Constructs and maintains roadways across Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. Provides services for public and private infrastructure projects. Now — the numbers.
This is an established company with proven profits.
Average growth of 33% a year over the last 4 years. Every year shown ended in profit.
The gap is $1.5B. In times of high interest rates, a gap like that can squeeze a company.
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.
Profit indicators sit around the sector average.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly below the class average.
Sales are growing strongly for its sector.
Clearly below the class average.
Price Momentum: The stock has lagged the market in recent months; investor interest is weak right now.
Financial Strength: The cash-and-debt balance is thin; the buffer for hard times is slim.
The stock trades 29% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
Over the last 4 years, sales grew about 33% a year on average.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 50 buys and 44 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
The company’s market value is 55 times its annual profit. Even a small disappointment could hit the price hard.
Buyers haven’t stepped back in yet; the price hasn’t found its footing. Report-card grade: 34/100. For a turnaround signal, the stock first needs to close the gap with the market.
The balance sheet offers little cushion against a rough stretch. Report-card grade: 35/100.
On our five-subject report card, ROAD sits in the middle of the class: some subjects shine, others don’t. The grade moves as the numbers move.
The takeaway: ROAD 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 (39/100) says the stock isn’t cheap.
Not covered, because the filings we hold do not carry it: the revenue breakdown.