Sterling Construction Company, Inc.

Profitability for 1 year: +97.7%
Dividend yield: 0%
Sector: Industrials

Company Analysis Sterling Construction Company, Inc.

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1. Summary

Advantages

  • The stock's return over the last year (97.7%) is higher than the sector average (7.77%).
  • Current debt level 18.31% is below 100% and has decreased over 5 years from 40.43%.
  • The company's current efficiency (ROE=36.08%) is higher than the sector average (ROE=29.88%)

Disadvantages

  • Price (351.39 $) is higher than fair price (159.74 $)
  • Dividends (0%) are below the sector average (0.92%).

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2. Share price and performance

2.1. Share price

2.3. Market efficiency

Sterling Construction Company, Inc. Industrials Index
7 days -3.1% -3.9% -1.7%
90 days 11.5% 8.7% -0.8%
1 year 97.7% 7.8% 17.6%

STRL vs Sector: Sterling Construction Company, Inc. has outperformed the "Industrials" sector by 89.93% over the past year.

STRL vs Market: Sterling Construction Company, Inc. has outperformed the market by 80.09% over the past year.

Stable price: STRL is not significantly more volatile than the rest of the market on "NASDAQ" over the last 3 months, with typical variations of +/- 5% per week.

Long period: STRL with weekly volatility of 1.88% over the past year.

3. Summary of the report

3.1. General

P/E: 20.61
P/S: 2.51

3.2. Revenue

EPS 8.27
ROE 36.08%
ROA 13.57%
ROIC 11.32%
Ebitda margin 21.36%

5. Fundamental Analysis

5.1. Stock price and price forecast

The fair price is calculated taking into account the Central Bank refinancing rate and earnings per share (EPS)

Above fair price: The current price (351.39 $) is higher than the fair price (159.74 $).

Price is higher than fair: The current price (351.39 $) is 54.5% higher than the fair price.

5.2. P/E

P/E vs Sector: The company's P/E (20.61) is higher than that of the sector as a whole (-21.96).

P/E vs Market: The company's P/E (20.61) is higher than that of the market as a whole (-104.3).

5.2.1 P/E Similar companies

5.3. P/BV

P/BV vs Sector: The company's P/BV (6.42) is lower than that of the sector as a whole (26.68).

P/BV vs Market: The company's P/BV (6.42) is lower than that of the market as a whole (72.17).

5.3.1 P/BV Similar companies

5.5. P/S

P/S vs Sector: The company's P/S indicator (2.51) is lower than that of the sector as a whole (10.59).

P/S vs Market: The company's P/S indicator (2.51) is lower than that of the market as a whole (114).

5.5.1 P/S Similar companies

5.5. EV/Ebitda

EV/Ebitda vs Sector: The company's EV/Ebitda (11.09) is higher than that of the sector as a whole (-28.48).

EV/Ebitda vs Market: The company's EV/Ebitda (11.09) is higher than that of the market as a whole (-78.04).

6. Profitability

6.1. Profitability and revenue

6.2. Earnings per share - EPS

6.3. Past profitability Net Income

Yield Trend: Rising and has grown by 62.26% over the last 5 years.

Earnings Slowdown: The last year's return (0%) is below the 5-year average return (62.26%).

Profitability vs Sector: The return for the last year (0%) is lower than the return for the sector (2.56%).

6.4. ROE

ROE vs Sector: The company's ROE (36.08%) is higher than that of the sector as a whole (29.88%).

ROE vs Market: The company's ROE (36.08%) is higher than that of the market as a whole (-6.22%).

6.6. ROA

ROA vs Sector: The company's ROA (13.57%) is higher than that of the sector as a whole (6.67%).

ROA vs Market: The company's ROA (13.57%) is lower than that of the market as a whole (38.45%).

6.6. ROIC

ROIC vs Sector: The company's ROIC (11.32%) is lower than that of the sector as a whole (14.29%).

ROIC vs Market: The company's ROIC (11.32%) is higher than that of the market as a whole (9.79%).

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7. Finance

7.1. Assets and debt

Debt level: (18.31%) is quite low in relation to assets.

Debt reduction: over 5 years, the debt has decreased from 40.43% to 18.31%.

Excess of debt: The debt is not covered by net income, percentage 143.43%.

7.2. Profit growth and share price

8. Dividends

8.1. Dividend yield vs Market

Low yield: The dividend yield of the company 0% is below the average for the sector '0.92%.

8.2. Stability and increase in payments

Unstable dividends: The company's dividend yield 0% has not been consistently paid over the past 7 years, DSI=0.5.

Weak dividend growth: The company's dividend yield 0% has been growing weakly or stagnant over the past 5 years. Growth over only 1 year.

8.3. Payout percentage

Dividend Coverage: Current payments from income (0%) are at an uncomfortable level.

9. Insider trades

9.1. Insider trading

Insider Buying Exceeds insider sales by 100% over the last 3 months.

9.2. Latest transactions

No insider transactions have been recorded yet