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PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS CO PLPC
PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS CO (PLPC) earns a Piotroski F-score of 5/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 0.21% (safety: safe). FY2025 revenue was $669.3M at a 5.3% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -2.74 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Analyst price target
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
How it ranks in Construction · percentile among 69 companies
Percentile vs other Construction companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 5/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.381 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.894 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.084 |
| Equity / liabilities | 2.671 |
Sector peers · similar-size Construction companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLPC | PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS CO | 5/9 | 8.78 | 54.8 | +12.7% |
| ESOA | Energy Services of America CORP | 1/9 | 1.91 | — | +16.8% |
| MYRG | MYR GROUP INC. | 7/9 | 3.44 | 62.8 | +8.8% |
| DY | DYCOM INDUSTRIES INC | 3/9 | — | 52.1 | +17.9% |
| PRIM | Primoris Services Corp | 6/9 | 3.02 | 18.4 | +19% |
| MTZ | MASTEC INC | 7/9 | — | 78.5 | +16.2% |
| DHI | HORTON D R INC /DE/ | 3/9 | — | 13.2 | -6.9% |
About PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS CO
Preformed Line Products Company designs and manufactures products and systems employed in the construction and maintenance of overhead, ground-mounted, and underground networks in the United States, the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific. The company offers energy products for supporting, protecting, terminating, and splicing transmission, and distribution lines, as well as bolted, welded, and compressed connectors for substations; optical ground wire and all dielectric self-supporting fiber optic cables; and string hardware products, polymer insulators, wildlife protection, substation fittings, and motion control devices like spacer dampers. It also provides communications products, such as rugged outside plant closures to protect and support wireline and wireless networks; demarcation related products, including wall boxes, pre-terminated cabinets, wall plates, and passive components; and formed wire products, utility pole line hardware, motion control products, and cable storage devices. In addition, the company offers special industries products comprising hardware assemblies, pole line hardware, plastic products, cable dynamics/vibration solutions, interior/exterior connectors, tools, and urethane solutions; drone inspection services for transmission and distribution power lines, substations, generation facilities, and communications assets; mounting solutions for photovoltaic solar, commercial, industrial, utility, and residential applications; and EV charging station foundations. It serves public and private energy utilities, and communication companies; cable operators, contractors, and subcontractors; and distributors and value-added resellers through a direct sales force and manufacturing representatives. Preformed Line Products Company was incorporated in 1947 and is headquartered in Mayfield Village, Ohio.
FAQ
Is PLPC financially healthy?
PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS CO's Piotroski F-score is 5/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does PLPC pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS CO pays a dividend yielding about 0.21% with a 11.7% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.
How profitable is PLPC?
In FY2025, PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS CO had a net margin of 5.3% and a return on equity of 7.4%.
Is PLPC overvalued or undervalued?
PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS CO trades at about 65.6× trailing earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 8.1×–35.1×, median 11.9×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for PLPC?
The average Wall-Street price target for PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS CO is $372.00, about 20.5% below the recent price, from 1 analysts.
Is PLPC a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS CO: a Piotroski F-score of 5/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a P/E of about 54.8×, a dividend yield of 0.21%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.