On the stock market since 1995, it operates in the world of heavy industry. It has 44,000 employees. Now — the numbers.
This is an established company with proven profits.
Average growth of 14% a year over the last 4 years. Every year shown ended in profit.
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.
Debt is low and cash is strong; the finances stand solid.
The price isn’t cheap next to earnings — that’s why this grade sits in the middle.
Sales are growing strongly for its sector.
The price is looking for direction — no strong breakout, no collapse.
No real weak spot in any of the five subjects — a balanced report card.
angles, checked one by one.
The 2 that stand out are on screen; the rest came back neutral.
The council scores out of 10; report-card grades are out of 100.
Profit per Sale: The profit kept from each sale is thin.
The stock trades 17% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
Over the last 3 years, sales grew about 15% a year on average.
There is $1.1B in the vault; even if every debt were paid off, $268.4M would remain.
It met or beat analyst expectations in 8 of the last 8 quarters — consistency is a promise kept.
Since the drop from its peak, buyer appetite hasn’t come back. Council score: 0/10.
As the slice kept from each sale thins out, so does the profit. Council score: 3/10.
On our five-subject report card, EME sits near the top of the class. A high grade doesn’t mean “guaranteed win” — it means “the evidence looks strong for now.”
The takeaway: EME is an established business that has proven its profits for years. The real debate isn’t the quality of the business — it’s what that quality should cost.
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 (57/100) says the stock isn’t cheap.