AZZ:NYE-AZZ Inc. (USD)

EQUITY | Specialty Business Services | New York Stock Exchange

Last Closing

USD 71.49

Change

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Market Cap

USD 1.71B

Volume

3.29M

Analyst Target

USD 44.25
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About

AZZ Inc is an specialty electrical equipment manufacturer and provides engineered services to the power generation, industrial, transmission and distribution markets. It also provides galvanizing services.

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ETFs Containing AZZ

FYC First Trust Small Cap Gro.. 0.00 % 0.70 %

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USD 0.26B
FYX First Trust Small Cap Cor.. 0.00 % 0.63 %

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USD 0.85B
WBIB 0.00 % 1.06 %

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MGMT Ballast Small/Mid Cap ETF 0.00 % 0.00 %

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USD 0.14B

Market Performance

  Market Performance vs. Industry/Classification (Specialty Business Services) Market Performance vs. Exchange (New York Stock Exchange)
  Value Sector Median Percentile Rank Grade Market Median Percentile Rank Grade
YTD  
Capital Gain 23.07% 88% B+ 94% A
Dividend Return 0.59% 50% F 33% F
Total Return 23.65% 88% B+ 94% A
Trailing 12 Months  
Capital Gain 89.48% 96% N/A 97% N/A
Dividend Return 1.80% 53% F 26% F
Total Return 91.28% 96% N/A 97% N/A
Trailing 5 Years  
Capital Gain 51.69% 71% C- 75% C
Dividend Return 7.21% 40% F 25% F
Total Return 58.90% 71% C- 72% C
Average Annual (5 Year Horizon)  
Capital Gain 11.76% 68% D+ 74% C
Dividend Return 13.33% 68% D+ 74% C
Total Return 1.58% 56% F 38% F
Risk Return Profile  
Volatility (Standard Deviation) 38.70% 32% F 27% F
Risk Adjusted Return 34.46% 68% D+ 57% F
Market Capitalization 1.71B 52% F 63% D

Key Financial Ratios

  Ratio vs. Industry/Classification (Specialty Business Services) Ratio vs. Market (New York Stock Exchange)
  Value Sector Median Percentile Rank Grade Market Median Percentile Rank Grade
Market Value  
Price / Earning Ratio 23.60 60% 39%
Price/Book Ratio 2.12 48% 41%
Price / Cash Flow Ratio 7.34 74% 49%
Price/Free Cash Flow Ratio 9.62 52% 44%
Management Effectiveness  
Return on Equity 11.37% 68% 63%
Return on Invested Capital 10.83% 70% 67%
Return on Assets 6.27% 92% 79%
Debt to Equity Ratio 135.96% 42% 25%

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Analyst Rating

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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:
Superior return on assets

The company management has delivered better return on assets in the most recent 4 quarters than its peers, placing it in the top quartile.

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.

Superior Earnings Growth

This stock has shown top quartile earnings growth in the previous 5 years compared to its sector.

What to not like:
Highly leveraged

The company is in the bottom half compared to its sector peers on debt to equity and is highly leveraged. However, do check the news and look at its sector and management statements. Sometimes this is high because the company is trying to grow aggressively.

Overpriced compared to book value

The stock is trading high compared to its peers median on a price to book value basis.

High volatility

The total returns for this company are volatile and above median for its sector over the past 5 years. Make sure you have the risk tolerance for investing in such stock.