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PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS CO PLPC

Nasdaq · stock · Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction · website · IPO 2001-09-18 · LEI

PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS CO statistics & valuation

Market cap$1.9B
P / E54.8×
P / S2.9×
P / B4.1×
P / FCF58.0×
Dividend yield0.21%
Net margin5.3%
Return on equity7.4%
FCF margin5.0%
Net debt$38.3M
Net debt / EBITDA0.5×
Enterprise value USD$2.0B
EV / EBITDA25.2×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV2.8%
Return on capital10.2%
Graham number -73.4%$124.33

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($124.33); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
4.50% 3.30% 6.30% 5.20% 6.40% 6.90% 8.50% 9.50% 6.20% 5.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
32.50% 31.40% 31.40% 31.60% 33.00% 32.10% 33.80% 35.10% 32.00% 31.20% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
6.40% 6.90% 7.80% 7.30% 8.60% 9.20% 10.90% 12.60% 8.50% 8.20% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
6.80% 5.30% 10.70% 8.70% 10.20% 11.30% 15.20% 15.20% 8.80% 7.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
5.2M 5.1M 5.1M 5.1M 5.0M 5.0M 5.0M 5.0M 4.9M 4.9M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$13.7M -$8.3M -$17.2M $18.1M -$6.6M $6.8M $71.4M $55.3M $20.8M $38.3M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
4.50% 3.50% 7.40% 5.40% 6.50% 7.30% 9.60% 10.50% 6.50% 5.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
0.40% 6.00% 3.20% -0.50% 3.70% 2.90% -2.30% 10.80% 8.90% 5.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.20× 0.15× 0.11× 0.21× 0.13× 0.14× 0.20× 0.13× 0.05× 0.08× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$2.95 $2.47 $5.21 $4.58 $5.98 $7.19 $10.88 $12.68 $7.50 $7.14 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS CO trades at about 65.6× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 8.1×–35.1×, median 11.9×).

8.1× 65.6×

Shaded band = 10-year range (8.1×–35.1×); dot = today's 65.6×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Gross margin31.2%32.0%35.1%33.8%32.1%33.0%31.6%31.4%31.4%32.5%
Operating margin8.2%8.5%12.6%10.9%9.2%8.6%7.3%7.8%6.9%6.4%
Net margin5.3%6.2%9.5%8.5%6.9%6.4%5.2%6.3%3.3%4.5%
FCF margin5.0%8.9%10.8%-2.3%2.9%3.7%-0.5%3.2%6.0%0.4%
Return on assets5.4%6.5%10.5%9.6%7.3%6.5%5.4%7.4%3.5%4.5%
Return on equity7.4%8.8%15.2%15.2%11.3%10.2%8.7%10.7%5.3%6.8%
Debt / equity0.08×0.05×0.13×0.20×0.14×0.13×0.21×0.11×0.15×0.20×
Current ratio3.172.912.922.852.582.472.863.083.303.41

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.