Ratings MRC Global Inc.

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MRC

US55345K1034

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13.67 ^USD	+7.13%		+18.77%	+24.16%

May. 09	Transcript : MRC Global Inc., Q1 2024 Earnings Call, May 09, 2024
May. 08	Earnings Flash (MRC) MRC GLOBAL Posts Q1 EPS $0.20, vs. Street Est of $0.13	MT

Summary

The company presents an interesting fundamental situation from a short-term investment perspective.

Strengths

The company shows low valuation levels, with an enterprise value at 0.36 times its sales.
Given the positive cash flows generated by its business, the company's valuation level is an asset.
Analysts covering this company mostly recommend stock overweighting or purchase.
Over the past four months, analysts' average price target has been revised upwards significantly.
Over the past twelve months, analysts' opinions have been strongly revised upwards.
Predictions on business development from analysts polled by Standard & Poor's are tight. This results from either a good visibility into core activities or accurate earnings releases.
Analysts' price targets are all relatively close, reflecting good visibility on the company's valuation.

Weaknesses

According to forecast, a sluggish sales growth is expected for the next fiscal years.
The potential for earnings per share (EPS) growth in the coming years appears limited according to current analyst estimates.
As a percentage of sales and without taking into account depreciation and amortization, the company has relatively low margins.
The company does not generate enough profits, which is an alarming weak point.
For the last twelve months, sales expectations have been significantly downgraded, which means that less important sales volumes are expected for the current fiscal year over the previous period.
The company's sales previsions for the coming years have been revised downwards, which foreshadows another slowdown in business.
For the past year, analysts have significantly revised downwards their profit estimates.
For the last few months, analysts have been revising downwards their earnings forecast.

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Sector: Industrial Machinery & Equipment

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