P4L Stock Overview
Designs and manufactures products and systems that are used in the construction and maintenance of overhead, ground-mounted, and underground networks for the energy, telecommunication, cable, data communication, and other industries. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
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| Valuation | 1/6 |
| Future Growth | 0/6 |
| Past Performance | 2/6 |
| Financial Health | 6/6 |
| Dividends | 0/6 |
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Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
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| Current Share Price | US$118.00 |
| 52 Week High | US$135.00 |
| 52 Week Low | US$97.00 |
| Beta | 0.62 |
| 1 Month Change | -5.60% |
| 3 Month Change | 6.31% |
| 1 Year Change | -3.28% |
| 3 Year Change | 116.51% |
| 5 Year Change | n/a |
| Change since IPO | 182.30% |
Recent News & Updates
Recent updates
Shareholder Returns
| P4L | DE Electrical | DE Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | -1.7% | 1.9% | -0.2% |
| 1Y | -3.3% | 135.0% | 7.0% |
Return vs Industry: P4L underperformed the German Electrical industry which returned 135% over the past year.
Return vs Market: P4L underperformed the German Market which returned 7% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| P4L volatility | |
|---|---|
| P4L Average Weekly Movement | 5.4% |
| Electrical Industry Average Movement | 5.5% |
| Market Average Movement | 4.9% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in DE Market | 11.7% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in DE Market | 2.4% |
Stable Share Price: P4L has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the German market.
Volatility Over Time: P4L's weekly volatility (5%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 3,520 | Dennis McKenna | www.preformed.com |
Preformed Line Products Company, together with its subsidiaries, designs and manufactures products and systems that are used in the construction and maintenance of overhead, ground-mounted, and underground networks for the energy, telecommunication, cable, data communication, and other industries. The company offers optical ground wire products to support, protect, terminate, and splice transmission and distribution lines, as well as bolted, welded, and compressed connectors for substations; and string hardware products, polymer insulators, wildlife protection, substation fittings, and motion control devices. It also provides rugged outside plant closures to protect and support wireline and wireless networks, such as copper cable or fiber optic cable from moisture, environmental hazards, and other contaminants; and hardware assemblies, pole line hardware, plastic products, cable dynamics/vibration solutions, interior/exterior connectors, tools, and urethane solutions that are used by energy, renewable energy, communications, cable, and special industries for various applications.
Preformed Line Products Company Fundamentals Summary
| P4L fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market cap | €610.33m |
| Earnings (TTM) | €31.67m |
| Revenue (TTM) | €549.66m |
19.3x
P/E Ratio1.1x
P/S RatioIs P4L overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| P4L income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | US$572.20m |
| Cost of Revenue | US$389.92m |
| Gross Profit | US$182.28m |
| Other Expenses | US$149.31m |
| Earnings | US$32.97m |
Last Reported Earnings
Sep 30, 2024
Next Earnings Date
n/a
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 6.73 |
| Gross Margin | 31.86% |
| Net Profit Margin | 5.76% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 8.2% |
How did P4L perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonDividends
0.6%
Current Dividend Yield12%
Payout RatioCompany Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2024/12/27 13:31 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/23 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Preformed Line Products Company is covered by 1 analysts. 0 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Amruta Deshpande | Virtua Research Inc. |