Risk factor
Very poor trading liquidity
Profitability factor
Very low or no dividends
About
Headquartered in Guarulhos, Brazil, and established in 1911, Bardella S.A. Indústrias Mecânicas specializes in the production and delivery of a wide array of industrial equipment and associated services. The company is a key supplier to diverse sectors, including metallurgy, energy, oil and gas, and bulk materials handling, as well as industries focused on drawn and rolled steel. For the energy sector, its offerings include hydromechanical equipment such as dams and river locks. The oil and gas industry benefits from a comprehensive suite of products, encompassing pressure vessels, reactors, towers, heat exchangers, furnaces, boilers, API tanks, spheres, Christmas trees, manifolds, hoists for drilling rigs, substantial metallic structures, and systems for gas compression, storage, coke handling, and process plants. Bardella is also a major provider of lifting solutions, supplying cranes, gantries, and traveling semi-gantries suitable for hydroelectric and thermoelectric facilities, aluminum plants, paper and cellulose mills, refineries, and the automotive and general machinery industries. Furthermore, it produces transfer cars designed for handling materials like molten metals, steel and aluminum coils, cellulose and paper rolls, scrap, and containers. Its portfolio for bulk materials management features stackers, reclaimers, yard machinery, conveyor systems, car dumpers, storage solutions (silos, hoppers), mobile trippers, mine winches, and port equipment such as ship loaders/unloaders and container cranes. Within the steel industry, Bardella provides complete coke plants, blast and industrial furnaces, steelworks, casting products, hot and cold rolling mills, processing lines, and auxiliary machinery. Similarly, for the aluminum sector, it supplies electrolytic vats, jacks, rolling products, processing lines, and support equipment. Beyond manufacturing, the company offers a range of steel products, including rolled, drawn, rectified, and descaled bars, as well as specific parts and profiles for mechanical construction, complemented by heat treatment services. Its extensive service capabilities also include machining, boilermaking, sand blasting, painting, calendering, welding, stress relief, industrial assembly, and profile plate cutting.
Company Valuation
Considering past and projected metrics, the stock is neither 'expensive' nor 'cheap' compared to its peers. Specifically, the stock is reasonably priced on P/FCF.