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Preformed Line Products Company

Company price
291.15 USD -28.86 ( 9.02%)
Last update at 2026-10-30T20:00:00Z
VOLUME
113648
Market Cap
1970.64M
P/E
44.84

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Preformed Line Products Company designs and manufactures products and systems employed in the construction and maintenance of overhead, ground-mounted, and underground networks in the United States, the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific. The company offers energy products for supporting, protecting, terminating, and splicing transmission, and distribution lines, as well as bolted, welded, and compressed connectors for substations; optical ground wire and all dielectric self-supporting fiber optic cables; and string hardware products, polymer insulators, wildlife protection, substation fittings, and motion control devices like spacer dampers. It also provides communications products, such as rugged outside plant closures to protect and support wireline and wireless networks; demarcation related products, including wall boxes, pre-terminated cabinets, wall plates, and passive components; and formed wire products, utility pole line hardware, motion control products, and cable storage devices. In addition, the company offers special industries products comprising hardware assemblies, pole line hardware, plastic products, cable dynamics/vibration solutions, interior/exterior connectors, tools, and urethane solutions; drone inspection services for transmission and distribution power lines, substations, generation facilities, and communications assets; mounting solutions for photovoltaic solar, commercial, industrial, utility, and residential applications; and EV charging station foundations. It serves public and private energy utilities, and communication companies; cable operators, contractors, and subcontractors; and distributors and value-added resellers through a direct sales force and manufacturing representatives. Preformed Line Products Company was incorporated in 1947 and is headquartered in Mayfield Village, Ohio.

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Day Price Range
284.20
Low
313.50
High
52 Week Price Range
183.60
Low
504.69
High

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AI Summary

Preformed Line Products Company makes engineered hardware and accessories for electrical transmission and distribution, communications and rail networks, serving utilities, telecom and industrial customers worldwide. Long-term drivers include grid modernization, electrification and broadband expansion that may support demand for its specialized product portfolio and aftermarket revenues.
Major risks include sensitivity to utility and telecom capital-spending cycles, raw-material and supply-chain cost volatility, and pressure from lower-cost competitors that could squeeze margins.

Risk Score
Low

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Key Metrics*

Previous Close
320.01
Dividend Yield
0.21%
Revenue TTM
740.16M
Revenue Per Share
152.28
Gross Profit TTM
232.70M
Debt / Equity
0.10
ROE
9.02%
Net Debt
-35.50M
ROCE
8.71%
Diluted EPS TTM
8.99

