Designs and manufactures custom-engineered electrical equipment and systems. Provides integrated power control room substations for heavy industries. 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 24% 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.
Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.
Clearly below the class average.
Sales are growing strongly for its sector.
Clearly below the class average.
Valuation: The stock trades at a price that looks expensive next to its earnings; that can cap future returns.
Price Momentum: The stock has lagged the market in recent months; investor interest is weak right now.
The stock trades 43% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
The net profit margin is 16% — still a thick cushion, though costs have been eating into it lately.
Over the last 4 years, sales grew about 24% a year on average.
There is $475.5M in the vault; even if every debt were paid off, $473.9M would remain.
The company’s market value is 37 times its annual profit. Even a small disappointment could hit the price hard.
Today’s price already includes part of tomorrow’s optimism. Report-card grade: 35/100.
Buyers haven’t stepped back in yet; the price hasn’t found its footing. Report-card grade: 46/100. For a turnaround signal, the stock first needs to close the gap with the market.
On our five-subject report card, POWL sits in the middle of the class: some subjects shine, others don’t. The grade moves as the numbers move.
The takeaway: POWL 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 (35/100) says the stock isn’t cheap.