Douglas Dynamics, Inc.

NYSE:PLOW Stock Report

Market Cap: US$516.9m

Douglas Dynamics Valuation

Is PLOW undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

4/6

Valuation Score 4/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of PLOW when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: PLOW ($22.64) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($54.28)

Significantly Below Fair Value: PLOW is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for PLOW?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

PLOW key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenue1.3x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA10.4x
PEG Ratio0.7x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does PLOW's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for PLOW vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average13.4x
MTW Manitowoc Company
11x18.2%US$454.9m
MLR Miller Industries
9.6xn/aUS$565.1m
ASTE Astec Industries
28.4x18.1%US$950.7m
REVG REV Group
4.7x-41.5%US$1.1b
PLOW Douglas Dynamics
18.6x26.0%US$516.9m

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: PLOW is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (18.6x) compared to the peer average (13.4x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does PLOW's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Machinery Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a9.6%
n/an/an/a
No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: PLOW is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (18.6x) compared to the US Machinery industry average (23x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is PLOW's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

PLOW PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio18.6x
Fair PE Ratio22.9x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: PLOW is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (18.6x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (22.9x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst PLOW forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$22.64
US$31.67
+39.9%
18.1%US$39.00US$25.00n/a3
Apr ’25US$24.30
US$37.50
+54.3%
4.0%US$39.00US$36.00n/a2
Mar ’25US$24.62
US$37.50
+52.3%
4.0%US$39.00US$36.00n/a2
Feb ’25US$25.54
US$35.00
+37.0%
10.7%US$39.00US$30.00n/a3
Jan ’25US$29.68
US$40.67
+37.0%
10.1%US$46.00US$36.00n/a3
Dec ’24US$28.15
US$40.67
+44.5%
10.1%US$46.00US$36.00n/a3
Nov ’24US$24.87
US$40.67
+63.5%
10.1%US$46.00US$36.00n/a3
Oct ’24US$30.18
US$44.00
+45.8%
6.4%US$46.00US$40.00n/a3
Sep ’24US$31.31
US$44.00
+40.5%
6.4%US$46.00US$40.00n/a3
Aug ’24US$33.06
US$45.33
+37.1%
9.1%US$50.00US$40.00n/a3
Jul ’24US$29.88
US$45.33
+51.7%
9.1%US$50.00US$40.00n/a3
Jun ’24US$28.67
US$45.33
+58.1%
9.1%US$50.00US$40.00n/a3
May ’24US$29.60
US$45.33
+53.2%
9.1%US$50.00US$40.00US$22.643
Apr ’24US$31.89
US$48.00
+50.5%
3.4%US$50.00US$46.00US$24.303
Mar ’24US$37.36
US$48.00
+28.5%
3.4%US$50.00US$46.00US$24.623
Feb ’24US$40.80
US$47.67
+16.8%
4.3%US$50.00US$45.00US$25.543
Jan ’24US$36.16
US$47.00
+30.0%
4.6%US$50.00US$45.00US$29.683
Dec ’23US$39.02
US$47.00
+20.5%
4.6%US$50.00US$45.00US$28.153
Nov ’23US$37.76
US$41.50
+9.9%
10.8%US$46.00US$37.00US$24.872
Oct ’23US$28.02
US$40.50
+44.5%
8.6%US$44.00US$37.00US$30.182
Sep ’23US$29.33
US$40.50
+38.1%
8.6%US$44.00US$37.00US$31.312
Aug ’23US$31.92
US$41.50
+30.0%
10.8%US$46.00US$37.00US$33.062
Jul ’23US$29.47
US$45.50
+54.4%
1.1%US$46.00US$45.00US$29.882
Jun ’23US$31.46
US$50.33
+60.0%
13.6%US$60.00US$45.00US$28.673
May ’23US$30.96
US$52.67
+70.1%
10.0%US$60.00US$48.00US$29.603

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price, but analysts are not within a statistically confident range of agreement.


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