Design and manufacture engineered products for aerospace and defense applications. Provide diagnostic testing solutions for electric power grid operators. Now — the numbers.
Revenue is spread across several lines; no single product carries the company.
This is an established company with proven profits.
Average growth of 11% a year over the last 4 years. Every year shown ended in profit.
The market pays 23.4× for every dollar of annual profit — around what a business like this usually costs.
Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 42% of them.
Analysts' average target sits 53% above today's price.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.
A solid grade overall — yet the debt outweighs the cash. The strength here comes from earnings power.
Clearly below the class average.
Sales are growing strongly for its sector.
The price is looking for direction — no strong breakout, no collapse.
Valuation: The stock trades at a price that looks expensive next to its earnings; that can cap future returns.
The stock trades 24% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
The net profit margin is 27% — still a thick cushion, though costs have been eating into it lately.
Over the last 4 years, sales grew about 11% a year on average.
It met or beat analyst expectations in 7 of the last 8 quarters — consistency is a promise kept.
Today’s price already includes part of tomorrow’s optimism. Report-card grade: 42/100.
On our five-subject report card, ESE 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: ESE 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.
Analysts’ average target sits above today’s price, yet the valuation grade (42/100) says the stock isn’t cheap.