Douglas Dynamics, Inc.

NYSE:PLOW Stock Report

Market Cap: US$601.6m

Douglas Dynamics Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 5/6

Douglas Dynamics has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 26.2%, while the Machinery industry saw earnings growing at 15.4% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 2.6% per year. Douglas Dynamics's return on equity is 21.2%, and it has net margins of 9.7%.

Key information

26.2%

Earnings growth rate

26.1%

EPS growth rate

Machinery Industry Growth8.8%
Revenue growth rate2.6%
Return on equity21.2%
Net Margin9.7%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

Concerns Surrounding Douglas Dynamics' (NYSE:PLOW) Performance

Nov 06
Concerns Surrounding Douglas Dynamics' (NYSE:PLOW) Performance

Recent updates

Douglas Dynamics: Tactical Play With Heavy Snowfall Winter

Jan 30

Douglas Dynamics' (NYSE:PLOW) Dividend Will Be $0.295

Dec 09
Douglas Dynamics' (NYSE:PLOW) Dividend Will Be $0.295

Concerns Surrounding Douglas Dynamics' (NYSE:PLOW) Performance

Nov 06
Concerns Surrounding Douglas Dynamics' (NYSE:PLOW) Performance

Douglas Dynamics (NYSE:PLOW) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.295

Sep 08
Douglas Dynamics (NYSE:PLOW) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.295

Douglas Dynamics' (NYSE:PLOW) Returns Have Hit A Wall

Jul 31
Douglas Dynamics' (NYSE:PLOW) Returns Have Hit A Wall

Douglas Dynamics Is Beginning To Prove Itself

Jul 30

Douglas Dynamics, Inc.'s (NYSE:PLOW) Shareholders Might Be Looking For Exit

Jul 17
Douglas Dynamics, Inc.'s (NYSE:PLOW) Shareholders Might Be Looking For Exit

Douglas Dynamics (NYSE:PLOW) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.295

Jun 11
Douglas Dynamics (NYSE:PLOW) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.295

Douglas Dynamics: Market Leader Trading At Near-Trough Multiple On Depressed Earnings

May 24

Douglas Dynamics: Priced For (Potentially) Attractive Returns

May 02

How The Weather Can Save Douglas Dynamics

Apr 10

Earnings Tell The Story For Douglas Dynamics, Inc. (NYSE:PLOW)

Feb 01
Earnings Tell The Story For Douglas Dynamics, Inc. (NYSE:PLOW)

Douglas Dynamics, Inc.'s (NYSE:PLOW) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 29% Above Its Share Price

Jan 04
Douglas Dynamics, Inc.'s (NYSE:PLOW) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 29% Above Its Share Price

Diving Into Douglas Dynamics

Oct 10

Douglas Dynamics: Current Share Price A Good Opportunity For Long-Term Dividend Investors

Sep 09

If EPS Growth Is Important To You, Douglas Dynamics (NYSE:PLOW) Presents An Opportunity

Aug 02
If EPS Growth Is Important To You, Douglas Dynamics (NYSE:PLOW) Presents An Opportunity

Douglas Dynamics: Plowing Through The Pain

Jun 23

Douglas Dynamics (NYSE:PLOW) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.295

Jun 10
Douglas Dynamics (NYSE:PLOW) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.295

Douglas Dynamics reports mixed Q4 earnings; initiates FY23 outlook

Feb 21

Douglas Dynamics Still Offers Upside From Here

Jan 09

Douglas Dynamics declares $0.29 dividend

Dec 07

Douglas Dynamics GAAP EPS of $0.56 beats by $0.13, revenue of $166.1M beats by $11.75M

Oct 31

Returns On Capital At Douglas Dynamics (NYSE:PLOW) Have Hit The Brakes

Oct 22
Returns On Capital At Douglas Dynamics (NYSE:PLOW) Have Hit The Brakes

Douglas Dynamics' (NYSE:PLOW) Dividend Will Be $0.29

Sep 10
Douglas Dynamics' (NYSE:PLOW) Dividend Will Be $0.29

Douglas Dynamics declares $0.29 dividend

Sep 06

An Intrinsic Calculation For Douglas Dynamics, Inc. (NYSE:PLOW) Suggests It's 42% Undervalued

Aug 24
An Intrinsic Calculation For Douglas Dynamics, Inc. (NYSE:PLOW) Suggests It's 42% Undervalued

Douglas Dynamics: Buy Now, Winter Is Coming

Aug 22

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Douglas Dynamics makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

NYSE:PLOW Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 2455954850
30 Jun 2457428770
31 Mar 2458128780
31 Dec 2356823790
30 Sep 2359428830
30 Jun 2361635840
31 Mar 2359629830
31 Dec 2261638820
30 Sep 2260935830
30 Jun 2257129810
31 Mar 2254126800
31 Dec 2154130790
30 Sep 2154740770
30 Jun 2155342750
31 Mar 21515-76690
31 Dec 20480-87670
30 Sep 20482-93750
30 Jun 20490-90760
31 Mar 2054739790
31 Dec 1957249790
30 Sep 1956352710
30 Jun 1954649700
31 Mar 1953345720
31 Dec 1852443710
30 Sep 1851063710
30 Jun 1851162680
31 Mar 1848756640
31 Dec 1747555630
30 Sep 1746730610
30 Jun 1746528610
31 Mar 1744030550
31 Dec 1641638510
30 Sep 1640543480
30 Jun 1640252470
31 Mar 1639548470
31 Dec 1540044480
30 Sep 1538241460
30 Jun 1534037420
31 Mar 1532138400
31 Dec 1430439360
30 Sep 1427635340
30 Jun 1425025310
31 Mar 1421716290

Quality Earnings: PLOW has a large one-off gain of $41.1M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 30th September, 2024.

Growing Profit Margin: PLOW's current net profit margins (9.7%) are higher than last year (4.6%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: PLOW's earnings have grown significantly by 26.2% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: PLOW's earnings growth over the past year (96.9%) exceeds its 5-year average (26.2% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: PLOW earnings growth over the past year (96.9%) exceeded the Machinery industry 12.1%.

Return on Equity

High ROE: PLOW's Return on Equity (21.2%) is considered high.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/30 22:52
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/30 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Analyst Sources

Douglas Dynamics, Inc. is covered by 10 analysts. 3 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Timothy WojsBaird
Jason UrsanerCJS Securities, Inc.
Ryan SigdahlCraig-Hallum Capital Group LLC