| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 2/6 |
| Future Growth | 1/6 |
| Past Performance | 4/6 |
| Financial Health | 6/6 |
| Dividends | 0/6 |
PLXS Stock Overview
Plexus Corp., together with its subsidiaries, provides electronic manufacturing services in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific.
Plexus Competitors
Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | US$79.34 |
| 52 Week High | US$101.17 |
| 52 Week Low | US$72.46 |
| Beta | 1.14 |
| 1 Month Change | -16.65% |
| 3 Month Change | -14.88% |
| 1 Year Change | 3.50% |
| 3 Year Change | 44.60% |
| 5 Year Change | 46.11% |
| Change since IPO | 7,516.64% |
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Shareholder Returns
| PLXS | US Electronic | US Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | -6.8% | -6.3% | -5.1% |
| 1Y | 3.5% | 1.3% | 3.3% |
Return vs Industry: PLXS exceeded the US Electronic industry which returned 2.5% over the past year.
Return vs Market: PLXS matched the US Market which returned 4.2% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| PLXS volatility | |
|---|---|
| PLXS Average Weekly Movement | 5.0% |
| Electronic Industry Average Movement | 7.3% |
| Market Average Movement | 6.7% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in US Market | 15.4% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in US Market | 2.4% |
Stable Share Price: PLXS is not significantly more volatile than the rest of US stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 5% a week.
Volatility Over Time: PLXS's weekly volatility (5%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 19,200 | Todd Kelsey | https://www.plexus.com |
Plexus Corp., together with its subsidiaries, provides electronic manufacturing services in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific. It offers design and development, supply chain, new product introduction, and manufacturing solutions, as well as aftermarket services to companies in the healthcare/life sciences, industrial/commercial, aerospace/defense, and communications market sectors. Plexus Corp. was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Neenah, Wisconsin.
Plexus Fundamentals Summary
| PLXS fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market Cap | US$2.22b |
| Earnings (TTM) | US$138.91m |
| Revenue (TTM) | US$3.37b |
16.0x
P/E Ratio0.7x
P/S RatioIs PLXS overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| PLXS income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | US$3.37b |
| Cost of Revenue | US$3.05b |
| Gross Profit | US$323.30m |
| Expenses | US$184.38m |
| Earnings | US$138.91m |
Last Reported Earnings
Oct 02, 2021
Next Earnings Date
Jan 26, 2022
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 4.96 |
| Gross Margin | 9.60% |
| Net Profit Margin | 4.12% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 20.6% |
How did PLXS perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonValuation
Is Plexus undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
16x
Price to Earnings (PE) ratio
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: PLXS ($79.34) is trading above our estimate of fair value ($54.9)
Significantly Below Fair Value: PLXS is trading above our estimate of fair value.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: PLXS is good value based on its PE Ratio (16x) compared to the US Electronic industry average (16.8x).
PE vs Market: PLXS is good value based on its PE Ratio (16x) compared to the US market (16.5x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: PLXS is poor value based on its PEG Ratio (1.4x)
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: PLXS's PB Ratio (2.2x) is in line with the US Electronic industry average.
Future Growth
How is Plexus forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 5 analysts?
11.6%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: PLXS's forecast earnings growth (11.6% per year) is above the savings rate (2%).
Earnings vs Market: PLXS's earnings (11.6% per year) are forecast to grow slower than the US market (13% per year).
High Growth Earnings: PLXS's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.
Revenue vs Market: PLXS's revenue (7.8% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the US market (9.1% per year).
High Growth Revenue: PLXS's revenue (7.8% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: PLXS's Return on Equity is forecast to be low in 3 years time (14.3%).
Past Performance
How has Plexus performed over the past 5 years?
18.1%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: PLXS has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: PLXS's current net profit margins (4.1%) are higher than last year (3.5%).
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: PLXS's earnings have grown by 18.1% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: PLXS's earnings growth over the past year (18.3%) exceeds its 5-year average (18.1% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: PLXS earnings growth over the past year (18.3%) underperformed the Electronic industry 42.1%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: PLXS's Return on Equity (13.5%) is considered low.
Financial Health
How is Plexus's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: PLXS's short term assets ($1.9B) exceed its short term liabilities ($1.1B).
Long Term Liabilities: PLXS's short term assets ($1.9B) exceed its long term liabilities ($305.0M).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: PLXS has more cash than its total debt.
Reducing Debt: PLXS's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 27.9% to 20.6% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: PLXS's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (67.3%).
Interest Coverage: PLXS's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (13.9x coverage).
Balance Sheet
Dividend
What is Plexus's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate PLXS's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate PLXS's dividend yield against the top 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if PLXS's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if PLXS's dividend payments have been increasing.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: Insufficient data to calculate payout ratio to determine if its dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: No need to calculate the sustainability of PLXS's dividend in 3 years as they are not forecast to pay a notable one for the US market.
Next Steps
Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
5.3yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Todd Kelsey (56 yo)
5.33yrs
Tenure
US$7,623,221
Compensation
Mr. Todd P. Kelsey has been the Chief Executive Officer and President of Plexus Corporation since September 30, 2016. Mr. Kelsey served as Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President at Plexus Cor...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Todd's total compensation ($USD7.62M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD3.74M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Todd's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
Leadership Team
Experienced Management: PLXS's management team is seasoned and experienced (5.3 years average tenure).
Board Members
Experienced Board: PLXS's board of directors are considered experienced (6.9 years average tenure).
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: PLXS insiders have only sold shares in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
Plexus Corp.'s employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: Plexus Corp.
- Ticker: PLXS
- Exchange: NasdaqGS
- Founded: 1979
- Industry: Electronic Manufacturing Services
- Sector: Tech
- Implied Market Cap: US$2.222b
- Shares outstanding: 28.01m
- Website: https://www.plexus.com
Number of Employees
Location
- Plexus Corp.
- One Plexus Way
- Neenah
- Wisconsin
- 54957
- United States
Listings
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2022/01/26 00:52 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2022/01/25 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2021/10/02 |
| Annual Earnings | 2021/10/02 |
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.