Designs and manufactures aircraft components. Supplies components to the aerospace and defense industries. Now — the numbers.
The biggest line carries real weight, but it doesn’t decide everything on its own.
This is an established company with proven profits.
Average growth of 16% 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 below the class average.
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 30% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
The net profit margin is 23% — still a thick cushion, though costs have been eating into it lately.
Over the last 4 years, sales grew about 16% a year on average.
It met or beat analyst expectations in 7 of the last 8 quarters — consistency is a promise kept.
Over the last 12 months, executives reported 210 sells against just 12 buys. Not an alarm bell by itself, but a number worth watching.
Today’s price already includes part of tomorrow’s optimism. Report-card grade: 34/100.
Buyers haven’t stepped back in yet; the price hasn’t found its footing. Report-card grade: 44/100. For a turnaround signal, the stock first needs to close the gap with the market.
On our five-subject report card, TDG sits in the middle of the class: some subjects shine, others don’t. The grade moves as the numbers move.
The takeaway: TDG 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 (34/100) says the stock isn’t cheap.