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39.41 USD -1.62 (-3.95%)

At closeNov 6, 2026, 4:01 PM EST

39.41 0.00 0.00%

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39.21 Day range 40.66
38.22 52-week range 58.77
YTD
-25.29%
1 year
-28.19%

Financial health

Altman Z-Score

2.45 Grey zone

Bankruptcy-risk model: below 1.81 distress, above 2.99 safe.

Piotroski F-Score

3 / 9 Weak

Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, leverage and efficiency.

Rating

C2 / 5 overall

  • DCF 1
  • Return on Equity 1
  • Return on Assets 1
  • Debt / Equity 2
  • P/E 1
  • P/B 5

Valuation

P/E 40.5×
FY 2017: 79.5×FY 2018: 11.6×FY 2019: 14.2×FY 2020: 15.4×FY 2021: 16.6×FY 2022: 16.6×FY 2023: 10.6×FY 2024: 10.6×FY 2025: 14.7×FY 2026: 40.5×
FY 2017 5y median 14.7× FY 2026
P/S 0.5×
FY 2017: 0.8×FY 2018: 0.6×FY 2019: 0.7×FY 2020: 0.6×FY 2021: 0.7×FY 2022: 0.7×FY 2023: 0.5×FY 2024: 0.5×FY 2025: 0.5×FY 2026: 0.5×
FY 2017 5y median 0.5× FY 2026
P/B 0.9×
FY 2017: 1.3×FY 2018: 0.9×FY 2019: 1.1×FY 2020: 0.9×FY 2021: 1.1×FY 2022: 1.1×FY 2023: 0.9×FY 2024: 0.9×FY 2025: 1.0×FY 2026: 0.9×
FY 2017 5y median 0.9× FY 2026
P/FCF 16.5×
FY 2017: 7.7×FY 2018: 24.9×FY 2019: 11.7×FY 2020: -45.4×FY 2021: 9.4×FY 2022: -173×FY 2023: -20.1×FY 2024: -9.0×FY 2025: 5.3×FY 2026: 16.5×
FY 2017 5y median -9.0× FY 2026
EV/EBITDA 9.6×
FY 2017: 8.3×FY 2018: 6.5×FY 2019: 7.8×FY 2020: 8.6×FY 2021: 9.7×FY 2022: 9.4×FY 2023: 8.4×FY 2024: 7.9×FY 2025: 7.4×FY 2026: 9.6×
FY 2017 5y median 8.4× FY 2026
EV/Sales 0.8×
FY 2017: 0.9×FY 2018: 0.7×FY 2019: 0.7×FY 2020: 0.8×FY 2021: 1.0×FY 2022: 1.0×FY 2023: 0.8×FY 2024: 0.8×FY 2025: 0.8×FY 2026: 0.8×
FY 2017 5y median 0.8× FY 2026
FCF Yield 6.1%
FY 2017: 12.9%FY 2018: 4.0%FY 2019: 8.5%FY 2020: -2.2%FY 2021: 10.6%FY 2022: -0.6%FY 2023: -5.0%FY 2024: -11.1%FY 2025: 18.9%FY 2026: 6.1%
FY 2017 5y median -0.6% FY 2026

Profitability

Gross Margin 17.5%
FY 2017: 19.1%FY 2018: 18.3%FY 2019: 18.3%FY 2020: 18.7%FY 2021: 19.5%FY 2022: 19.4%FY 2023: 17.8%FY 2024: 19.5%FY 2025: 18.6%FY 2026: 17.5%
FY 2017 5y median 18.6% FY 2026
Operating Margin 7.2%
FY 2017: 8.6%FY 2018: 8.4%FY 2019: 7.2%FY 2020: 6.6%FY 2021: 7.5%FY 2022: 7.6%FY 2023: 7.0%FY 2024: 8.1%FY 2025: 8.3%FY 2026: 7.2%
FY 2017 5y median 7.6% FY 2026
Net Margin 1.1%
FY 2017: 5.1%FY 2018: 5.2%FY 2019: 4.7%FY 2020: 3.8%FY 2021: 4.4%FY 2022: 4.1%FY 2023: 4.8%FY 2024: 4.4%FY 2025: 3.2%FY 2026: 1.1%
FY 2017 5y median 4.1% FY 2026
ROE 2.3%
FY 2017: 8.3%FY 2018: 7.9%FY 2019: 7.8%FY 2020: 5.7%FY 2021: 6.7%FY 2022: 6.5%FY 2023: 8.9%FY 2024: 8.3%FY 2025: 6.5%FY 2026: 2.3%
FY 2017 5y median 6.5% FY 2026
ROIC 4.6%
FY 2017: 6.2%FY 2018: 6.1%FY 2019: 6.1%FY 2020: 4.5%FY 2021: 5.2%FY 2022: 5.2%FY 2023: 6.9%FY 2024: 6.8%FY 2025: 6.6%FY 2026: 4.6%
FY 2017 5y median 6.6% FY 2026
ROA 1.2%
FY 2017: 5.0%FY 2018: 4.9%FY 2019: 4.9%FY 2020: 3.4%FY 2021: 3.7%FY 2022: 3.3%FY 2023: 4.7%FY 2024: 4.1%FY 2025: 3.2%FY 2026: 1.2%
FY 2017 5y median 3.3% FY 2026

