What Are the Fundamentals Of NDSN?

Nordson has moved 0.6% so far today on a volume of 38,590, compared to its average of 236,655. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved 0.2%.

Over the last 52 weeks, the stock moved -8.5%, with a high of $258.77 and a low of $194.89. During this time, the stock underperformed the S&P 500 index by 11.7%.Nordson Corporation engineers, manufactures, and markets products and systems to dispense, apply, and control adhesives, coatings, polymers, sealants, biomaterials, and other fluids worldwide. The large-cap Industrials company has 7,331 full time employees and is based in Westlake, OH. Nordson has returned a 0.9% dividend yield over the last 12 months.

Snapshot of the Company's Strong Margins and Cash Flows:

2019-10-31 2020-10-31 2021-10-31 2022-10-31
Revenue (MM) $2,194 $2,121 $2,362 $2,590
Revenue Growth n/a -3.3% 11.4% 9.6%
Gross Margins 54.33% 53.3% 56.05% 55.07%
Gross Margins Growth n/a -1.9% 5.16% -1.75%
Operating Margins 22.02% 20.6% 26.04% 27.12%
Operating Margins Growth n/a -6.45% 26.41% 4.15%
Earnings Per Share $5.79 $4.27 $7.74 $8.81
EPS Growth n/a -26.25% 81.26% 13.82%
Free Cash Flow (MM) $319 $452 $508 $462
FCF Growth n/a 41.81% 12.33% -9.05%
Net Debt / EBITDA 1.87 1.72 0.77 0.77

Basic Valuation Metrics Show Nordson Is Fairly valued:

Compared to the Industrials sector's average of 21.46, Nordson has a trailing twelve month price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 26.8 and, based on its Eps guidance of 10.12, an expected P/E ratio of 23.3. The firm's price to earnings growth (PEG) is 1.91, which indicates that it is overvalued in terms of its expected rate of earnings growth. . Nordson's price to book (P/B) ratio is 5.9 compared to its sector average of 3.7.

As of the date of publication, the company is trading 164.5% above their fair value as expressed by Benjamin Graham's formula. We calculate the Graham number as follows:

√(22.5 * TTM earnings per share * book value per share) = √(22.5 * 8.81 * 40.174) = $89.24

There is Positive Market Sentiment About Nordson:

7 analysts are following Nordson and have set target prices ranging from $250 to $300 per share. On average, they have given the company a rating of buy. At today's prices, NDSN is trading -12.07% away from its average analyst target price of $268.43 per share, implying an analyst consensus of some upside potential for the stock. The company has a very low short interest since 1.7% of the company's shares are tied to short positions. Institutions own 75.4% of Nordson's shares, while the insider ownership rate stands at 10.78%. The biggest shareholder is the Vanguard Group, Inc. with a 10.59% stake in the company worth approximately $1,427,969,645.

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