StockStory Flags Slow Growth and Thin Margins at Silgan Holdings
The publisher cited weak five-year revenue and earnings growth as reasons for caution, despite Silgan’s lower forward valuation.
StockStory said it was cautious on Silgan Holdings, citing slow growth and weak profitability over the past five years. The publisher noted the stock had fallen 7.4% over six months, while the S&P 500 rose 21.1%.
Silgan’s revenue grew at an annualized 4.7% rate over that period, below StockStory’s standard for industrial companies. Its average gross margin was 16.8%, which the publisher said pointed to weak unit economics.
Earnings per share grew at a 2.4% annual rate, trailing revenue growth. StockStory said that gap suggested Silgan became less profitable on a per-share basis as it expanded.
The publisher described the stock’s valuation of 9.2 times forward earnings as optically cheap, but said it saw substantial downside risk given the company’s fundamentals. It did not name the alternative stock it favored.
As of 17:40 UTC on Wednesday, Silgan shares traded at $35.08, down 0.03% since the previous close.
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Source: Yahoo Finance
