Preformed Line Products Company (PLPC)

Industrials Electrical Equipment & Parts

357.00 $

-3.1% vs. previous close

Closing price · As of: 31. Jul 2026

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Quality & Balance Sheet

Pros 80%

Earnings & Surprises

Earnings-Gap + RS

Momentum & Trend

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Basics

Market Cap

1.8$B

Shares Outstanding

5Mio.

Float

52.4%

Beta

0.9

Performance

Perf. 1M

7.40%

Perf. 3M

46.80%

Perf. 6M

87.80%

YTD Performance (%)

85.80%

52-Week-High Distance

-0.6%

Perf. 1Y

152.63%

Perf. 3Y

140.10%

Perf. 5Y

424.62%

Valuation

P/E

–

Forward P/E

7.8

PEG

–

P/B

–

P/S

2.5

EV/EBITDA

25.0

Price/FCF

53.1

Profitability

Gross Margin

30.9%

EBIT Margin

7.8%

Net Margin

4.9%

Return on Equity

7.5%

Return on Assets

5.5%

Balance Sheet & Safety

Equity Ratio

71.6%

Debt/Equity

–

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Altman Z″

11.74

Piotroski

5 out of 9

Growth

Sales Growth Last Quarter

18.70%

EPS Growth Last Quarter

-8.20%

Sales Growth (Year)

12.74%

Forward Sales Growth

7.76%

Forward EPS Growth

–

Dividend

Dividend Yield

0.23%

Dividend Per Share (TTM)

0.83$

Payout Ratio

12.0%

Years Without a Cut

3Years

Increase Streak

0Years

Quality & Screener

Stage

Top 10%

RS Rating

EPS Rating

Piotroski

5 out of 9

Fundamental Rating

B (59 out of 100)

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Altman Z″

11.74

AI Rating

–

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Analysts & Price Target

Current Price 357.00 $

Price Target (average) 372.00 $

The price target sits 4.2% above the current price.

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Quarterly Figures

Quarterly Figures
Quarter	EPS (Earnings Per Share)	EPS YoY (%)	Sales ($M)	Sales YoY (%)	Net Margin (%)	OCF ($M)	FCF ($M)
2024: Q4	2.11	63.60	167	14.80	6.30	24	21
2025: Q1	2.33	19.90	149	5.40	7.80	6	-5
2025: Q2	2.56	35.90	170	22.30	7.50	27	19
2025: Q3	0.53	-65.60	178	21.20	1.50	19	8
2025: Q4	1.71	-19.20	173	3.60	4.90	22	12
2026: Q1	2.14	-8.20	176	18.70	6.00	6	-4
2026: Q2	4.49	75.40	213	25.40	10.10	25	18

What Do These Terms Mean?

EPS (Earnings Per Share):: Quarterly profit divided by the total share count — how much of the profit works out to a single share.
YoY (Year over Year):: Change versus the same quarter a year ago — this is how you compare without seasonal distortion (e.g. the holiday shopping season).
Sales:: All revenue for the quarter, before any costs are deducted — the top line of the income statement.
Net Margin:: What percentage of sales is left over as profit in the end. Negative means the company is posting a loss.
OCF (Operating Cash Flow):: The cash that actually flows into the till from the core business during the quarter — harder to dress up than book profit.
FCF (Free Cash Flow):: Operating cash flow minus capital expenditures — the money that's genuinely free to use, say for paying down debt, buybacks, or dividends.

About the Company

Preformed Line Products Company entwirft und fertigt Produkte und Systeme für den Bau und die Wartung von Freileitungs-, oberirdischen und unterirdischen Netzen in den USA, in Amerika, Europa, im Nahen Osten, in Afrika und im asiatisch-pazifischen Raum. Das Unternehmen bietet Energiep…

Employees	3,734
Headquarters	Mayfield, OH
Website	plp.com
IPO Date	28. Apr 1999

Management

Management
Name	Title	Birth Year
Robert G. Ruhlman	Executive Chairman	1957
Dennis F. McKenna	Chief Executive Officer	1967
Jon Ryan Ruhlman	President & Director	1983
Andrew S. Klaus	Chief Financial Officer	1966
John M. Hofstetter	Executive Vice President of US Operations	1965
Thomas F. Peterson	Founder	–
Caroline Saylor Vaccariello	General Counsel & Corporate Secretary	1967
Timothy J. O'Shaughnessy	Vice President of Human Resources	1971
Tie Koh	Vice President of Asia Pacific Region	1970

Executives per the latest required filings; titles kept in their original language. Source: fundamental data.

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Data as of: July 31, 2026 · Source: fundamental data & SEC filings (annual and quarterly reports, 10-K/10-Q)

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