COMPARE · Data as of August 21, 2026
SLVM vs SSD
Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. SLVM scored 34.3, SSD scored 58.3 — SSD leads.
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SLVM
Sylvamo Corp
34.3
$36.79 · $1.5B
Score gap
24.0
SSD leads
SSD
Simpson Manufacturing Company,
58.3
$188.77 · $7.7B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
- CheapestSLVM15.2x
- Fastest growthSSD+6.5%
- Strongest balance sheetSSD0.21
- Highest qualitySSD83 / 100
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
Growth against the P/E multiple. Up and to the right is cheaper and faster — the quality-growth idea in one picture. Points beyond the axis are pinned to the edge and marked off-scale rather than allowed to compress everything else.
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
SLVM
stronger →← stronger
SSD
54
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
83
15
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
50
51
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
48
SSD is stronger on 2 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
SLVM
SSD
$10mC-
FCF
$468mC
-9.3%D
Rev
+6.5%C+
0.88B
D/E
0.21B+
15.2xB+
P/E
20.7xB
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PEG
3.80D
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
SLVM
SSD
913% above
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
28% above
~60%/yr
Growth the price implies10-yr FCF · lower = less priced in
~12%/yr
-89%
1-yr DCF upside
-26%
-90%
5-yr DCF upside
-22%
-92%
10-yr DCF upside
-16%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
SLVM
No notable signals flagged.
SSD
Why this score
- Durable high returns
- Cyclical growth
The companies
SLVMSylvamo Corp
Why now
Paper & Forest · market cap $1.5b. Down 35% from 52-week high of $56.80 — deep drawdown territory. Revenue -9% — in contraction; any catalyst that reverses this triggers re-rating.
Moat
ROE 11% meets the long-run market sustainable threshold — solid but not differentiated; the durability comes from elsewhere.
Risk
Revenue contracting -9% — the operational turn is not yet visible in the top line. Down 35% from the 52-week high — the market is pricing in something the screen can't see; verify the bear case before sizing up. Net margin 3.1% is thin — operating leverage cuts both ways; input-cost inflation or pricing pressure hits the bottom line first.
SSDSimpson Manufacturing Company,
Why now
Lumber & Wood Production · market cap $7.7b. 12% off the 52-week high of $213.49. 5 sell-side analysts publish a mean 1-yr target of $219.00 (implying +16% upside).
Moat
Net margin 16% beats the market median by a meaningful margin — the company is keeping more of every revenue dollar than the average S&P constituent. ROE 18% sits above Buffett's preferred 15% threshold — the equity base is compounding at a rate the market struggles to discount accurately. FCF converts 124% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash, a sign that working capital and capex are well-disciplined.
Risk
Mature compounder — the risk is paying up for quality at a moment when growth is decelerating. Watch for sequential revenue + margin trends; the inflection from "compounder" to "ex-compounder" is hard to spot until the multiple already started compressing.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
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Where SLVM and SSD diverge
On the headline score the gap is 24.0 points in favor of SSD. They get there differently, though — each leads on a different pillar, so the better pick depends on which you weight.
- GrowthSLVM 14.7 · SSD 50.0SSD +35.3
- QualitySLVM 54.2 · SSD 83.2SSD +29.0
- ValueSLVM 50.8 · SSD 47.7SLVM +3.1
Pillars run 0–100 against sector peers, so a score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.