Produces surfactants for consumer and industrial cleaning products. Manufactures polymers for rigid foam insulation and CASE applications. 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 $558.4M. In times of high interest rates, a gap like that can squeeze a company.
The market pays 29.8× for every dollar of annual profit — around what a business like this usually costs.
Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 69% of them.
Analysts' average target sits 38% above today's price.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.
Clearly below the class average.
The stock has been running stronger than the market lately.
Growth: Sales growth trails the sector average.
Financial Strength: The cash-and-debt balance is thin; the buffer for hard times is slim.
The stock trades 52% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 65 buys and 34 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
It pays out $1.58 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.
Over the last 4 years, sales fell about 0% a year on average. Profit is holding up, but a shrinking business is a risk worth watching.
The growth engine is running at low revs right now. Report-card grade: 29/100.
The balance sheet offers little cushion against a rough stretch. Report-card grade: 36/100.
We don’t have a report card for this stock yet — the data isn’t mature enough to grade. No grade is information too: it means the evidence is thin.
One-line summary: few numbers, an untested story. Keep watching.