Growth (YoY)

Revenue -0.8%
FY 2017: -2.3%FY 2018: -1.8%FY 2019: 9.5%FY 2020: -14.2%FY 2021: 3.8%FY 2022: 6.1%FY 2023: 22.2%FY 2024: 7.0%FY 2025: 7.2%FY 2026: -0.8%
FY 2017 FY 2026
Operating Income -13.4%
FY 2017: -1.8%FY 2018: -3.8%FY 2019: -6.0%FY 2020: -21.6%FY 2021: 17.0%FY 2022: 8.5%FY 2023: 12.9%FY 2024: 22.6%FY 2025: 10.0%FY 2026: -13.4%
FY 2017 FY 2026
EPS (diluted) -65.6%
FY 2017: -77.6%FY 2018: 370.5%FY 2019: -0.7%FY 2020: -30.4%FY 2021: 23.4%FY 2022: -1.7%FY 2023: 43.2%FY 2024: -3.8%FY 2025: -20.9%FY 2026: -65.6%
FY 2017 FY 2026
Free Cash Flow -69.6%
FY 2017: 57.3%FY 2018: -77.1%FY 2019: 155.6%FY 2020: -119.3%FY 2021: 734.0%FY 2022: -105.4%FY 2023: -683.9%FY 2024: -115.6%FY 2025: 288.0%FY 2026: -69.6%
FY 2017 FY 2026

Financial Health

Current Ratio 3.5×
FY 2017: 5.8×FY 2018: 5.9×FY 2019: 6.3×FY 2020: 5.5×FY 2021: 5.3×FY 2022: 3.4×FY 2023: 4.1×FY 2024: 3.0×FY 2025: 2.9×FY 2026: 3.5×
FY 2017 5y median 3.4× FY 2026
Quick Ratio 1.3×
FY 2017: 3.5×FY 2018: 3.1×FY 2019: 3.5×FY 2020: 2.5×FY 2021: 2.6×FY 2022: 1.4×FY 2023: 1.7×FY 2024: 1.0×FY 2025: 1.3×FY 2026: 1.3×
FY 2017 5y median 1.3× FY 2026
Debt / Equity 0.7×
FY 2017: 0.3×FY 2018: 0.3×FY 2019: 0.3×FY 2020: 0.4×FY 2021: 0.5×FY 2022: 0.6×FY 2023: 0.6×FY 2024: 0.7×FY 2025: 0.8×FY 2026: 0.7×
FY 2017 5y median 0.7× FY 2026
Net Debt / EBITDA 3.8×
FY 2017: 0.7×FY 2018: 0.8×FY 2019: 0.6×FY 2020: 2.2×FY 2021: 2.3×FY 2022: 3.0×FY 2023: 3.2×FY 2024: 3.5×FY 2025: 2.8×FY 2026: 3.8×
FY 2017 5y median 3.2× FY 2026
Interest Coverage 2.9×
FY 2017: 11.0×FY 2018: 11.0×FY 2019: 9.2×FY 2020: 6.4×FY 2021: 5.9×FY 2022: 5.8×FY 2023: 3.7×FY 2024: 3.3×FY 2025: 2.8×FY 2026: 2.9×
FY 2017 5y median 3.3× FY 2026

Dividends

Dividend Yield 6.2%
FY 2017: 3.7%FY 2018: 4.5%FY 2019: 4.7%FY 2020: 6.8%FY 2021: 5.2%FY 2022: 5.3%FY 2023: 5.9%FY 2024: 6.2%FY 2025: 5.7%FY 2026: 6.2%
FY 2017 5y median 5.9% FY 2026
Payout Ratio 249.1%
FY 2017: 57.3%FY 2018: 51.8%FY 2019: 67.1%FY 2020: 105.1%FY 2021: 86.0%FY 2022: 88.3%FY 2023: 62.4%FY 2024: 65.6%FY 2025: 83.8%FY 2026: 249.1%
FY 2017 5y median 83.8% FY 2026

Annual · latest fiscal year ends 2026-03-31