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Swiss Steel Holding AG (XSWX:STLN) Risk Assessment


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What is Swiss Steel Holding AG 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 Swiss Steel Holding AG is: High Risk: High uncertainty.


Competitive Comparison of Swiss Steel Holding AG's Risk Assessment

For the Steel subindustry, Swiss Steel Holding AG'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.


Swiss Steel Holding AG's Risk Assessment Distribution in the Steel Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Swiss Steel Holding AG's Risk Assessment falls into.



Swiss Steel Holding AG  (XSWX:STLN) 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.


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Swiss Steel Holding AG (XSWX:STLN) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Landenbergstrasse 11, Lucerne, CHE, 6005
Swiss Steel Holding AG is a manufacturer, processor, and distributor of long steel products. The company operates through two segments, Production and Sales and services. Its products include quality steel, tool steel, bright steel, and special materials, etc. The company also offers service, which includes technical service, prefabrication, and timely delivery service. It generates maximum revenue from the Production segment. The company derives the majority of its revenues from Germany.

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