By Rob Otman
Nordson (Nasdaq: NDSN) is a mid cap company that operates within the machinery industry. Its market cap is $8 billion today, and the total one-year return is 18.59% for shareholders.
Nordson stock is underperforming the market. It’s beaten down, but it reports earnings soon. So is it a good time to buy? To answer this question, we’ve turned to the Investment U Stock Grader. Our Research Team built this system to diagnose the financial health of a company.
Our system looks at six key metrics…
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✗ Earnings-per-Share (EPS) Growth: Nordson reported a recent EPS growth rate of 18.92%. That’s below the machinery industry average of 301.94%. That’s not a good sign. We like to see companies that have higher earnings growth.
✓ Price-to-Earnings (P/E): The average price-to-earnings ratio of the machinery industry is 26.17. And Nordson’s ratio comes in at 23.55. It’s trading at a better value than many of its competitors.
✗ Debt-to-Equity: The debt-to-equity ratio for Nordson stock is 156.94%. That’s above the machinery industry average of 69.08%. That’s not a good sign. Nordson’s debt levels should be lower.
✓ Free Cash Flow per Share Growth: Nordson’s FCF has been higher than that of its competitors over the last year. That’s good for investors. In general, if a company is growing its FCF, it will be able to pay down debt, buy back stock, pay out more in dividends and/or invest money back into the business to help boost growth. It’s one of our most important fundamental factors.
✓ Profit Margins: The profit margin of Nordson comes in at 17.21% today. And generally, the higher, the better. We also like to see this margin above that of its competitors. Nordson’s profit margin is above the machinery average of 8.94%. So that’s a positive indicator for investors.
✓ Return on Equity: Return on equity gives us a look at the amount of net income returned to shareholders. The ROE for Nordson is 30.78%, and that’s above its industry average ROE of 18.45%.
Nordson stock passes four of our six key metrics today. That’s why our Investment U Stock Grader rates it as a Buy With Caution.
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