Processes carbon flat-rolled steel for various applications. Manufactures tailor welded blanks for the automotive industry. Now — the numbers.
This is an established company with proven profits.
The gap is $269.8M. In times of high interest rates, a gap like that can squeeze a company.
The market pays 99.8× 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 86% of them.
Analysts' average target sits 36% 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.
The price looks reasonable next to what the company earns.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly below the class average.
Financial Strength: The cash-and-debt balance is thin; the buffer for hard times is slim.
Price Momentum: The stock has lagged the market in recent months; investor interest is weak right now.
angles, checked one by one.
The 3 that stand out are on screen; the rest came back neutral.
The council scores out of 10; report-card grades are out of 100.
Profit per Sale: The profit kept from each sale is thin.
The stock trades 30% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
It pays out $0.64 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.
This stock swings about 2.3 times as much as the market average. Big rallies — and big drops — can both happen fast.
Over the last 4 years, sales fell about 4% a year on average. Profit is holding up, but a shrinking business is a risk worth watching.
The company’s market value is 100 times its annual profit. Even a small disappointment could hit the price hard.
On our five-subject report card, WS sits in the middle of the class: some subjects shine, others don’t. The grade moves as the numbers move.
The takeaway: WS is an established business that has proven its profits for years. The real debate isn’t the quality of the business — it’s what that quality should cost.
The total grade weighs these five subjects against the sector — it isn’t a simple average of the five.
Not covered, because the filings we hold do not carry it: the revenue breakdown.