By Rob Otman
Thor Industries (NYSE: THOR) is a midcap company that operates within the automobile industry. Its market cap is $5 billion today, and the total one-year return is 46.93% for shareholders.
Thor Industries stock is beating the market, and it reports earnings Monday. But does that make it a good buy today? 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: Thor Industries reported a recent EPS growth rate of 43.02%. That’s above the automobile industry average of 21.89%. That’s a great sign. Thor Industries’ earnings growth is outpacing that of its competitors.
✓ Price-to-Earnings (P/E): The average price-to-earnings ratio of the automobile industry is 90.64. And Thor Industries’ ratio comes in at 16.23. It’s trading at a better value than many of its competitors.
✓ Debt-to-Equity: The debt-to-equity ratio for Thor Industries stock is 23.63%. That’s below the automobile industry average of 64.22%. The company is less leveraged.
✗ Free Cash Flow per Share Growth: Thor Industries’ FCF has been lower than that of its competitors over the last year. That’s not 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 Thor Industries comes in at 4.08% today. And generally, the higher, the better. We also like to see this margin above that of its competitors. Thor Industries’ profit margin is above the automobile average of -10.92%. So that’s a positive indicator for investors.
✓ Return on Equity: Return on equity tells us how much profit a company produces with the money shareholders invest. The ROE for Thor Industries is 24.32%, and that’s above its industry average ROE of 12.29%.
Thor Industries stock passes five of our six key metrics today. That’s why our Investment U Stock Grader rates it as a Strong Buy.
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