(ZEUS) Olympic Steel - Ratings and Ratios
Steel, Aluminum, Tubular, Processing
ZEUS EPS (Earnings per Share)
ZEUS Revenue
Description: ZEUS Olympic Steel October 26, 2025
Olympic Steel, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZEUS) is a North-American metal processor and distributor founded in 1954 and headquartered in Highland Hills, Ohio. The firm operates three business segments-Carbon Flat Products, Specialty Metals Flat Products, and Tubular & Pipe Products-serving a broad customer base that includes transportation manufacturers, construction equipment makers, and metal service centers.
Its product portfolio spans stainless-steel and aluminum coils, heat-treated and abrasion-resistant plates, coated steels (galvanized, galvannealed, advanced high-strength), hot-rolled carbon steel, and a full line of tubing, pipe, and valve components. Olympic Steel also offers extensive value-added processing such as cutting-to-length, laser slitting, stretcher-leveling, and custom fabrication, positioning it as a one-stop source for downstream fabricators.
Key operating metrics from the most recent 10-K (2023) show revenue of roughly $1.2 billion, an adjusted EBITDA margin near 6 %, and inventory levels around $300 million, reflecting a capacity utilization rate of approximately 78 % in its flat-product lines. The segment’s performance is highly sensitive to macro drivers like U.S. construction spending, automotive demand for high-strength steel, and the lingering effects of steel import tariffs, which together shape pricing and volume trends in the domestic steel market.
For a deeper dive into ZEUS’s valuation metrics and scenario analysis, the ValueRay platform offers a transparent, data-driven toolkit you may find useful.
ZEUS Stock Overview
| Market Cap in USD | 414m |
| Sub-Industry | Steel |
| IPO / Inception | 1994-03-10 |
ZEUS Stock Ratings
| Growth Rating | 11.2% |
| Fundamental | 45.5% |
| Dividend Rating | 72.1% |
| Return 12m vs S&P 500 | -11.7% |
| Analyst Rating | 5.0 of 5 |
ZEUS Dividends
| Dividend Yield 12m | 1.70% |
| Yield on Cost 5y | 5.55% |
| Annual Growth 5y | 65.49% |
| Payout Consistency | 91.7% |
| Payout Ratio | 51.1% |
ZEUS Growth Ratios
| Growth Correlation 3m | -42.4% |
| Growth Correlation 12m | -52.4% |
| Growth Correlation 5y | 56% |
| CAGR 5y | 9.93% |
| CAGR/Max DD 3y (Calmar Ratio) | 0.16 |
| CAGR/Mean DD 3y (Pain Ratio) | 0.34 |
| Sharpe Ratio 12m | 0.42 |
| Alpha | -28.45 |
| Beta | 1.774 |
| Volatility | 202.71% |
| Current Volume | 244.4k |
| Average Volume 20d | 76k |
| Stop Loss | 35.5 (-4.1%) |
| Signal | 0.49 |
Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict, 0-10) 4.0
| Net Income (13.8m TTM) > 0 and > 6% of Revenue (6% = 113.9m TTM) |
| FCFTA 0.06 (>2.0%) and ΔFCFTA -0.75pp (YES ≥ +1.0pp, WARN ≥ +0.5pp) |
| NWC/Revenue 22.00% (prev 22.14%; Δ -0.13pp) (YES ≤20% & Δ≤-1pp; WARN ≤25% & Δ≤0 oder ≤40% & Δ≤-3pp) |
| CFO/TA 0.09 (>3.0%) and CFO 101.9m > Net Income 13.8m (YES >=105%, WARN >=100%) |
| Net Debt (34.3m) to EBITDA (44.4m) ratio: 0.77 <= 3.0 (WARN <= 3.5) |
| Current Ratio 3.12 (target 1.5–3.0; WARN 1.2–<1.5 or >3.0–5.0; CFO/TA gate active) |
| Outstanding Shares last Quarter (11.8m) change vs 12m ago 0.75% (target <= -2.0% for YES) |
| Gross Margin 82.76% (prev 22.83%; Δ 59.94pp) >=18% & Δ>=+0.5pp (WARN >=15% & Δ>=0) |
| Asset Turnover 180.7% (prev 198.8%; Δ -18.18pp) >=50% & Δ>=+2pp (WARN >=35% & Δ>=0) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio 2.14 (EBITDA TTM 44.4m / Interest Expense TTM 16.5m) >= 6 (WARN >= 3) |
Altman Z'' 5.24
| (A) 0.38 = (Total Current Assets 614.7m - Total Current Liabilities 196.9m) / Total Assets 1.09b |
| (B) 0.40 = Retained Earnings (Balance) 439.7m / Total Assets 1.09b |
| (C) 0.03 = EBIT TTM 35.2m / Avg Total Assets 1.05b |
| (D) 1.13 = Book Value of Equity 579.1m / Total Liabilities 510.9m |
| Total Rating: 5.24 = (6.56 * A) + (3.26 * B) + (6.72 * C) + (1.05 * D) |
ValueRay F-Score (Strict, 0-100) 45.53
| 1. Piotroski 4.0pt = -1.0 |
| 2. FCF Yield 9.88% = 4.94 |
| 3. FCF Margin 3.59% = 0.90 |
| 4. Debt/Equity 0.49 = 2.38 |
| 5. Debt/Ebitda 0.77 = 2.05 |
| 6. ROIC - WACC (= -4.89)% = -6.11 |
| 7. RoE 2.39% = 0.20 |
| 8. Rev. Trend -62.49% = -4.69 |
| 9. EPS Trend -62.96% = -3.15 |
What is the price of ZEUS shares?
