AZZ:NYE-AZZ Inc (USD)

COMMON STOCK | Electrical Equipment & Parts | NYE

Last Closing Price

USD 34.33

Change

+0.96 (+2.88)%

Market Cap

USD 0.87B

Volume

0.10M

Average Target Price

USD 48.00 (+39.82%)
Average Analyst Rating

Verdict

Fundamental Analysis

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About

AZZ Inc. provides galvanizing and metal coating solutions, welding solutions, specialty electrical equipment, and highly engineered services to the power generation, transmission, distribution, refining, and industrial markets. The company operates through two segments, Energy and Metal Coatings. The Energy segment provides specialized products and services designed to support industrial, electrical, and nuclear applications. It offers custom switchgear, electrical enclosures, medium and high voltage bus ducts, explosion proof and hazardous duty lighting, nuclear safety-related equipment, and tubular products to multi-national companies and small independent companies. This segment sells its products through internal sales force, manufacturers' representatives, distributors, and agents. The Metal Coatings segment offers hot dip galvanizing, powder coating, anodizing, plating, and other metal coating applications to the steel fabrication and other industries. It serves fabricators or manufacturers that provide services to the electrical and telecommunications, bridge and highway, petrochemical, and general industrial markets, as well as original equipment manufacturers. As of February 29, 2020, the company operated forty galvanizing plants, one galvabar plant, and seven surface technologies plants located in various locations in the United States and Canada. AZZ Inc. was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. Address: One Museum Place, Fort Worth, TX, United States, 76107

Company Website : http://www.azz.com

Address : One Museum Place, Fort Worth, TX, United States, 76107

Employees : 4,343

Fiscal Year End : February

Currency: USD

Country : USA

Technical Indicators

Beta : 1.44

52 Week High : 47.36

Short Ratio : 4.09

52 Week Low : 19.31

Shorted Shares : 466,847

200 Day Moving Average : 31.29

Shorted Shares Previous Month : 456,769

50 Day Moving Average : 34.39

Shares Held By Insiders : 15.59%

Short Percentage : 2.00%

Shares Held by Institutions : 93.34999999999999%

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ETFs Containing AZZ

Symbol Name Weight Mer Price(Change) Market Cap
WBIB WBI BullBear Value 2000 E.. 0.00 % 1.06 %

N/A

 USD7.74M

Market Performance

  Market Performance vs.
Industry/Classification (Electrical Equipment & Parts)		 Market Performance vs. Exchange
  Value Sector Median Percentile Rank Grade Market Median Percentile Rank Grade
YTD  
Capital Gain -25.29% 38% F 27% F
Dividend Return 1.11% 60% D- 34% F
Total Return -24.18% 38% F 26% F
Trailing 12 Months  
Capital Gain -21.19% 38% F 28% F
Dividend Return 1.56% 55% F 36% F
Total Return -19.63% 38% F 28% F
Trailing 5 Years  
Capital Gain -29.49% 44% F 25% F
Dividend Return 6.82% 57% F 18% F
Total Return -22.67% 44% F 21% F
Average Annual (5 Year Horizon)  
Capital Gain -9.55% N/A N/A 13% F
Dividend Return 1.32% N/A N/A 40% F
Total Return -8.22% N/A N/A 12% F
Risk Return Profile  
Volatility (Standard Deviation) 16.03% N/A N/A 50% F
Risk Adjusted Return -51.32% N/A N/A 8% F
Market Capitalization 0.87B 31% F 54% F
Letter Grade Percentage Letter Grade Percentage Letter Grade Percentage
A+ 97%-100% A 93%-96% A- 90%-92%
B+ 97%-89% B 83%-86% B- 80%-82%
C+ 77%-79% C 73%-76% C- 70%-72%
D+ 67%-69% D 63%-66% D- 60%-62%
F 0%-59%

Key Financial Ratios

  Ratio vs. Industry/Classification
(Electrical Equipment & Parts)		 Ratio vs. Market
  Value Sector Median Percentile Rank Grade Market Median Percentile Rank Grade
Market Value  
Price / Earning Ratio 26.82 36% F 25% F
Price/Book Ratio 1.37 83% B 48% F
Price / Cash Flow Ratio 6.04 69% D+ 48% F
EV/EBITDA 10.06 67% D+ 58% F
Management Effectiveness  
Return on Equity 5.18% 29% F 50% F
Return on Invested Capital 7.43% 44% F 61% D-
Return on Assets 5.18% 56% F 82% B-
Debt to Equity Ratio 12.28% 77% C+ 86% B
Technical Ratios  
Short Ratio 4.09 53% F 28% F
Short Percent 2.46% 64% D 65% D
Beta 1.44 38% F 28% F
Letter Grade Percentage Letter Grade Percentage Letter Grade Percentage
A+ 97%-100% A 93%-96% A- 90%-92%
B+ 97%-89% B 83%-86% B- 80%-82%
C+ 77%-79% C 73%-76% C- 70%-72%
D+ 67%-69% D 63%-66% D- 60%-62%
F 0%-59%

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Analyst Rating

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Fundamental Analysis Breakdown

This is a composite scorecard based on the application of evaluation criteria deemed most important by analysts. This is not a buy or sell recommendation.

What to like:
Underpriced compared to book value

The stock is trading low compared to its peers on a price to book value basis and is in the top quartile. It may be underpriced but do check its financial performance to make sure there is no specific reason.

Low debt

The company is less leveraged than its peers ,, and is among the top quartile, which makes it more flexible. However, do check the news and look at its sector. Sometimes this is low because the company is not growing and has no growth potential.

Positive cash flow

The company had positive total cash flow in the most recent four quarters.

Positive free cash flow

The company had positive total free cash flow in the most recent four quarters.

What to not like:
Low market capitalization

This is among the smaller entities in its sectors with below median market capitalization. That may make it less stable in the long run unless it has a unique technology or market which can help it grow or get acquired in future.

Overpriced compared to earnings

The stock is trading high compared to its peers on a price to earning basis and is above the sector median.

Poor return on equity

The company management has delivered below median return on equity in the most recent 4 quarters compared to its peers.

Poor capital utilization

The company management has delivered below median return on invested capital in the most recent 4 quarters compared to its peers.