Develop and apply tungsten carbides, ceramics, and super-hard materials. Provide metal cutting tools for turning, milling, and hole making. Now — the numbers.
That much dependence is a risk in itself: if this one line weakens, the whole company feels it directly.
This is an established company with proven profits.
The gap is $635.7M. In times of high interest rates, a gap like that can squeeze a company.
The market pays 6.6× for every dollar of annual profit — cheap, which is either an opportunity or a warning.
Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 81% of them.
Analysts' average target sits 24% above today's price.
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.
A solid grade overall — yet the debt outweighs the cash. The strength here comes from earnings power.
The price looks reasonable next to what the company earns.
This grade is a blend: the profit side is strong, the sales tempo slow.
Clearly below the class average.
Price Momentum: The stock has lagged the market in recent months; investor interest is weak right now.
The stock trades 32% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 92 buys and 75 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
It pays out $0.80 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.
Buyers haven’t stepped back in yet; the price hasn’t found its footing. Report-card grade: 42/100. For a turnaround signal, the stock first needs to close the gap with the market.
On our five-subject report card, KMT sits in the middle of the class: some subjects shine, others don’t. The grade moves as the numbers move.
The takeaway: KMT is an established business that has proven its profits for years. The real debate here isn’t the price — it’s whether the company can keep up this pace.
The total grade weighs these five subjects against the sector — it isn’t a simple average of the five.