Over the past week, the price has changed by +27.24%, over one month by +22.11%, over three months by +22.06% and over the past year by +6.97%.
Is Olympic Steel a good stock to buy?
Based on momentum, paid dividends and discounted-cash-flow analyses, the fair value of ZEUS is around 35.55 USD . This means that ZEUS is currently overvalued and has a potential downside of -3.92%.
Is ZEUS a buy, sell or hold?
- Strong Buy: 1
- Buy: 0
- Hold: 0
- Sell: 0
- Strong Sell: 0
What are the forecasts/targets for the ZEUS price?
| Issuer | Target | Up/Down from current |
|---|---|---|
| Wallstreet Target Price | 38 | 2.7% |
| Analysts Target Price | 38 | 2.7% |
| ValueRay Target Price | 39.4 | 6.5% |
ZEUS Fundamental Data Overview November 02, 2025
P/E Trailing = 31.6239
P/E Forward = 13.1234
P/S = 0.2182
P/B = 0.5868
P/EG = 0.46
Beta = 1.774
Revenue TTM = 1.90b USD
EBIT TTM = 35.2m USD
EBITDA TTM = 44.4m USD
Long Term Debt = 272.5m USD (from longTermDebt, last fiscal year)
Short Term Debt = 6.84m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 282.8m USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 34.3m USD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 689.5m USD (414.3m + Debt 282.8m - CCE 7.55m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 2.14 (Ebit TTM 35.2m / Interest Expense TTM 16.5m)
FCF Yield = 9.88% (FCF TTM 68.1m / Enterprise Value 689.5m)
FCF Margin = 3.59% (FCF TTM 68.1m / Revenue TTM 1.90b)
Net Margin = 0.73% (Net Income TTM 13.8m / Revenue TTM 1.90b)
Gross Margin = 82.76% ((Revenue TTM 1.90b - Cost of Revenue TTM 327.3m) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 99.08% (prev 100.0%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.63 (Enterprise Value 689.5m / Total Assets 1.09b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 1.43% (Interest Expense 4.05m / Debt 282.8m)
Taxrate = 30.65% (952.0k / 3.11m)
NOPAT = 24.4m (EBIT 35.2m * (1 - 30.65%))
Current Ratio = 3.12 (Total Current Assets 614.7m / Total Current Liabilities 196.9m)
Debt / Equity = 0.49 (Debt 282.8m / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 579.1m)
Debt / EBITDA = 0.77 (Net Debt 34.3m / EBITDA 44.4m)
Debt / FCF = 0.50 (Net Debt 34.3m / FCF TTM 68.1m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 576.4m (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 1.26% (Net Income 13.8m / Total Assets 1.09b)
RoE = 2.39% (Net Income TTM 13.8m / Total Stockholder Equity 576.4m)
RoCE = 4.15% (EBIT 35.2m / Capital Employed (Equity 576.4m + L.T.Debt 272.5m))
RoIC = 2.97% (NOPAT 24.4m / Invested Capital 822.4m)
WACC = 7.86% (E(414.3m)/V(697.1m) * Re(12.55%) + D(282.8m)/V(697.1m) * Rd(1.43%) * (1-Tc(0.31)))
Discount Rate = 12.55% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares Correlation 3-Years: 100.0 | Cagr: 0.75%
[DCF Debug] Terminal Value 53.14% ; FCFE base≈69.2m ; Y1≈45.5m ; Y5≈20.8m
Fair Price DCF = 20.86 (DCF Value 233.6m / Shares Outstanding 11.2m; 5y FCF grow -40.0% → 3.0% )
EPS Correlation: -62.96 | EPS CAGR: -19.07% | SUE: -0.71 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: -62.49 | Revenue CAGR: -2.09% | SUE: 0.64 | # QB: 0
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