What Are the Fundamentals of Tractor Supply Company (TSCO)?

By Naomi Wentworth • Friday, December 15 15:28 • Permanent Link

One of the losers of today's trading session was Tractor Supply Company. Shares of the Home improvement retail company plunged -3.0%, and some investors may be wondering if its price of $217.44 would make a good entry point. Here's what you should know if you are considering this investment:

Tractor Supply Company has moved 6.5% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 22.5%
TSCO has an average analyst rating of buy and is 0.05% away from its mean target price of $217.34 per share
Its trailing earnings per share (EPS) is $10.24
Tractor Supply Company has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 21.2 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $10.41 and its forward P/E ratio is 20.9
The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 11.17 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 2.95
Tractor Supply Company is part of the Consumer Discretionary sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 22.96 and an average P/B of 4.24
TSCO has reported YOY quarterly earnings growth of 11.0% and gross profit margins of 0.4%
The company has a free cash flow of $485.81 Million, which refers to the total sum of all its inflows and outflows of cash over the last quarter
Tractor Supply Company operates as a rural lifestyle retailer in the United States. The company offers a selection of merchandise, including equine, livestock, pet, and small animal products necessary for their health, care, growth, and containment; hardware, truck, towing, and tool products; seasonal products, such as heating products, lawn and garden items, power equipment, gifts, and toys; work/recreational clothing and footwear; and maintenance products for agricultural and rural use. It provides its products under the 4health, Producer's Pride, American Farmworks, Red Shed, Bit & Bridle, Redstone, Blue Mountain, Retriever, C.E. Schmidt, Ridgecut, Countyline, Royal Wing, Dumor, Strive, Groundwork, Traveller, Huskee, Treeline, JobSmart, TSC Tractor Supply Co, Paws & Claws, and Untamed brands. The company operates its retail stores under the Tractor Supply Company, Orscheln Farm and Home, and Petsense names; and operates websites under the TractorSupply.com and Petsense.com names. It sells its products to recreational farmers, ranchers, and others. The company was founded in 1938 and is based in Brentwood, Tennessee.

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