Methanex Corporation Common Stock (MEOH) : juste valeur

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Methanex is one of the world's largest producers of methanol, a commodity chemical that goes into formaldehyde resins, acetic acid and increasingly fuel and power applications, with plants spread across North America, Trinidad and the Middle East. Its advantage is scale and cost position: it is a low-cost, integrated producer selling into a market where the marginal ton sets the price, so volume and natural gas spreads drive earnings more than anything the company does on its own. Trailing earnings look thin, with a P/E of 64.3 against a forward P/E of 10.4, which tells you the market is pricing a sharp recovery in methanol margins rather than the current year's depressed numbers. Revenue growth of 75.2% reflects a rebound in pricing and volumes off a weak base, and the 37.1% operating margin shows how much operating leverage sits in the business when prices move. The stock is worth a closer look if you have a view on methanol pricing and gas costs over the next two to three years, since the forward multiple depends entirely on that call, and the 6.1% ROE says the balance sheet and cycle have not yet translated into durable returns.