REAL-TIME GLOBAL RESEARCH
Grupo Mexico & Southern Copper: Model Update
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Grupo Mexico & Southern Copper: Model Update
Rodolfo Angele, CFA AC Latin America Equity Research
(55-11) 4950-3888 16 June 2026 J P M O R G A N
rodolfo.r.angele@jpmorgan.com
Investment Thesis, Valuation and Risks
Grupo Mexico (Neutral; Price Target: Ps183.00)
Investment Thesis
We rate GMex Neutral. Our Neutral rating is based on the recent stock rally – Gmex's stock
has increased around 31% in the last 3 months, and we now see the stock as fairly valued.
Additionally, our Commodities team expects copper prices to decrease from the current
$12,780/mt to $12,000/mt in the next couple of months. Given the stock's high correlation
with copper prices, we expect a downward revision to stock prices. We see the stock trading
at 7.3x EV/EBITDA 2026e with a PT of Ps183.0/sh, which represents 13% downside
potential to market prices.
Valuation
We base our price target for Grupo Mexico shares on an SOTP analysis, which includes
Grupo Mexico’s stake in Southern Copper (89%), GMXT (70%), and their full stake in the
Infrastructure and Asarco divisions. As for GMXT, Infrastructure and Asarco, we use public
information provided by Grupo Mexico to estimate the equity value. To adjust the NAV
derived from the SOTP, we apply a holding company discount of 25%. Our Dec 2026 price
target is Ps183.0/sh.
Risks to Rating and Price Target
• GMXT: Higher exposure to Mexico and Peru. The discount to NAV to SCCO could
be a reflection of investors’ risk aversion to Mexico and Peru (thus justifying the higher
discount), and we may not see the discount returning to historical levels. On the other
hand, if we have any macro changes in either of the countries we could see discounts
improving.
• Commodity prices. Another risk to our base case is volatility in commodity prices.
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