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PLPC

PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS CO

Next earnings Jul 28, 2026 · consensus $2.46 EPS, $197M rev

Last earnings -5.4% on 2026-04-29

Hold
$395.66
▼ -2.31%
$395.66▲ +158.73%
over 1Y
L $140.20EODHDH $405.00
Earnings Dividend Split Congress buy Congress sellGrouped by date · hover a pin to expand
Today-2.3%
1W-1.4%
1M+4.1%
3M+43.5%
YTD+87.0%
1Y+158.7%
OverviewFinancialsValuationQualityTimelineFilings
Rating
Hold
Quality
C+
Valuation
Overvalued
Filings
Clean
Hold
Conviction
Horizon
Medium (3–12mo)
Street · 6 analysts
Sell

Revenue grew 12.7% YoY.

The read

Middling fundamentals and a rich price (~77% above fair value) leave little margin of safety — a wait-and-see.

PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS CO shows $669M in FY2025 revenue (+12.7% YoY), a 5.3% net margin, and 7.4% ROE.

Financials · annual, by fiscal year

Line itemFY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Revenue$517M$637M$670M$594M$669M
Gross profit$166M$215M$235M$190M$209M
Operating income$47.5M$69.4M$84.2M$50.8M$55.1M
Net income$35.7M$54.4M$63.3M$37.1M$35.3M
Diluted EPS$7.19$10.88$12.68$7.50$7.14
Net margin6.9%8.5%9.5%6.2%5.3%

Annual figures from SEC 10-K XBRL filings. Open the filing links below for full statement detail.

Key statistics

Valuation

Enterprise value$1.89B
EV / EBITDA24.2
EV / Sales2.8
EV / FCF56.8
P / FCF58.1
PEG (trailing)—
Earnings yield1.8%
FCF yield1.7%

Quality & risk

ROIC (est.)8.5%
Free cash flow$33.3M
Total debt$38.3M
Net cash$45.1M
Piotroski F-Score5/9

Capital returns

Buyback yield0.1%
Dividend yield (est.)0.2%
Shareholder yield0.3%
Shares Δ YoY-0.9%

Computed from SEC XBRL annual figures + the current quote. EV and ROIC use long-term + current debt where filed; estimates, not investment advice.

Disclosure timeline

SEC · 8-Ks + reports
Routine disclosure cadence — no material red flags in recent filings.
  1. 8-K Shareholder vote2026-05-04
  2. 10-Q Quarterly report2026-04-30
  3. 8-K Earnings results2026-04-29
  4. DEF 14A Proxy statement2026-03-20
  5. 10-K Annual report2026-03-05
  6. 8-K Earnings results2026-03-04
  7. 8-K Reg FD disclosure2025-12-11
  8. 10-Q Quarterly report2025-10-30
  9. 8-K Earnings results2025-10-29

Recent filings

all on EDGAR ↗
4Period ending 2026-06-122026-06-12open ↗4Period ending 2026-06-112026-06-11open ↗4Period ending 2026-06-102026-06-10open ↗4Period ending 2026-06-102026-06-10open ↗4Period ending 2026-06-102026-06-10open ↗4Period ending 2026-06-082026-06-09open ↗8-KPeriod ending 2026-05-042026-05-04open ↗10-QPeriod ending 2026-03-312026-04-30open ↗8-KPeriod ending 2026-04-292026-04-29open ↗DEF 14APeriod ending 2026-05-042026-03-20open ↗ARSPeriod ending 2025-12-312026-03-20open ↗4Period ending 2026-03-122026-03-16open ↗

Quality score

C+
ValueGrowthProfitHealthMom.
ValueC-
GrowthC
ProfitabilityC+
Financial healthA-
Momentum—
  • ✓Revenue growing year-over-year
  • ✓Profitable (positive net income)
  • ✗Net margin above 10%
  • ✗Return on equity above 15%
  • ✗P/E below 25

Fair value est.

$92.48

Overvalued -77% vs price

cheapfair valueexpensive

Modified Graham: EPS $7.14 × (8.5 + 1.5 × 3.9% growth) × 0.90 quality = 13.0× multiple. An estimate, not a price target.

