Designs and manufactures industrial pumps and pump systems. Produces engineered and industrial valves and automation solutions. Now — the numbers.
The biggest line carries real weight, but it doesn’t decide everything on its own.
This is an established company with proven profits.
Average growth of 8% a year over the last 4 years. Every year shown ended in profit.
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 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.
Clearly below the class average.
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.
Growth: Sales growth trails the sector average.
The stock trades 19% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 77 buys and 55 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
It pays out $0.86 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.
Today’s price already includes part of tomorrow’s optimism. Report-card grade: 49/100.
The growth engine is running at low revs right now. Report-card grade: 49/100.
On our five-subject report card, FLS sits in the middle of the class: some subjects shine, others don’t. The grade moves as the numbers move.
The takeaway: FLS 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.