Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. SSD scored 61.2, SUZ scored 48.1 — SSD leads.
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SSD
Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.
Lumber & Wood Production · Quality-Growth
61.2
$171.12 · $7.0B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
13.1
SSD leads
SUZ
Suzano S.A.
Paper & Paper Products · Quality-Growth
48.1
$8.57 · $10.6B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
CheapestSUZ6.9x
Fastest growthSSD+6.5%
Strongest balance sheetSSD0.21
Highest qualitySSD83 / 100
Largest discount to fair valueSUZ-34%
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)
SSD
stronger →← stronger
SUZ
83
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
57
50
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
50
55
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
53
SSD is stronger on 2 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
SSD
SUZ
$468mC
FCF
$975mC+
+6.5%C+
Rev
+5.7%C+
0.21B+
D/E
1.99D
18.8xB
P/E
6.9xA
3.80D
PEG
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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
SSD
SUZ
19% above
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
34% below
~10%/yr
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
~-4%/yr
-19%
1-yr DCF upside
+43%
-16%
5-yr DCF upside
+51%
-12%
10-yr DCF upside
+63%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
SSD
Why this score
Durable high returns
Cyclical growth
SUZ
Why this score
Cyclical growth
Foreign reporter (BRL)
The companies
SSDSimpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.
Lumber & Wood Production · $171.12 · beta 1.32
Why now
Lumber & Wood Production · market cap $7.0b. 20% off the 52-week high of $213.49. 5 sell-side analysts publish a mean 1-yr target of $219.00 (implying +28% 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% is above 15% — 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.
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.
SUZSuzano S.A.
Paper & Paper Products · $8.57 · beta 0.00
Why now
Paper & Paper Products · market cap $10.6b. Down 26% from 52-week high of $11.54 — deep drawdown territory. 6 sell-side analysts rate this a Strong Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $12.55 (implying +46% upside).
Moat
Net margin 17% 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% is above 15% — the equity base is compounding at a rate the market struggles to discount accurately.
Risk
Value re-rating depends on a catalyst. Without one — analyst day, divestiture, margin recovery, capital return — the stock can stay cheap on these multiples for years.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
The model slightly favors SSD (59.9) over SUZ (59.4) primarily due to SSD's superior Quality pillar score of 83, reflecting its durable high returns. However, a contrarian might prefer SUZ, which trades 31% below our DCF fair value and implies a negative 4% annual growth, suggesting significantly less optimism is priced in compared to SSD. Investors should note SUZ is a foreign reporter in BRL, adding a layer of currency risk.
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Where SSD and SUZ diverge
On the headline score the gap is 13.1 points in favor of SSD. The widest single difference is Quality, where SSD leads by 25.8 points.
QualitySSD 83.1 · SUZ 57.3SSD +25.8
ValueSSD 55.3 · SUZ 53.4level
GrowthSSD 50.0 · SUZ 50.0level
Pillars run 0–100. Value is judged against each company's own sector, so a Value 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.
Common questions
Is SSD or SUZ the better stock?
SSD scores higher: SSD 61.2, SUZ 48.1 out of 100 on the Bull Rankings quality-growth score, which blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number. A higher score means a stronger business at a more reasonable price — it is not a price target or a recommendation.
Where do SSD and SUZ differ most?
The widest gap is quality, where SSD leads by 26 points on the 0–100 pillar scale. The other two pillars are close enough to call level, so this is the one place they genuinely separate.
How are SSD and SUZ scored?
Each carries the same 0–100 quality-growth score used everywhere on the site, built from three pillars — quality (profitability and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them) — combined as a geometric mean, so a weak pillar cannot be papered over by a strong one.
How current is this comparison?
The whole universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the scores and fundamentals here reflect the latest published edition.