Preformed Line Products Co. (PLPC) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

Score

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Strong Sell

Sell

Hold

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Comparison

Company

Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Why is Preformed Line Products Co. ?

Flat results in Sep 25

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q) Lowest at 10.63 %
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q) Lowest at USD 2.36 MM
NET PROFIT(Q) Lowest at USD 2.63 MM

With ROCE of 13.99%, it has a very expensive valuation with a 3.85 Enterprise value to Capital Employed

The stock is trading at a fair value compared to its peers' average historical valuations
Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 88.21%, its profits have risen by 12.8% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 3.5

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you sell?

All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses

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

When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data

Is Preformed Line Products Co. for you?

High Risk, High Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Preformed Line Products Co.

88.33%

2.70

42.85%

S&P 500

13.68%

0.71

19.28%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

7.52%

EBIT Growth (5y)

6.83%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

23.32

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

0.36

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

-0.04

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

1.33

Tax Ratio

25.72%

Dividend Payout Ratio

10.67%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

75.86%

ROCE (avg)

15.48%

ROE (avg)

12.67%

Valuation

Valuation Scorecard

Valuation grade scale :

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

Valuation Key Factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

3.66

EV to EBIT

27.56

EV to EBITDA

20.30

EV to Capital Employed

3.85

EV to Sales

2.52

PEG Ratio

3.47

Dividend Yield

0.23%

ROCE (Latest)

13.99%

ROE (Latest)

7.97%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Mildly Bearish

Bullish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Bullish

Moving Averages

Bullish (Daily)

KST

Bullish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bullish

Bullish

OBV

Bullish

Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned

Technical Movement

Analyse All Technical Factors

Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

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

6What is working for the Company

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at -5.6 %

DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Highest at 37.63%

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Highest at USD 139.85 MM

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 5.73 times

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at USD 178.09 MM

-10What is not working for the Company

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Lowest at 10.63 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD 2.36 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD 2.63 MM

EPS(Q)

Lowest at USD 0.53

Here's what is working for Preformed Line Products Co.

Debt-Equity Ratio

Lowest at -5.6 % 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

Net Sales

Highest at USD 178.09 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (USD MM)

Cash and Eqv

Highest at USD 139.85 MM

in the last six Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Short Term liquidity is improving

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Highest at 5.73 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Dividend Payout Ratio

Highest at 37.63%

in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)

Depreciation

Highest at USD 5.81 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation

Depreciation (USD MM)

Here's what is not working for Preformed Line Products Co.

Pre-Tax Profit

At USD 2.36 MM has Fallen at -83.9%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 14.63 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit

At USD 2.63 MM has Fallen at -75.12%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 10.56 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

Operating Profit Margin

Lowest at 10.63 %

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Company's profit margin has deteriorated

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit

Lowest at USD 2.36 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit

Lowest at USD 2.63 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

EPS

Lowest at USD 0.53

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders

EPS (USD)