Key Financials*

Income Statement

Balance Sheet

Change in Cash

Total Operating Cash

Dividends Paid

Breakdown 2025-12-31 2024-12-31 2023-12-31 2022-12-31 2021-12-31
Type yearly yearly yearly yearly yearly
Date 2025-12-31 2024-12-31 2023-12-31 2022-12-31 2021-12-31
Income before tax 45.62M 50.77M 82.34M 73.70M 48.90M
Minority interest -0.02M -0.02M -0.01M 0.00M -0.01M
Net income 35.28M 37.09M 63.33M 54.40M 35.73M
Selling general administrative 75.18M 67.52M 74.64M 70.32M 55.26M
Selling and marketing expenses 52.01M 48.72M 51.08M 45.71M 40.54M
Gross profit 208.54M 189.81M 234.85M 215.18M 166.24M
Reconciled depreciation 23.03M 20.83M 19.84M 16.43M 15.56M
Ebit 46.92M 51.11M 84.84M 69.36M 35.35M
Ebitda 69.95M 71.94M 103.75M 83.45M 50.92M
Depreciation and amortization 23.03M 20.83M 18.91M 14.09M 15.56M
Non operating income net other - - - 7.56M 3.37M
Operating income 55.13M 50.76M 84.15M 69.36M 35.35M
Other operating expenses 614.20M 542.96M 585.52M 561.13M 469.87M
Interest expense 1.30M 2.22M 3.90M 3.21M 2.02M
Tax provision 10.31M 13.66M 26.06M 19.30M 13.18M
Interest income 2.32M 2.57M 1.47M 0.63M 0.17M
Net interest income 1.01M 0.35M -2.81M -2.58M -1.85M
Non recurring - - - 6.53M -
Income tax expense 10.31M 13.66M 19.01M 19.30M 13.18M
Total revenue 669.34M 593.71M 669.68M 637.02M 517.42M
Total operating expenses 153.40M 139.05M 150.69M 139.29M 118.69M
Cost of revenue 460.80M 403.90M 434.83M 421.84M 351.18M
Total other income expense net -9.52M 0.01M -1.81M 4.34M 13.54M
Net income from continuing ops 35.31M 37.11M 73.52M 54.40M 35.72M
Net income applicable to common shares - - - 54.40M 35.73M
Breakdown 2025-12-31 2024-12-31 2023-12-31 2022-12-31 2021-12-31
Type yearly yearly yearly yearly yearly
Date 2025-12-31 2024-12-31 2023-12-31 2022-12-31 2021-12-31
Total assets 653.62M 573.88M 603.15M 568.48M 489.02M
Intangible assets 10.14M 9.66M 12.98M 14.08M 12.04M
Other current assets 18.17M 17.23M 7.26M 4.93M 3.22M
Total liab 178.10M 151.55M 187.00M 209.85M 172.92M
Total stockholder equity 475.52M 422.31M 416.16M 358.64M 316.12M
Deferred long term liab - - - 4.17M 2.79M
Other current liab 56.62M 52.47M 73.53M 42.06M 43.62M
Common stock 4.27M 13.75M 3.42M 3.09M 3.08M
Capital stock 4.27M 4.18M 3.42M 3.09M 13.19M
Retained earnings 584.36M 553.18M 520.15M 460.93M 410.67M
Other liab - - - 18.74M 27.34M
Good will 30.68M 26.68M 29.50M 28.00M 28.19M
Other assets - - - 12.46M 26.90M
Cash 83.39M 57.24M 53.61M 37.24M 36.41M
Total current liabilities 114.71M 108.41M 111.32M 115.33M 105.53M
Current deferred revenue - - -15.12M 5.32M -
Net debt -35.50M -20.05M 18.21M 52.30M 23.18M
Short term debt 8.57M 12.03M 15.12M 21.12M 19.54M
Short long term debt 6.61M 10.21M 13.45M 21.12M 19.54M
Short long term debt total 47.89M 37.19M 71.81M 89.54M 59.59M
Other stockholder equity -59.75M -61.71M -57.29M -35.40M -35.92M
Property plant equipment - - - 175.01M 149.77M
Total current assets 363.46M 315.79M 324.81M 328.17M 272.11M
Net tangible assets - - - 323.57M 275.88M
Net receivables 113.17M 111.40M 106.89M 125.26M 98.20M
Long term debt 32.86M 18.36M 48.80M 68.42M 40.05M
Inventory 148.73M 129.91M 148.81M 147.46M 114.51M
Accounts payable 49.52M 41.95M 37.79M 46.84M 42.38M
Noncontrolling interest in consolidated entity - - - -0.01M -0.02M
Accumulated other comprehensive income -53.37M -82.91M -60.31M -69.99M -61.72M
Common stock total equity - - - 13.35M 13.19M
Retained earnings total equity - - - 460.93M 410.67M
Treasury stock - - - -99.30M -93.84M
Non currrent assets other 19.07M 7.26M 9.19M 17.89M 23.06M
Non current assets total 290.16M 258.08M 278.34M 240.31M 216.91M
Capital lease obligations 7.68M 8.13M 9.56M 8.63M 10.14M
Long term debt total - - - 68.42M 40.05M
Breakdown 2025-12-31 2024-12-31 2023-12-31 2022-12-31 2021-12-31
Type yearly yearly yearly yearly yearly
Date 2025-12-31 2024-12-31 2023-12-31 2022-12-31 2021-12-31
Investments 1.23M -12.36M -55.36M -46.76M -18.24M
Change to liabilities - - - 6.58M 7.23M
Total cashflows from investing activities -43.38M -12.36M -44.79M -46.76M -18.24M
Net borrowings 8.89M -32.86M -28.09M 31.30M -14.24M
Total cash from financing activities -9.23M -47.80M -48.92M 22.54M -23.23M
Change to operating activities - - - 2.67M -6.31M
Net income 35.31M 37.11M 63.34M 54.40M 35.72M
Change in cash 26.14M 3.64M 16.37M 0.83M -8.77M
Begin period cash flow 57.24M 53.61M 37.24M 36.41M 45.17M
End period cash flow 83.39M 57.24M 53.61M 37.24M 36.41M
Total cash from operating activities 73.47M 67.48M 107.64M 26.15M 33.60M
Issuance of capital stock 1.93M 0.21M 2.35M 0.81M 0.41M
Depreciation 23.03M 20.83M 18.91M 16.43M 15.56M
Other cashflows from investing activities 0.27M 3.45M 2.63M -6.16M 0.14M
Dividends paid 4.12M 4.08M 4.11M 4.10M 4.13M
Change to inventory -11.95M 6.78M -4.95M -36.98M -24.15M
Change to account receivables 6.99M -0.88M 16.97M -28.05M -11.58M
Sale purchase of stock -9.75M -8.61M -18.89M -5.47M -5.27M
Other cashflows from financing activities -6.18M -2.47M -44.79M 187.23M 99.30M
Change to netincome - - - 13.33M 17.13M
Capital expenditures 40.13M 14.65M 35.33M 40.60M 18.38M
Change receivables - - - -28.05M -11.58M
Cash flows other operating - - - 0.44M -6.31M
Cash and cash equivalents changes - - - 1.94M -7.88M
Change in working capital -3.67M 2.34M 14.70M -51.51M -34.81M
Stock based compensation 4.96M 3.41M 4.95M 4.60M 4.16M
Other non cash items 15.02M 2.70M 7.98M 4.90M 6.42M
Free cash flow 33.34M 52.83M 72.31M -14.45M 15.21M

