Designs and manufactures water system solutions for non-residential buildings. Offers finish plumbing, drainage, and interceptor products under the Zurn brand. Now — the numbers.
This is an established company with proven profits.
Average growth of 17% 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.
A solid grade overall — yet the debt outweighs the cash. The strength here comes from earnings power.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.
The price is looking for direction — no strong breakout, no collapse.
Valuation: The stock trades at a price that looks expensive next to its earnings; that can cap future returns.
The stock trades below its recent peak — about 13% off the top. A pullback, not a collapse.
Over the last 4 years, sales grew about 17% a year on average.
It met or beat analyst expectations in 8 of the last 8 quarters — consistency is a promise kept.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 42 buys and 27 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
The company’s market value is 39 times its annual profit. Even a small disappointment could hit the price hard.
Today’s price already includes part of tomorrow’s optimism. Report-card grade: 43/100.
The price action doesn’t yet back an upward turn.
On our five-subject report card, ZWS sits near the top of the class. A high grade doesn’t mean “guaranteed win” — it means “the evidence looks strong for now.”
The takeaway: ZWS 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 (43/100) says the stock isn’t cheap.
Not covered, because the filings we hold do not carry it: the revenue breakdown.