Manufactures electrical conduits and cables. Produces metal framing and mechanical pipe solutions. Now — the numbers.
That much dependence is a risk in itself: if this one line weakens, the whole company feels it directly.
The company closed last year at a loss: costs ran above sales. The picture changes only if spending is reined in.
At this burn rate the cash pile isn’t the pressing question — for now, time is on the company’s side.
This company is not turning a profit, so the market is pricing its sales instead: 1.1× for every dollar of annual revenue.
Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 37% of them.
Analysts' average target sits 19% below today's price.
Executives buying with their own money is usually read as confidence in the company’s future.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly below the class average.
The stock has been running stronger than the market lately.
Valuation: The stock trades at a price that looks expensive next to its earnings; that can cap future returns.
Growth: Sales growth trails the sector average.
The stock trades 51% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 64 buys and 28 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
It pays out $1.32 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.
A loss of $15.2M against $2.9B in annual sales. And on top of that, sales fell from the year before.
The stock trades 19% above the average analyst price target.
On our five-subject report card, ATKR sits in the middle of the class: some subjects shine, others don’t. The grade moves as the numbers move.
The takeaway: ATKR’s sales are going backwards, and it closed last year at a loss. The road back runs through both.