Mueller Water Products, Inc.

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Industrial Manufacturing
  • ISIN: US6247581084
USD
25.63
-0.26 (-1.0%)
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  • Financials
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stock-recommendationScore
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Strong Sell
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Comparison

Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
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Mueller Water Products, Inc.
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Crane NXT Co.
Enovis Corp.

Why is Mueller Water Products, Inc. ?

1
Strong ability to service debt as the company has a low Debt to EBITDA ratio of 1.23 times
2
Positive results in Jun 25
  • OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at USD 225.1 MM
  • DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Lowest at 11.53 %
  • INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Highest at 1,800
3
With ROCE of 23.89%, it has a expensive valuation with a 3.98 Enterprise value to Capital Employed
  • The stock is trading at a discount compared to its peers' average historical valuations
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 0.00%, its profits have risen by 31.9% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.8
stock-recommendationReal-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you buy?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Mueller Water Products, Inc. should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Industrial Manufacturing should be less than 30%

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Industrial Manufacturing)

When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock

Is Mueller Water Products, Inc. for you?

Medium Risk, High Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Mueller Water Products, Inc.
8.1%
1.10
36.48%
S&P 500
22.24%
0.70
20.15%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
stock-summaryCapital Structure
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
7.86%
EBIT Growth (5y)
15.51%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
7.84
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
1.23
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.15
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.03
Tax Ratio
28.44%
Dividend Payout Ratio
22.02%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
100.00%
ROCE (avg)
16.26%
ROE (avg)
14.35%
stock-recommendationValuation

Valuation Scorecard stock-summary

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Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors stock-summary

Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
20
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
4.15
EV to EBIT
15.06
EV to EBITDA
12.86
EV to Capital Employed
4.18
EV to Sales
2.92
PEG Ratio
0.54
Dividend Yield
1.01%
ROCE (Latest)
27.73%
ROE (Latest)
20.38%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
stock-recommendationFinancial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary

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Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

17What is working for the Company
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at 2.93 %

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 6.8 times

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Highest at 2,025

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -7.18% (YoY

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Highest at USD 880.6 MM

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at USD 384.4 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 97.2 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 25.29 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 83.2 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 62.4 MM

EPS(Q)

Highest at USD 0.38

-2What is not working for the Company
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Lowest at 18.64%

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 2.64 times

Here's what is working for Mueller Water Products, Inc.

Interest Coverage Ratio
Highest at 2,025
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving

Operating Profit to Interest

Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at 2.93 % and Grown
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital

Debt-Equity Ratio

Debtors Turnover Ratio
Highest at 6.8 times and Grown
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Net Sales
Highest at USD 384.4 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (USD MM)

Operating Profit
Highest at USD 97.2 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (USD MM)

Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 25.29 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at USD 83.2 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit
Highest at USD 62.4 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (USD MM)

EPS
Highest at USD 0.38
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (USD)

Cash and Eqv
Highest at USD 880.6 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -7.18% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin

Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales

Here's what is not working for Mueller Water Products, Inc.

Inventory Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 2.64 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Dividend Payout Ratio
Lowest at 18.64%
in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing lower proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)