Based on key financial metrics such as the price-to-sales ratio, shareholder yield and the price-earnings ratio, the following 3 stocks made the list for top value stocks in the Industrial Machinery & Equipment industry. Those looking for value stocks to add to their portfolio may want to use this list as a starting point for further investment research.

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Before choosing which top Industrial Machinery & Equipment stock to buy, be sure to conduct proper due diligence: analyze various financial metrics and look at historical data, public statements and news coverage.

Our fundamental investment outlook for the Industrial Machinery & Equipment industry is neutral, reflecting our outlook for a gradual demand recovery in manufacturing and machinery usage in the U.S. and a gradual (and volatile) global recovery from Covid-19. In 2021, we expect a return to growth in the European economy, with most growth weighted towards the second half of the year. There has been little enforcement of the Phase 1 trade deal between the U.S. and China signed in January of 2020, but we expect a new U.S. administration and recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic to shift focus back to trade in late 2021 or early 2022. Under new U.S. president Biden, we expect a change in foreign trade relations and think there will be more predictability in trade actions. According to the Federal Reserve, May 2021 industrial production expanded 0.8% to 99.9% vs. 99.0% in April (compared to the 2017 average). Manufacturing utilization was 75.6% in May, vs. 74.9% in April. For 2021, we expect average manufacturing utilization to remain volatile and below the 78.2% long-term average (1972-2019), reflecting supply shortages and supply chain delays. Total capacity utilization for the industrial sector increased slightly to 75.2% in May from 74.6% in April. We expect the 2021 rate to continue to exceed the all-time low of 66.7% in June 2009, but be shy of the historical average of 79.6%. Recent national PMI (Purchasing Managers' Index) data indicates continuing economic expansion in the manufacturing sector. A score above 50 generally indicates expansion of the manufacturing economy over the next three to six months. The most recent reading was above this threshold. Demand levels are rising rapidly, which is actually putting stress on suppliers who are struggling to keep up with the rate of demand growth. Lead times are elongated, materials are in shortage, commodity prices are rising, and freight costs and logistics are creating headwinds.

Why Focus on Undervalued Industrial Machinery & Equipment Stocks?

Value investors seek to buy stocks at a discount to their intrinsic value. Long-term returns show that such strategies are advantageous. Value stocks, as a group, tend to outperform growth stocks over extended periods of time. Typically, value investors perform financial analysis of numerous metrics, don’t follow the herd and are long-term investors.

AAII’s A+ Investor Value Grade is derived from a stock’s Value Score. The Value Score is the percentile rank of the average of the percentile ranks of the price-to-sales ratio, price-earnings ratio, enterprise-value-to-EBITDA (EV/EBITDA) ratio, shareholder yield, price-to-book-value ratio and price-to-free-cash-flow ratio. The score is variable, meaning it can consider all six ratios or, should any of the six ratios not be valid, the remaining ratios that are valid. To be assigned a Value Score, stocks must have a valid (non-null) ratio and corresponding ranking for at least two of the six valuation ratios.

What Goes Into AAII’s Value Grade?

Stock evaluation requires access to huge amounts of data as well as the knowledge and time to sift through it all, make sense of financial ratios, read income statements and analyze recent stock movement. AAII created A+ Investor, a robust data suite that condenses data research in an actionable and customizable way suitable for investors of all knowledge levels, to help investors with that task.

AAII’s proprietary stock grades come with A+ Investor. These offer intuitive A–F grades for more than just value. It is possible for a stock to appear cheap based on one valuation metric but appear expensive on another. It is also possible for one valuation ratio to be associated with outperforming stocks during certain periods of time but not others. Some stocks may even have null values for certain metrics like the price-earnings ratio or the price-to-book ratio but not others. An example of this would be a company with losses instead of profits or a negative book value because of heavy borrowing. Negative earnings or book value result in non-meaningful ratios that are left blank or null.

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3 Undervalued Industrial Machinery & Equipment Stocks

Of course, there are countless value stocks that are worth mentioning, but this is a concise list of the top 3 undervalued stocks in the Industrial Machinery & Equipment industry for Tuesday, December 12, 2023. Let’s take a closer look at their individual scores to see how they measure up against each other and the Industrial Machinery & Equipment industry median.

The Value Grade is assigned based on how each stock’s composite valuation compares to all other stocks.

The process for assigning grades starts with each variable for a given stock. The percentile rankings for all valid ratios that a stock has are calculated. So, for instance, a stock could have a price-to-book ranking in the 43rd percentile, a price-earnings ranking in the 67th percentile, a price-to-sales ranking in the 23rd percentile, etc. Then, those rankings are averaged for each stock. (A minimum of two valid variables are required, though all six will be used if available.)

Once the average of the individual variables is calculated, that average is ranked against all stocks. Put another way, each stock’s composite valuation is compared to all other stocks. These ranks are then sorted into quintiles from the cheapest 20% (a grade of A) to the most expensive 20% (a grade of F).

As always, we recommend that you conduct proper due diligence and research before investing in any security. We also suggest that investors utilize numerous grades, not just value, when it comes to deciding whether a company is a good fit for their allocation needs.

