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How Powell Industries, Inc. stacks up
POWL · against 2,393 other Industrials companies
Valuation
37/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #1,497 of 2,394 · scores higher than 37% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score240 peers with a valuation score of 30–39, including POWL · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 37?
Weighted metrics compared with all Industrials companies.Mainly because of its EBITDA yield, which is weaker than most Industrials peers.
- less operating profit (EBITDA) for the company's total value: weaker than 69% of peers. EBITDA yield: 4.3% vs peer median 6.9%
- Earnings yield is close to the peer norm. Earnings yield: 3.2% vs peer median 3.8%
- Free cash flow yield is close to the peer norm. Free cash flow yield: 4.1% vs peer median 3.7%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = POWL, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | POWL | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 2,368 reported | 3.2% | 3.8% | 44% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 2,432 reported | 4.3% | 7.0% | 31% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 795 reported | 4.1% | 3.7% | 55% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 2,381 reported | 12.7% | 50.5% | 10% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around POWLScores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score