Develops and manufactures specialty materials. Provides solutions for refrigerants. 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 $1.9B. In times of high interest rates, a gap like that can squeeze a company.
The market pays 41.2× for every dollar this company earns in a year — a price that already assumes things go well.
Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 29% of them.
Analysts' average target sits 33% above today's price.
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.
Clearly below the class average.
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 31% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 73 buys and 25 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
It pays out $0.23 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.
Over the last 3 years, sales grew only 3% a year on average. At this size, speeding back up is not easy.
The company’s market value is 41 times its annual profit. Even a small disappointment could hit the price hard.
On our five-subject report card, SOLS sits in the middle of the class: some subjects shine, others don’t. The grade moves as the numbers move.
The takeaway: SOLS 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 (29/100) says the stock isn’t cheap.