Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industries
Brady Corporation manufactures and supplies identification solutions (IDS) and workplace safety (WPS) products to identify and protect premises, products, and people in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments, IDS and WPS. The IDS segment offers materials, printing systems, RFID, and bar code scanners for product identification, brand protection labeling, work in process labeling, finished product identification, and industrial track and trace applications; safety signs, floor-marking tapes, pipe markers, labeling systems, spill control products, lockout/tagout device, and software and services for safety compliance auditing, procedure writing, and training; and hand-held printers, wire markers, sleeves, and tags for wire identification. Its products also comprise name tags, badges, lanyards, rigid card printing systems, and access control software for people identification; and wristbands, labels, printing systems, and other products for tracking and improving the safety of patients. This segment serves industrial and electronic manufacturing, healthcare, chemical, oil, gas, automotive, aerospace, governments, mass transit, electrical contractors, education, leisure and entertainment, telecommunications, and other industries through distributors, direct sales force, and digital channels. The WPS segment provides workplace safety, identification, and compliance products, such as safety and compliance signs, tags, labels, and markings; informational signage and markings; asset tracking labels; facility safety and personal protection equipment; first-aid products; and labor law and other compliance posters for process, government, education, construction, and utilities industries, as well as manufacturers through catalog and digital channels. It also offers stock and custom identification products; and sells related resale products. Brady Corporation was incorporated in 1914 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Discounted Cash Flow Valuation of Brady Corp
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g\r | +10% | +11% | +12% | +13% | +14% |
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0% | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
+1% | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
+2% | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
+3% | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
+4% | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Years | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | TV |
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FCF | $216.8M | $229.4M | $242.5M | $256.2M | $270.4M | $285.1M | $300.4M | $316.3M | $332.6M | $349.6M | $367.1M | $3.671B |
DCF | $199.5M | $183.4M | $168.4M | $154.6M | $141.8M | $129.9M | $118.9M | $108.7M | $99.37M | $90.73M | $907.3M | |
Value | $2.303B |
In the chart Earnings are multiplied by this value.
High margins render the company resilient under dire circumstances, hence able to drive competitors out or acquire them. ROE and ROA measure the average flow generated by each invested dollar. Their marginal value is a forecast of future growth, and it is considered by Buffett and Munger the most important single indicator.
Years | 07-2015 | 07-2016 | 07-2017 | 07-2018 | 07-2019 | 07-2020 | 07-2021 | 07-2022 | 07-2023 | TTM |
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Net Margin | 0.25% | 7.1% | 8.6% | 7.8% | 11% | 10% | 11% | 12% | 13% | 14% |
ROA | 3.4% | 11% | 13% | 15% | 14% | 13% | 12% | 14% | 17% | 17% |
ROE | 0.51% | 13% | 14% | 12% | 15% | 13% | 13% | 16% | 18% | 18% |
The average Net Margin over the past 5 years is +10.91%.
The trend of Net Margin over the past 5 years is +0.81%.
The average ROA over the past 5 years is +14.13%.
The trend of ROA over the past 5 years is +0.23%.
The average ROE over the past 5 years is +14.69%.
The trend of ROE over the past 5 years is +0.89%.
Being debt the number one cause of investment losses and company death, the ratio Debt/FCF is of utmost importance to guarantee safety. On the other hand the Graham’s stability measures the drawdown of earnings, hence indicating the reliability of the flow generated by the company.
Years | 07-2015 | 07-2016 | 07-2017 | 07-2018 | 07-2019 | 07-2020 | 07-2021 | 07-2022 | 07-2023 | TTM |
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Debt FCF | 3.65 | 1.78 | 0.84 | 0.43 | 0.78 | 0.00 | - | 1.26 | 0.26 | 0.24 |
Debt Equity | 0.41 | 0.36 | 0.15 | 0.07 | 0.12 | 0.00 | - | 0.10 | 0.05 | 0.05 |
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Graham Stability | - | - | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
The Debt/FCF trailing twelve month is 0.24.
The trend of Debt/FCF over the past 5 years is 0.03.
Graham’s Stability measure stands at 1.00.
Growth can be dangerous when forecasting, simply projecting the current growth is in general wrong. A company passes through multiple phases, from being young and unprofitable, to the first periods of profitability and high growth, until it arrives at a period of regime with limited growth. Identifying in which phase the company is in may help forecasting.
Years | 07-2016 | 07-2018 | 07-2020 | 07-2022 | Trend |
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Revenue | 2.5% | 2.6% | 7.2% | 2.3% | 1.4% |
Net Income | 12% | 14% | 16% | 17% | -210% |
Stockholders Equity | 7.3% | 5.7% | 4.7% | 8.7% | 1.3% |
FCF | 6.5% | 9.4% | 19% | 150% | 2.5% |
The Revenue CAGR over the past 5 years is +2.56%.
The trend of Revenue growth rate over the past 5 years is +1.36%.
The Earnings CAGR over the past 5 years is +13.94%.
The trend of Earnings growth rate over the past 5 years is -213.98%.
The Equity CAGR over the past 5 years is +5.67%.
The trend of Equity growth rate over the past 5 years is +1.25%.
The FCF CAGR over the past 5 years is +9.39%.
The trend of FCF growth rate over the past 5 years is +2.5%.