Design and manufacture commercial laundry washers. Design and manufacture commercial laundry dryers. Now — the numbers.
This is an established company with proven profits.
Average growth of 7% a year over the last 3 years. Every year shown ended in profit.
The gap is $1.8B. In times of high interest rates, a gap like that can squeeze a company.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Profit power and business quality lead the class.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly below the class average.
Financial Strength: The cash-and-debt balance is thin; the buffer for hard times is slim.
Growth: Sales growth trails the sector average.
The stock trades 23% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
Our checks did not surface a specific strength to highlight here.
The company’s market value is 42 times its annual profit. Even a small disappointment could hit the price hard.
The balance sheet offers little cushion against a rough stretch. Report-card grade: 22/100.
The growth engine is running at low revs right now. Report-card grade: 24/100.
On our five-subject report card, ALH sits in the middle of the class: some subjects shine, others don’t. The grade moves as the numbers move.
The takeaway: ALH is an established business that has proven its profits for years. The real debate isn’t the quality of the business — it’s whether the price paid for the stock is too high.
The total grade weighs these five subjects against the sector — it isn’t a simple average of the five.
Analysts’ average target sits above today’s price, yet the valuation grade (49/100) says the stock isn’t cheap.
Not covered, because the filings we hold do not carry it: the revenue breakdown.