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PLPC

NSQ:PLPC · US7404441047
Electrical EquipmentMedium

360

73
EV / EBIT27
Price / Owner Earnings7
Owner Earnings Yield53
Dividend Yield1
Price/Sales49
EV / Gross Profit58
Price/Book47
Return on Capital81
Cash Return on Capital58
Return on Equity53
EBIT Margin66
Gross Profitability87
Cash Conversion79
Accruals47
Owner Earnings Margin63
Sales growth58
Profit Growth31
Long-Term EPS Growth98
Owner Earnings Growth10
Reinvestment67
Price momentum69
Debt load75
Refinancing67
Debt Payback100
Liquidity94
Analyst ratings5
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside32
Market mood55
Value Creation10/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

PLPC clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryElectrical Equipment
SizeMedium
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNASDAQGS
Founded1947
Employees637
Websiteplp.com
ISINUS7404441047
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Themes
Power GridUtility Scale SolarIndustrial AutomationResidential SolarDrone TechnologyOptical InfrastructureElectric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure

Description

Preformed Line Products Company and its subsidiaries (PLP) operate as an international designer and manufacturer of products and systems employed in the construction and maintenance of overhead, ground-mounted and underground networks for energy, tel…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

Preformed Line Products Company is a middle-of-the-road business: neither the economics nor the price stand out from the peer group.

The price is expensive. You pay 96.9× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically expensive zone. At today's price, the market is assuming roughly 28% yearly growth; analysts expect 22%. The gap between price and consensus is worth watching: demanding expectations.

The trajectory is moderate and the balance sheet is sturdy. The company scores 10/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value.

Nothing is flagged here: no red or amber gates, no divergence between profits and cash. That is itself information: the numbers are straightforward. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
64
20232026

All-time high

97

Jan 2023

All-time low

64

Jun 2026

Average rank

86

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
49
78
Price/Earnings
46
87
Price/Book
47
76
Dividend Yield
1
85
Value (overall)
33
95

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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