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The L S Starrett Co SCX

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$16.02 −0.01 (0.06%)
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Price vs Fair Value

SCX is trading at a 35% discount.
Price
$15.95
Fair Value
$25.24
Uncertainty
Extreme
1-Star Price
$26.49
5-Star Price
$5.47
Economic Moat
Mss
Capital Allocation
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Trading Information

Previous Close Price
$16.03
Day Range
$16.0116.03
52-Week Range
$8.5516.04
Bid/Ask
$15.96 / $16.05
Market Cap
$120.36 Mil
Volume/Avg
60,231 / 73,716

Key Statistics

Price/Earnings (Normalized)
16.35
Price/Sales
0.48
Dividend Yield (Trailing)
Dividend Yield (Forward)
Total Yield

Company Profile

The L S Starrett Co is engaged in the manufacturing of industrial, professional and consumer measuring and cutting tools and related products. Its products include precision tools, electronic gages, gage blocks, optical vision and laser measuring equipment, custom engineered granite solutions, tape measures, levels, chalk products, squares, band saw blades, hole saws, hacksaw blades, jig saw blades, and others. Its products are used in different industries such as metalworking, automotive, aviation, marine, farm, and "do-it-yourselfers" and tradesmen such as builders, carpenters, plumbers and electricians. The operating segments of the company are North American Operations is a key revenue driver; International Operations and Global Test and Measurement.
Sector
Industrials
Industry
Tools & Accessories
Stock Style Box
Small Value
Total Number of Employees
1,529

Comparables

Valuation

Metric
SCX
GGG
KE
Price/Earnings (Normalized)
16.3527.859.61
Price/Book Value
0.926.000.95
Price/Sales
0.486.640.28
Price/Cash Flow
7.9122.195.30
Price/Earnings
SCX
GGG
KE

Financial Strength

Metric
SCX
GGG
KE
Quick Ratio
1.122.260.91
Current Ratio
3.113.461.97
Interest Coverage
118.284.31
Quick Ratio
SCX
GGG
KE

Profitability

Metric
SCX
GGG
KE
Return on Assets (Normalized)
10.39%18.98%4.35%
Return on Equity (Normalized)
16.27%23.50%10.54%
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized)
14.05%22.73%8.71%
Return on Assets
SCX
GGG
KE
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