Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, cold-rolled steel equipment producer Ampco-Pittsburgh
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Ampco-Pittsburgh's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Ampco-Pittsburgh facts
Headquarters (Founded) | Pittsburgh (1929) |
Market Cap | $217.7 million |
Industry | Industrial machinery |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $345.7 million |
Management | Chairman/CEO Robert Paul CFO Marliss Johnson |
Return on Capital (Average, Past 3 Years) | 15.7% |
Cash/Debt | $71 million / $13.3 million |
Dividend Yield | 3.1% |
Sources: Capital IQ (a division of Standard & Poor's) and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 97% of the 260 members who have rated Ampco-Pittsburgh believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward. These bulls include cdubey and TMFElleMoran.
A few months ago, cdubey listed several of Ampco-Pittsburgh's positives:
- Family owned.
- Good executive compensation practices.
- Low debt.
- P/S is low compared to the industry.
- Sales are growing.
- Holds a niche market of making custom engineered metal products.
Currently, Ampco-Pittsburgh even sports a cheapish price-to-sales ratio of 0.6. That represents a discount to much larger industrial plays like General Electric
CAPS member TMFElleMoran expands on the Ampco-Pittsburgh outperform argument:
A well run business with a solid reputation. I don't expect high growth, but sustainable, predictable increases in sales as demand for steel increases worldwide. Compared to other companies in the steel industry, AP has the advantage of making a niche product -- cold-rolled steel -- in which they have developed a great reputation. The company is small enough to be agile, but dominant enough to call the shots. I like that combination.
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