Researches, formulates, and sells specialty chemicals and materials for electronics hardware products. Now — the numbers.
This is an established company with proven profits.
The market pays 43.9× for every dollar this company earns in a year — a price that already assumes things go well.
Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 25% of them.
Analysts' average target sits 42% above today's price.
Executive selling isn’t always bad news; people sell for personal reasons too. Still, the thin buying side is worth noting.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Profit indicators sit around the sector average.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly below the class average.
This grade is a blend: the profit side is strong, the sales tempo slow.
Clearly below the class average.
Valuation: The stock trades at a price that looks expensive next to its earnings; that can cap future returns.
Financial Strength: The cash-and-debt balance is thin; the buffer for hard times is slim.
The stock trades 30% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
It met or beat analyst expectations in 8 of the last 8 quarters — consistency is a promise kept.
It pays out $0.32 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.
Over the last 4 years, sales grew only 2% a year on average — the report card’s higher growth grade leans on profit power instead.
The company’s market value is 44 times its annual profit. Even a small disappointment could hit the price hard.
On our five-subject report card, ESI sits in the middle of the class: some subjects shine, others don’t. The grade moves as the numbers move.
The takeaway: ESI 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 (25/100) says the stock isn’t cheap.
Not covered, because the filings we hold do not carry it: the revenue breakdown.