1325.SR

Hot Air

Watani Iron Steel Company · Basic Materials · Saudi Arabia · $145M cap · $11.6M/day traded

SAR 2.99 -2.0% · close 5 Nov · scored 7 Nov

Hot Air: Strong momentum and nothing else: weak business, rich price.

49
Score
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Quality
43
Value
25
Momentum
76

As of 7 Nov 2026, the MoatMap Score for Watani Iron Steel Company (1325.SR) is 49/100, ranked against 25,000+ stocks in 38 markets (Quality 43, Value 25, Momentum 76, each scored against its sector).

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P/E (TTM)
59.8x
peers 16.7x
ROE
3.8%
peers 8.1%
D/E
0.3x
peers 0.3x
Dividend %
—
trailing yield

ABOUT WATANI IRON STEEL COMPANY

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Watani Iron Steel Company engages in the manufacture and sale of reinforcing steel and iron products in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

FINANCIAL SUMMARY (SAR)

Year2022202320242025CAGRTTM
Revenue595.6M370.1M553.3M428.7M-10.4%510.3M
EPS (SAR)0.270.020.05-0.08-57.0%0.05
Shares181.7M181.7M181.7M181.7M0.0%181.7M
Debt76.9M91.2M64.2M71.1M-2.6%89.0M
Equity237.6M242.4M251.4M236.1M-0.2%—
Op CF60.8M21.5M43.3M9.0M-47.2%-22.4M
Inv CF-2.0M-31.4M-7.3M-3.3M——
Fin CF-51.7M7.6M-33.4M1.2M——
PRICE (1Y) · SAR+59.0%
1.82.22.73.13.527 Sep18 Oct5 Nov
SMA 50SMA 200
Price checkNo clear trendExperimental

No clear trend: not near its 52-week low, and not in a steady uptrend.

SwingsBumpy

Swung more than 68% of stocks we rank over the past year (volatility 54% a year).

How this is worked out

The MoatMap Score weighs the business, its price and its trend. The price check reads only the chart: the price side of the Momentum score, in words.

The rules: Still falling is a new 52-week low in the last two weeks, at least 25% below the high. Finding a floor is no new low since. Turning up is 20 or more trading days without a new low, at least 10% off it, and back above a rising 50-day average. In an uptrend is above the 200-day average and within 15% of the high.

In 2,112 US drawdowns since 2001, buying while the price was still falling was followed by a further 20% drop 42% of the time. Waiting for a turn (the Turning up rule above) cut that to 33%, at about 7% higher prices and with no better returns. Part of that cut is simply not buying: 13% of falls never turned, and waiting kept those out. Among turns that were bought, 38% still fell another 20%, and 33% of turns were followed by a new low within six months. The benefit was largest in crashes such as 2008 and 2020.

What it measures: how much the price moved day to day over the past year, scaled to a yearly figure (annualised volatility) and ranked against every stock we cover. Very calm under 20% a year, Calm 20 to 30%, Average 30 to 40%, Bumpy 40 to 55%, Very bumpy above that.

What we found: across about 13,500 stocks in 34 markets (2002 to 2025), past swings were a good guide to the next year's, and bumpier stocks fell further. How much further changed too much between eras to put a number on it.

Calm is not safe: a calm stock can still slide steadily.

Rules fixed before any data was fetched. Describes the chart, not a recommendation.

Close
SAR 2.99
RSI (14)
44.5
52-Week Range-22.9% from high
Low SAR 1.50High SAR 3.88

SCORE BREAKDOWN

Quality
43
ROIC
6.8%56.4
ROE
3.8%47.2
GP/Assets
9.7%39.6
Op. Margin
15.7%75.6
FCF/Assets
-6.1%29.5
Piotroski
437.1
Int. Cover
2.6x37.9
D/E Ratio
0.33x39.9
Current Ratio
1.02x14.5
Value
25
P/E (TTM)
59.8x11.8
EV/EBITDA
23.6x15.7
P/FCF
—N/A
P/B
2.1x40.8
P/S
1.1x53.5
Div Yield
—N/A
Momentum
76
52W High %
77%75.7
RS 6M
62%97.4
SMA 50/200
1.15x88.9
EPS Rev 4W
—N/A
EPS Rev 12W
—N/A
EPS Improve
—N/A
Q Growth
—N/A

FUNDAMENTALS

Market Cap
$145M
P/E (Forward)
—
Gross Margin
7.1%

SECTOR PEERS

Closest peers in Basic Materials, ranked by industry match, size, and score similarity. Cross-listings of 1325.SR are excluded.

TickerCompanyMkt CapScore
1325.SRWatani Iron Steel Company(you)$145M49
9510.SRNational Building and Marketing Co.$230M73
1304.SRAl Yamamah Steel Industries Company$413M71
2220.SRNational Metal Manufacturing and Casting Co.$84M15
2200.SRArabian Pipes Company$277M86
9523.SRGroup Five Pipe Saudi Company$420M99
1320.SRSaudi Steel Pipes Company$640M91
1321.SREast Pipes Integrated Company for Industry$1.2B95
3090.SRTabuk Cement Company$136M53
9583.SRUnited Mining Industries Company$198M50

Peer medians: ROE 8.1% · P/E 16.7x · Gross margin 22.5%

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Watani Iron Steel Company (1325.SR): Stock Score Summary

Watani Iron Steel Company (1325.SR) has a MoatMap Score of 49/100 based on Quality (43/100), Value (25/100), and Momentum (76/100) factor scores.

Watani Iron Steel Company engages in the manufacture and sale of reinforcing steel and iron products in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Key Financial Metrics

PriceSAR 2.99
Market Cap$145M
P/E (TTM)59.80
Price/Book2.07
Return on Equity3.8%
Return on Invested Capital6.8%
Debt/Equity0.33x
Gross Margin7.1%
Operating Margin15.7%
Revenue Growth67.0%
Free Cash Flow$-6M

Watani Iron Steel Company operates in the Steel industry, part of the Basic Materials sector (Saudi Arabia).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Watani Iron Steel Company’s (1325.SR) MoatMap Score?
The MoatMap Score for Watani Iron Steel Company (1325.SR) is 49/100. It is a composite of Quality (43), Value (25), and Momentum (76), each scored against its sector. The composite is then ranked across MoatMap’s universe of 25,000+ stocks.
Does Watani Iron Steel Company have an economic moat?
Watani Iron Steel Company (1325.SR) has a Quality factor score of 43/100. Quality blends several measures of profitability and financial strength, led by gross profit to assets, return on invested capital and free cash flow to assets. A high score describes the financial record a durable advantage tends to leave; it does not prove a moat.
What sector is Watani Iron Steel Company in?
Watani Iron Steel Company (1325.SR) operates in the Basic Materials sector, specifically the Steel industry (Saudi Arabia).