Advanced Drainage Systems Inc Shares Fall 0.4% Below Previous 52-Week Low - Market Mover

The shares fell 0.4% lower than its previous 52-week low of $79.79, with trading volume lower than its 30 day average

Mar 17, 2023 by Kwhen Finance Editors

Advanced Drainage Systems Inc Shares Fall 0.4% Below Previous 52-Week Low - Market Mover
Advanced Drainage Systems Inc (WMS) shares closed 0.4% lower than its previous 52 week low, giving the company a market cap of $7B. The stock is currently up 9.6% year-to-date, down 25.7% over the past 12 months, and up 269.5% over the past five years. This week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.9%, and the S&P 500 rose 2.0%.

Trading Activity

  • Trading volume this week was 42.6% higher than the 20-day average.
  • Beta, a measure of the stock’s volatility relative to the overall market stands at 0.0.

Technical Indicators

  • The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the stock was between 30 and 70.
  • MACD, a trend-following momentum indicator, indicates a downward trend.
  • The stock closed below its Bollinger band, indicating it may be oversold.

Fundamentals & Catalysts

  • Over the past 12 months the company generated $422 million in earnings before interest and taxes from $1 billion in revenue. It currently holds $195 million in cash and $318 million in debt.
  • Its forward price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 28.51539939353266 is higher than its current P/E ratio of 15.81, implying that analysts are expecting a decrease in earnings.
  • The company's price/earnings-to-growth ratio (PEG Ratio), a widely used indicator of a stock's true value while also factoring in expected earnings growth, currently stands at 0.24. A fairly valued company should have a PEG ratio of 1.0. When a company's PEG exceeds 1.0, it's considered overvalued while a stock with a PEG of less than 1.0 is considered undervalued.
  • The company's debt-to-equity ratio, which measures the extent to which it finances its operations through debt, currently stands at 2.30 which means it currently has $2.30 of debt for every $1 of equity. Generally speaking, a debt to equity ratio below 1.0 is seen as relatively safe, while ratios of 2.0 or higher would be considered risky. Some industries are known for having much higher debt to equity ratios than others.
  • The company's price-to-book ratio, which measures the market's valuation of a company relative to its book value, currently stands at 7.74. This means that the stock is trading at a premium of 8 times relative to the company's book value which reflects the total value of a company's assets that shareholders of that company would receive if the company were to be liquidated.
  • The company's price-to-sales ratio, which shows how much the market values every dollar of the company's sales, currently stands at 4.10.
  • The company's enterprise value-to-revenue multiple, which is often used to determine a company's valuation in the case of a potential acquisition, currently stands at 4.42.

P/E

15.81

EBITDA

$422M

P/Book

7.74

Mkt Cap

$7B

P/Sales

4.10

Revenue

$1B

EPS (TTM)

5.66

PEG Ratio

0.24

EV/Revenue

4.42

Total Cash

$195M

Debt/Equity

2.30

Forward P/E

28.52

Current Debt

$318M

Gross Profit

$690M

Dividend Date

-

Earnings Date

2023-05-18

Profit Margin

0.09

Revenue/Share

27.70

Total Revenue

$1B

Enterprise Val

$8B

Put/Call Ratio

0.73

Revenue/Employee

0.00

Market Comparative Performance

  • The company's share price is the same as the S&P 500 Index , lags it on a 1-year basis, and beats it on a 5-year basis
  • The company's share price is the same as the Dow Jones Industrial Average , lags it on a 1-year basis, and beats it on a 5-year basis
  • The company share price is the same as the performance of its peers in the Industrials industry sector , lags it on a 1-year basis, and beats it on a 5 year basis
NameDoD %ΔYTD %Δ1 Yr %52-Week H %52-Week L %
Advanced Drainage Systems Inc-2.19.6-25.7-47.21.2
Dow Jones Industrial Average-1.51.11.3-8.112.7
S&P 500 Index-1.55.7-5.7-13.813.4
Industrials-1.66.52.4-10.116.7

Peer Group Comparative Performance

  • The company's stock price performance year-to-date lags the peer average by -57.6%
  • The company's stock price performance over the past 12 months lags the peer average by 85.8%
  • The company's price-to-earnings ratio, which relates a company's share price to its earnings per share, is 4.5% higher than the average peer.
NameMKT CAP (USD)P/EYTD %Δ1 Yr %Δ52-Week H %52-Week L %
Advanced Drainage Systems IncWMS15.89.6-25.7-47.21.2
Peer AvgN/A15.122.7-13.8-27.439.4
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.ITW24.08.515.5-8.435.4
Dover Corp.DOV20.314.64.0-12.823.1
Rogers Corp.ROG25.232.1-42.2-44.853.9
Proto Labs IncPRLB-8.935.6-32.6-43.645.0

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