JE Cleantech Holdings Ltd’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

JE Cleantech Holdings Limited is a Singapore-based investment holding company. The Company conducts its primary operations through its wholly owned subsidiaries, namely JCS-Echigo Pte. Ltd. (JCS-Echigo), which is principally engaged in the manufacture and sale of cleaning systems, related cleaning equipment, equipment parts and components, and Hygieia Warewashing Pte. Ltd. (Hygieia), which is principally engaged in the provision of centralized dishwashing and ancillary services. The cleaning systems and other equipment the Company manufactures and sells can be categorized into four different categories: aqueous washing systems, plating and cleaning systems, train cleaning systems and other equipment, such as filtration units. In addition, the Company also provides repair and servicing of the cleaning systems that it sells to its customers. It is also the sole distributor of STICO anti-slip shoes in Singapore. It also provides leasing services for dishwashing equipment to its customers.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

JE Cleantech Holdings Ltd has a Value Score of 98, which is considered to be undervalued.

When you look at JE Cleantech Holdings Ltd’s price-to-sales ratio at 0.30 compared to the industry median at 1.59, this company has a lower price relative to revenue compared to its peers. This could make JE Cleantech Holdings Ltd’s stock more attractive for value investors.

JE Cleantech Holdings Ltd’s price-earnings ratio is 4.72 compared to the industry median at 24.32. This means it has a lower share price relative to earnings compared to its peers. This could make JE Cleantech Holdings Ltd more attractive for value investors.

Now, let’s assess JE Cleantech Holdings Ltd’s EV/EBITDA ratio, also known as enterprise multiple. At 7.8, when compared to the industry median of 12.9, the company may be considered undervalued in relation to its peers. Value investors could use the enterprise multiple to identify stocks that are considered overvalued or undervalued relative to their industry.

As one of the most common value metrics, the price-to-book ratio evaluates a company’s current market price relative to its book value. JE Cleantech Holdings Ltd’s price-to-book ratio is lower than its industry median ratio of 2.14. This could make JE Cleantech Holdings Ltd more attractive to investors looking for a new addition to their portfolio.

Mueller Industries Inc’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

Mueller Industries, Inc. is a manufacturer of copper, brass, aluminum and plastic products. The Company manufacture a range of products, including copper tube and fittings; line sets; PEX plastic tube and fittings; aluminum and brass forgings; aluminum impact extrusions; compressed gas valves; refrigeration valves and fittings; pressure vessels; coaxial heat exchangers; and insulated flexible duct systems. It operates in the United States and in Canada, Mexico, Great Britain, South Korea, the Middle East and China. It operates through three segments, which include Piping Systems segment, which is composed of Domestic Piping Systems Group, Great Lakes Copper, Heatlink Group, European Operations, Trading Group, Jungwoo-Mueller and Mueller Middle East; The Industrial Metals segment that is composed of Brass Rod, Impacts & Micro Gauge and Brass Value-Added Products, and Climate segment, which is composed of Refrigeration Products, Westermeyer, Turbotec, Flex Duct and Linesets, Inc.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

Mueller Industries Inc has a Value Score of 78, which is considered to be undervalued.

Mueller Industries Inc’s price-earnings ratio is 7.8 compared to the industry median at 24.3. This means that it has a lower price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes Mueller Industries Inc more attractive for value investors.

Mueller Industries Inc’s price-to-book ratio is lower than its peers. This could make Mueller Industries Inc fairly attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 2.14.

You can read more about Mueller Industries Inc’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.

Webco Industries, Inc.’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

Webco Industries, Inc. is a full-service provider of carbon steel, stainless steel and other metal specialty tube products designed to industry and customer specification. Its tubing products consist primarily of pressure tubing, including heat exchanger and boiler tubing, and specialty tubing for use in consumer durable and capital goods. Its tubing products include specialty tubing and pressure tubing. Specialty tubing consists of metal tubular goods made of carbon and stainless steel, copper, brass, aluminum, and surgical steel. It provides tubing to a variety of end-use applications, such as instruments for the petrochemical industry, hydraulic cylinders, automotive components, oil and gas applications, and others. It is a service manufacturer and distributor of metal pressure tubing and pipe, which includes tubing utilized in heat exchanger, and piping applications. It supplies a variety of pressure tubing and pipe products for refining, petrochemical, chemical, and others.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

Webco Industries, Inc. has a Value Score of 83, which is considered to be undervalued.

Webco Industries, Inc.’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make Webco Industries, Inc. less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 2.14.

You can read more about Webco Industries, Inc.’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.

Other Industrial Machinery & Equipment Stock Grades

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Choosing Which of the 3 Best Industrial Machinery & Equipment Stocks Is Right for You

Choosing which value stocks to invest in will ultimately depend on your individual goals and allocation; however, comparing similar value stocks in the same industry can help you analyze which might be better investments for you in the long run. So, let’s take a look at the Value Grade for all of our stocks.

• JE Cleantech Holdings Ltd stock has a Value Grade of A.
• Mueller Industries Inc stock has a Value Grade of B.
• Webco Industries, Inc. stock has a Value Grade of A.

Now that you have a bit more background about each of the 3 undervalued stocks in the Industrial Machinery & Equipment industry as well as their overall grades, it’s time for you to conduct additional research to see if these could fit your portfolio needs based on your goals and risk tolerance. AAII can help you figure out both and identify which investments align with what works best for you.

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Additional Resources About Industrial Machinery & Equipment Stocks

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