Hexagon's third quarter delivered another strong beat to company-compiled consensus with 13% organic growth and an EBITAC margin of 25.3%. Management's comments on backlog growth were constructive. The shares were up 2% intraday on Oct. 23.
Hexagon’s margins lead peers, with further improvements expected.
Overall, while historical acquisitions have been strategically sound, ROICs indicate price discipline has room for improvement.
Metric | HEXA B | NEM | SAND |
|---|---|---|---|
Price/Earnings (Normalized) | 12.13 | 27.66 | 24.88 |
Price/Book Value | 4.22 | 7.29 | 4.19 |
Price/Sales | 5.92 | 5.90 | 3.34 |
Price/Cash Flow | 20.10 | 22.33 | 15.54 |
Metric | HEXA B | NEM | SAND |
|---|---|---|---|
Quick Ratio | 1.17 | 0.86 | 0.80 |
Current Ratio | 1.40 | 0.93 | 1.62 |
Interest Coverage | 24.72 | 20.37 | 14.46 |
Metric | HEXA B | NEM | SAND |
|---|---|---|---|
Return on Assets (Normalized) | −2.07% | 12.13% | 10.84% |
Return on Equity (Normalized) | −3.44% | 28.26% | 19.99% |
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized) | −2.46% | 19.19% | 14.59% |
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