Shares of Park-Ohio (PKOH) Are on Sale - But Consider the Risk.

Now trading at a price of $14.15, Park-Ohio has moved 1.1% so far today on a volume of 7,919, compared to its average of 22,414. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved 0.4%.

Park-Ohio shares moved -36.7% over the last 52 weeks, with a high of $23.47 and a low of $9.23. During this time, the stock lagged the S&P 500 index by -24.1%. As of January 2022, the company's 50-day average price is $13.0856.

Park-Ohio Holdings Corp. provides supply chain management outsourcing services, capital equipment, and manufactured components in the United States, Europe, Asia, Mexico, Canada, and internationally. The small-cap Industrials company has 6,900 full time employees and is based in Cleveland, OH. Park-Ohio has returned a 3.6% dividend yield over the last 12 months.

Snapshot of the Company's Lack of Profitability and Highly Leveraged Balance Sheet:

2019-12-31 2020-12-31 2021-12-31
Revenue (MM) $1,618 $1,295 $1,438
Revenue Growth n/a -19.97% 11.03%
Gross Margins 16.1% 13.0% 10.9%
Gross Margins Growth n/a -19.25% -16.15%
Operating Margins 5.1% 1.2% -1.5%
Operating Margins Growth n/a -76.47% -225.0%
Earnings Per Share $3.12 -$0.37 -$2.07
EPS Growth n/a -111.86% -459.46%
Free Cash Flow (MM) $24 $43 -$74
FCF Growth n/a 82.2% -273.02%
Capital Expenditures (MM) -$40 -$26 -$31
Net Debt / EBITDA 4.21 8.09 21.0

Park-Ohio has negative earnings for the current period, so its trailing twelve month P/E ratio is not meaningful. But based on its EPS guidance of 2.55, the company has a forward P/E ratio of 5.5. In contrast, the Industrials sector's average P/E ratio is 21.46.

Park-Ohio is undervalued in terms of its assets because its P/B ratio is 0.6 compared to its sector average of 3.7.

Park-Ohio Benefits From Positive Market Indicators:

The only analyst following Park-Ohio has set a target price of $31 per share, which is -54.35% away from its current price. This analyst rates the stock as hold.

The company has a very low short interest since 0.8% of the company's shares are tied to short positions. Institutions own 47.7% of Park-Ohio's shares, while the insider ownership rate stands at 33.61%. The biggest shareholder is Private Management Group, Inc. with a 7% stake in the company worth approximately $13,512,754.

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