Actuant Story

EPAC -- USA Stock

USD 22.56 0.45 1.96%

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As many baby boomers are still indifferent towards industrials space, it makes sense to go over Actuant Corp. What exactly are Actuant Corp shareholders getting in October? Is the firm valuation sustainable? Here I will cover a perspective on valuation of Actuant to give you a better outlook on taking a position in this stock.

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The impact of current bullish trends on Actuant Corp (NYSE:EPAC)

This firm currently holds 338.64 M in liabilities with Debt to Equity (D/E) ratio of 1.01, which is about average as compared to similar companies. The asset utilization indicator refers to the revenue earned for every dollar of assets a company currently reports. Actuant Corp has an asset utilization ratio of 58.07 percent. This suggests that the company is making $0.58 for each dollar of assets. An increasing asset utilization means that Actuant Corp is more efficient with each dollar of assets it utilizes for everyday operations.

We determine the current worth of Actuant Corp using both absolute as well as relative valuation methodologies to arrive at its intrinsic value. In general, an absolute valuation paradigm, as applied to this company, attempts to find the value of Actuant Corp based exclusively on its fundamental and basic technical indicators. By analyzing Actuant Corp's financials, quarterly and monthly indicators, and related drivers such as dividends, operating cash flow, and various types of growth rates, we attempt to find the most accurate representation of Actuant Corp's intrinsic value. In some cases, mostly for established, large-cap companies, we also incorporate more traditional valuation methods such as dividend discount, discounted cash flow, or asset-based models. As compared to an absolute model, our relative valuation model uses a comparative analysis of Actuant Corp. We calculate exposure to Actuant Corp's market risk, different technical and fundamental indicators, relevant financial multiples and ratios, and then comparing them to Actuant Corp's related companies.

Actuant Corp Investment Alerts

Actuant investment alerts and warnings help investors to get more proficient at understanding not only critical technical and fundamental signals but also the significant portfolio-centered indicators. These indicators include beta, alpha, and other risk-related measures that will help you in monitoring Actuant Corp performance across your portfolios.Please check all investment alerts for Actuant

Actuant Corp Valuation Ratios as Compared to Competition

Our valuation model uses many indicators to compare Actuant value to that of its competitors to determine the firm's financial worth. You can analyze the relationship between different fundamental ratios across Actuant Corp competition to find correlations between indicators driving the intrinsic value of Actuant.

How Actuant utilizes its cash?

To perform a cash flow analysis of Actuant Corp, investors first need to understand how to read the cash flow statement. A cash flow statement shows the amount of cash Actuant Corp is receiving and how much cash it distributes out in a given period. The Actuant Corp cash flow statement breaks down these inflows and outflows into different buckets, including operating activities, investing activities, and financing activities. Actuant Corp Net Cash Flow from Operations is projected to decrease significantly based on the last few years of reporting. The past year's Net Cash Flow from Operations was at (2.84 Million)

Acquisition by Simmons Sidney S Ii of 963 shares of Actuant Corp subject to Rule 16b-3

Legal trades by Actuant Corp insiders are very common, as founders, directors, or employees of any publicly traded firm often have stock or stock options. These trades are made public in the United States through the filing of Form 4 of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Below entry was recorded recently and is publicly available as an insider trade:

Actuant insider trading alert for grant of phantom stock by Simmons Sidney S Ii, the corporate stakeholder, on 3rd of December 2020. This event was filed by Enerpac Tool Group Corp with SEC on 2020-12-03. Statement of changes in beneficial ownership - SEC Form 4 [view details]

Note, although insider trading is legal, in the United States, Canada, Australia, and Germany, for mandatory reporting purposes, corporate insiders are defined as a company's officers, directors, and any beneficial owners of more than 10% of a class of the company's equity securities.

Breaking down Actuant Corp Indicators

The current bullish price patterns experienced by current Actuant Corp shareholders could raise concerns from investors as the firm it trading at a share price of 19.98 on slow start in volume. The company executives have been very successful in rebalancing the firm assets at opportune times to take advantage of market volatility in August. The stock standard deviation of daily returns for 30 days investing horizon is currently 2.21. The current volatility is consistent with the ongoing market swings in August 2020 as well as with Actuant Corp unsystematic, company-specific events.

Margins Breakdown

Actuant profit margins show the degree to which it makes money. Margin indicators are used not only by investors but also by creditors or Actuant Corp itself as indicators of financial health and management effectiveness. Please look more closely at the different varieties of Actuant Corp profit margins.

	EBITDA Margin	(0.27)
	Gross Margin	0.5
	Profit Margin	(0.35)

Actuant Corp Earnings Before Interest Taxes and Depreciation Amortization USD is somewhat stable at the moment. Actuant Corp Earnings Before Interest Taxes and Depreciation Amortization USD is somewhat stable at the moment.

Our perspective of the current Actuant Corp rise

Current treynor ratio is at 0.15. Actuant Corp currently demonstrates below-verage downside deviation. It has Information Ratio of 0.04 and Jensen Alpha of 0.07. However, we do advice investors to further question Actuant Corp expected returns to ensure all indicators are consistent with the current outlook about its relatively low value at risk.

Our Final Take On Actuant Corp

Whereas some other entities within the specialty industrial machinery industry are still a little expensive, even after the recent corrections, Actuant Corp may offer a potential longer-term growth to investors. With an impartial outlook on the current market volatility, it may be better to hold off any inventment activity and neither buy nor sell any shares of Actuant Corp at this time. The Actuant Corp risk-reward trade off is not appealing enough to do any trading. Please use our equity advice module to run different scenarios to ensure your current risk level and investment horizon are fully reflective of your current investing preferences in regards to Actuant Corp.

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Achuva Shats is a Member of Macroaxs Editorial Board. Achuva writes about retail product and service companies from the perspective of a regular consumer and sophisticated investor at the same time. She is passionate about corporate ethics and equality in the workforce View Profile

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