Preformed Line Products Company
Preformed Line Products Company
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Overview
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About Preformed Line Products Company
- Industry
- Electrical Equipment & Parts
- Sector
- Industrials
- CEO
- Dennis F. McKenna
- Headquarters
- 660 Beta Drive, Mayfield, OH, US
- Industry
- Electrical Equipment & Parts
- Sector
- Industrials
- CEO
- Dennis F. McKenna
- Headquarters
- 660 Beta Drive, Mayfield, OH, US
Preformed Line Products Company, together with its subsidiaries, designs and manufactures products and systems that are used in the construction and maintenance of overhead, ground-mounted, and underground networks for the energy, telecommunication, cable operator, information, and other industries.
The company offers formed wire products to support, protect, terminate, and secure power conductor and communication cables, as well as to control cable dynamics; and hardware products to support and protect transmission conductors, spacers, spacer-dampers, stockbridge dampers, corona suppression devices, and various compression fittings for dead-end applications.
It also provides protective closures to protect fixed line communication networks, such as copper cable or fiber optic cable from moisture, environmental hazards, and other contaminants; and hardware assemblies, pole line hardware, resale products, underground connectors, solar hardware systems, guy markers, tree guards, fiber optic cable markers, pedestal markers, and urethane products that are used by energy, renewable energy, communications, cable, and special industries for various applications.
The company serves public and private energy utilities and communication companies, cable operators, financial institutions, governmental agencies, contractors and subcontractors, distributors, and value-added resellers in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific.
It markets its products through a direct sales force, as well as through manufacturing representatives. The company was incorporated in 1947 and is headquartered in Mayfield, Ohio.
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Stock Data
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Fair Value
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FRC's fair value estimate for Preformed Line Products Company, and the rating behind it. PLPC last traded at $423.54, 47.5× trailing earnings — the estimate is read against that market price. FRC analysts run the firm's valuation model across the companies on this platform to estimate what each one is worth, rather than republishing a consensus average. Shows the current estimate, our rating, and when it was last revised. A free account covers 7 company valuations a month; a paid subscription is unlimited.
Financial Ratios
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Valuation, profitability, liquidity and leverage ratios for Preformed Line Products Company. Starting points for Preformed Line Products Company: P/E 47.5, EPS $9.03, beta 0.93 — an Electrical Equipment & Parts name. P/E, P/B, EV/EBITDA, margins, return on equity, current ratio and debt coverage, each shown against the company's own history.
Dividend Analysis
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Dividend history, yield and payout sustainability for Preformed Line Products Company. Preformed Line Products Company paid $0.83 per share over the last year — a 0.2% yield at the current $423.54 price. Per-share payments, yield over time, payout ratio and growth streak, with coverage measured against free cash flow.
Earnings Analysis
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Reported vs. expected earnings history for Preformed Line Products Company. Trailing twelve-month EPS for Preformed Line Products Company stands at $9.03. EPS surprises by quarter, revenue against estimates, and the upcoming reporting date.
Financial Statements
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Income statement, balance sheet and cash flow history for Preformed Line Products Company. Preformed Line Products Company has reported as a listed company since 1999. Annual and quarterly filings with period-over-period comparison, so you can trace how revenue, margins and cash generation have moved.
Comparables
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Preformed Line Products Company valued side by side against its closest peers. Preformed Line Products Company is measured against Electrical Equipment & Parts peers within the Industrials sector. Peer-relative multiples and operating metrics, so the valuation is read in the context of its own sector rather than in isolation.
Institutional Ownership
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Insider Trading
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Buying and selling by Preformed Line Products Company executives and directors. Shares of Preformed Line Products Company have traded between $118.99 and $245.99 over the past 52 weeks — context for the timing of the transactions below. Insider transactions as disclosed to regulators, with role, size and date — the clearest read on how the people running the company are positioned. Included with FRC Premium.
Senate Trading
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U.S. Senate disclosures naming Preformed Line Products Company. Preformed Line Products Company is a $2.07B Industrials company. Senators' reported transactions in this security, alongside the fundamentals — a signal most research platforms leave out entirely. Included with FRC Premium.
House Trading
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News
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