Revenue
$669M
+12.7% YoY
Net margin
5.3%
ROE
7.4%
P/E
55.4

SEC fundamentals · FY 2025

'21'22'23'24'25

■ revenue · ■ net income, by fiscal year

Revenue$669M+12.7%
Net income$35.3M-4.9%
Gross profit$209M+9.9%
Operating income$55.1M+8.6%
Diluted EPS$7.14-4.8%
Cash & equivalents$83.4M+45.7%
Total assets$654M+13.9%
Stockholders' equity$476M+12.6%
Gross: 31.2%Op.: 8.2%

Frequently asked

Is PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS CO (PLPC) a buy?
PLPC currently carries a Hold rating with 3/5 conviction, derived from its latest SEC filings. Revenue grew 12.7% YoY.
What is PLPC's fair value?
A Modified-Graham model based on PLPC's SEC fundamentals estimates a fair value of about $92.48. It is an estimate from reported earnings, not a price target.
Is PLPC overvalued or undervalued?
Against a Modified-Graham fair-value estimate, PLPC currently appears overvalued relative to its SEC-grounded earnings power.
What is PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS CO's quality score?
PLPC scores 62.2156862745098/100 (grade C+) on a SEC-grounded quality model spanning value, growth, profitability, financial health and momentum.

Sources: SEC EDGAR (CIK 0000080035, latest 10-Q filed 2026-04-30) · EODHD · as of 6/26/2026, 7:43:54 PM.

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Insider activity

Form 4 · SEC
2026-06-12
Klaus Andrew S
CFO
Disposed (D)635.00 @ $362.22$230K
2026-06-11
Ruhlman Jon Ryan
President
Disposed (D)1.00K @ $360.68$361K
2026-06-10
Morcos Assaad A
VP, US Manufacturing
Exercise1.00K @ $132.40$132K
2026-06-10
Morcos Assaad A
VP, US Manufacturing
Disposed (D)1.00K @ $360.91$361K
2026-06-10
O'Shaughnessy Timothy
V.P. Human Resources
Disposed (D)750.00 @ $360.91$271K
2026-06-10
Olenik John J
VP-Research & Engineering
Disposed (D)1.00K @ $360.91$361K
2026-06-08
Hofstetter John M
Executive Vice President
Disposed (D)3.45K @ $358.45$1.24M
2026-03-12
CORLETT GLEN E
Director
Disposed (D)400.00 @ $260.24$104K
2026-03-10
Morcos Assaad A
VP, US Manufacturing
Exercise1.75K @ $132.40$232K
2026-03-10
Morcos Assaad A
VP, US Manufacturing
Disposed (D)1.75K @ $260.34$456K

Dividends

Quarterly
Yield (TTM)
0.3%
Annual / share
$1.03
Last ex-date
2026-07-01
Last amount
$0.21
ex 2026-07-01paid 2026-07-20$0.21
ex 2026-04-01paid 2026-04-20$0.21
ex 2026-01-05paid 2026-01-20$0.21
ex 2025-10-01paid 2025-10-20$0.20
ex 2025-07-01paid 2025-07-20$0.20
ex 2025-04-01paid 2025-04-21$0.20

Source: EODHD. Yield = trailing-12-month dividends ÷ price.

Earnings history

beat/miss · move
2026-04-29Beat +15.3% est▼ -5.39%8-K ↗
2026-03-04Beat +2.8% est▲ +1.75%8-K ↗
2025-10-29—▲ +2.69%8-K ↗
2025-07-30—▼ -1.60%8-K ↗
2025-05-01—▼ -0.17%8-K ↗
2025-03-13—▲ +0.41%8-K ↗

Dates from 8-K (Item 2.02); beat/miss = reported EPS vs consensus (Finnhub, recent quarters); move = prior close → close on/after.

Recent news

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Vs tracked universe

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1044 tracked peers · median

EDGAR Score62 vs 67
Revenue growth12.7% vs 7.1%
Net margin5.3% vs 10.5%
Return on equity7.4% vs 12.3%
P/E55.4 vs 25.5

News sentiment

EODHD · 5d
Bullish
+0.15
vs typical · 5 articles
↑ improving

Recent news tone vs the market's typical (which skews positive). A soft signal, not a recommendation.