Powell Industries (Powell Industries) GF Value Rank

: 1 (As of Today)

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Powell Industries has the GF Value Rank of 1.

The GF Value Rank is determined by the price-to-GF-Value (P/GF Value) ratio, a proprietary metric calculated based on historical multiples along with an adjustment factor based on a company's past returns and growth and future estimates of the business' performance.

GuruFocus found that for valuation, we cannot simply give stocks a better GF Value rank simply because they have a lower P/GF Value ratio. Backtesting shows that over the long term, the two worst-performing groups are the most expensive group (with the highest P/GF Value ratio) and the least expensive group (with the lowest P/GF Value ratio).

We can understand why the most expensive group underperforms. We were initially puzzled by the underperformance of the least expensive group, but we realized there is a reason why some stocks are super cheap. If they look too undervalued, it is often because the businesses behind them are poor quality. The market realized this and gave them low valuations. In a way, the market is efficient.

After multiple backtesting analyses, we granted the stocks in third-cheapest percentile the highest GF Value rank, as they have performed the best over a full market cycle. Stock performance is actually not as sensitive to valuation as it is to growth and profitability. On average, the companies in the 20%-50% valuation groups have similar performances. Therefore, we should avoid the most expensive and the least expensive stocks. We can be more tolerant of valuation.

Please click GF Score to see more details on the GF Score's 5 Key Aspects of Analysis.

Competitive Comparison

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Powell Industries's GF Value Rank, along with its competitors' market caps and GF Value Rank data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Powell Industries GF Value Rank Distribution

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Powell Industries's GF Value Rank distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Powell Industries's GF Value Rank falls into.

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Powell Industries (Powell Industries) Business Description

Industry

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PW2:Germany

Address

8550 Mosley Road, Houston, TX, USA, 77075-1180

Website

https://www.powellind.com

Powell Industries Inc is a United States-based company that develops, designs, manufactures, and services custom-engineered equipment and systems for electrical energy distribution, control, and monitoring. The company's principal products comprise integrated power control room substations, custom-engineered modules, electrical houses, traditional and arc-resistant distribution switchgear and control gear, and so on. These products are applied in oil and gas refining, offshore oil and gas production, petrochemical, pipeline, terminal, mining and metals, light-rail traction power, electric utility, pulp and paper, and other heavy industrial markets. The company generates the majority of its sales from the United States.

Executives

Thomas W Powell	director, officer: President, CEO
Milburn E Honeycutt	officer: Vice President, Corp Controlle	7 AMBERSTONE DRIVE, SUGARLAND TX 77459
John David White	director	8550 MOSLEY ROAD, HOUSTON TX 77075
Alaina K Brooks	director	2501 CEDAR SPRINGS, SUITE 100, DALLAS TX 75201
John Stacey	director	C/O HARMAN INTERNATIONAL, 1101 PENNSYLVANIA AVE, NW #1010, WASHINGTON DC 20004
Katheryn Baucom Curtis	director	8550 MOSLEY ROAD, HOUSTON TX 77075
Bonnie V Hancock	director	P O BOX 12818, HOUSTON TX 77075
Michael William Metcalf	officer: Exec Vice President	8550 MOSLEY ROAD, HOUSTON TX 77075
James W Mcgill	director	8550 MOSLEY ROAD, HOUSTON TX 77075
Perry L Elders	director	8550 MOSLEY ROAD, HOUSTON TX 77075
Christopher E Cragg	director
Richard E Williams	director	8550 MOSLEY ROAD, HOUSTON X1 77075
William N. Clelland	director, other: ADVISORY DIRECTOR	8550 MOSLEY ROAD, HOUSTON TX 77075
Brett Alan Cope	officer: Sr VP, COO	8550 MOSLEY ROAD, HOUSTON TX 77075
Joseph L Becherer	director	PO BOX 12818, HOUSTON TX 77217