WS (Worthington Steel) Risk Assessment


WS Worthington Steel Inc WS
54 GF Score
Price $32.57
GF Value $33.60
Valuation Fairly Valued
! 10 Warning Signs
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What is Worthington Steel Risk Assessment?

Risk Assessment represents the investment risk of a stock derived from our exclusive method. It suggests how risky the investment opportunity is based on the valuation and the fundamental performance of the stock. It is derived from following key aspects:

1. GuruFocus internally developed valuations of the stock, such as GF valuation.
2. Quality Rank, a business quality indicator developed by GuruFocus.
3. Fundamental performance: Piotroski F-Score, Altman Z-Score, Beneish M-Score, etc.
4. Growth opportunities: 5-year revenue growth rate, 5-Year EPS without NRI Growth Rate, etc.

Value investors are always willing to find undervalued stocks. However, not all the undervalued stocks are good deals, we should also be careful of how risky the investment opportunity is. We believe that if the company's financial strength and profitability are strong, and the stock price is within a reasonable range of the GF valuation, or stock has a high return with its price being undervalued, then it might be a good investment opportunity with low risk.

Based on those aspects listed above, GuruFocus believes the risk assessment of Worthington Steel is: Moderate Risk: Sensitive, better choose undervalued stock.

Worthington Steel  (NYSE:WS) Risk Assessment Explanation

Based on the four aspects listed above, GuruFocus provides the following 7 evaluations:

All-in-One Screener Examples (1)
Low Risk: Strong fundamentals, worth long-term holding
Moderate Risk: Sensitive, better choose undervalued stock
High Risk: High uncertainty with risk-return tradeoff
High Risk: Good fundamentals, beware of shrinking business
High Risk: Sensitive to economic or industry trends
High Risk: High uncertainty
No Data: Cannot be evaluated

(1) These are some simple examples. You can access our Risk Assessment filter under All-in-One Screener’s Fundamental tab and set your own criteria.

Worthington Steel Risk Assessment Related Terms

WS vs NWPX, MTUS, MSB: Risk Assessment Comparison

For the Steel subindustry, Worthington Steel's Risk Assessment, along with its competitors' market caps and Risk Assessment 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.

Worthington Steel Risk Assessment vs Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Worthington Steel's Risk Assessment distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Worthington Steel's Risk Assessment falls into.


WS
54GF Score
Worthington Steel Inc WS
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Is Worthington Steel (WS) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Worthington Steel stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of $32.57 is trading 3.1% below its estimated GF Value™ of $33.60. GuruFocus considers Worthington Steel to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for WS:

  • Risk Assessment:
  • GF Value™: $33.60 vs. price of $32.57 (3.1% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 54/100 with 10 warning signs

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Worthington Steel Business Description

Other Exchanges Z2J:Germany
Address 100 Old Wilson Bridge Road, Columbus, OH, USA, 43085
Worthington Steel Inc is a processor of carbon flat-rolled steel, a producer of laser-welded solutions, and a provider of electrical steel laminations. The company has manufacturing facilities across the United States, Canada, China, India, Germany and Mexico. It buys coils of steel from primary steel producers and processes them to precise type, thickness, length, width, shape, and surface quality required by customer specifications. The company's product lines and processing capabilities include; carbon flat-rolled steel processing, electrical steel laminations, and tailor welded products. Geographically, the company generates a majority of its revenue from the United States followed by Canada, Mexico, and other regions.
54GF Score

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$32.57
Price
$33.60
GF Value