METALÚRGICA GERDAU S.A. produces steel and steel products used in construction, industry, agriculture and automotive. Its products include steel columns, nails, transfer bars for the construction sector; billet, electrodes, mechanical machine wire for the industrial sector; clamps, steel poles, tri-bars, galvanized wires for agriculture; ingot construction, mechanical construction wires, and many other products for the automotive sector. Its earnings are generated by sales of long steel for non-residential construction and infrastructure in North America.
How many years of EBITDA are required to pay off the company's net debt, according to the official accounting standard IFRS16. As a market consensus, a value of up to 3 years of leverage is accepted for most companies.
How much the company's debt represents in % in relation to its equity. As a market consensus, a value less than or equal to 1 is accepted, above that leverage can end up hurting the final result at some point.
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