASX:SGM vs NUE, STLD, RS: Margin of Safety % (DCF Earnings Based) Comparison

For the Steel subindustry, Sims's Margin of Safety % (DCF Earnings Based), along with its competitors' market caps and Margin of Safety % (DCF Earnings Based) data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Sims Margin of Safety % (DCF Earnings Based) vs Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Sims's Margin of Safety % (DCF Earnings Based) distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sims's Margin of Safety % (DCF Earnings Based) falls into.


ASX:SGM
66GF Score
Sims Ltd ASX:SGM
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Is Sims (ASX:SGM) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Sims stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of A$25.57 is trading 70.6% above its estimated GF Value™ of A$14.99. GuruFocus considers Sims to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for ASX:SGM:

  • Margin of Safety % (DCF Earnings Based): N/A
  • GF Value™: A$14.99 vs. price of A$25.57 (70.6% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 66/100 with 7 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the ASX:SGM stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

Sims Business Description

Address 189 O’Riordan Street, Suite 2, Level 9, Mascot, Sydney, NSW, AUS, 2020
Sims is the world's largest publicly traded metal and electronics recycler, with about three-fourths of earnings generated in North America and the remainder from Australia and New Zealand. Its main business is the buying, processing, and selling of scrap metal.Sims North American segment comprises the largest ferrous scrap recycler in North America, trading as Sims Metal Management, and 50% owned SA Recycling. Almost all sales are of ferrous metals with less than 10% of sales volumes from more valuable nonferrous metals retrieved in the scrap recycling process.
66GF Score

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A$25.57
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