Peer Comparison*

Sector: Industrials Industry: Electrical Equipment & Parts

Stock Name
Change
(USD)
Price
(USD)
Trailing
PE (x)
Forward
PE (x)
Price Sales
TTM (x)
Price to Book Value (x)
Enterprise Value
to Revenue (x)
Enterprise Value
to EBITDA (x)
PLPC
Preformed Line Products Company
-28.86
9.02%
291.15 44.84 7.80 2.66 3.93 2.59 23.13
CYATY
Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
-0.14
1.30%
10.64 36.64 32.15 0.91 7.88 3.67 16.91
ABBNY
ABB Ltd
-3.32
3.75%
85.21 38.41 30.96 5.22 10.79 5.24 24.44
ABLZF
ABB Ltd
-
-%
89.51 33.82 23.15 4.71 10.45 4.77 22.47
BE
Bloom Energy Corp
-19.13
8.61%
203.17 332.50 53.48 24.54 46.97 24.35 216.72

Profile*

Preformed Line Products Company

Preformed Line Products Company designs and manufactures products and systems employed in the construction and maintenance of overhead, ground-mounted, and underground networks in the United States, the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific. The company offers energy products for supporting, protecting, terminating, and splicing transmission, and distribution lines, as well as bolted, welded, and compressed connectors for substations; optical ground wire and all dielectric self-supporting fiber optic cables; and string hardware products, polymer insulators, wildlife protection, substation fittings, and motion control devices like spacer dampers. It also provides communications products, such as rugged outside plant closures to protect and support wireline and wireless networks; demarcation related products, including wall boxes, pre-terminated cabinets, wall plates, and passive components; and formed wire products, utility pole line hardware, motion control products, and cable storage devices. In addition, the company offers special industries products comprising hardware assemblies, pole line hardware, plastic products, cable dynamics/vibration solutions, interior/exterior connectors, tools, and urethane solutions; drone inspection services for transmission and distribution power lines, substations, generation facilities, and communications assets; mounting solutions for photovoltaic solar, commercial, industrial, utility, and residential applications; and EV charging station foundations. It serves public and private energy utilities, and communication companies; cable operators, contractors, and subcontractors; and distributors and value-added resellers through a direct sales force and manufacturing representatives. Preformed Line Products Company was incorporated in 1947 and is headquartered in Mayfield Village, Ohio.

660 Beta Drive, Mayfield, OH, United States, 44143

440 461 5200

https://plp.com

3734

Name Title Year Born
Mr. Robert G. Ruhlman Chairman, Pres & CEO 1957
Mr. Andrew S. Klaus Chief Financial Officer 1965
Mr. Dennis F. McKenna Chief Operating Officer 1967
Mr. Jon Ryan Ruhlman VP of Marketing & Bus. Devel. and Director 1983
Mr. Thomas F. Peterson Founder NA
Ms. Caroline Saylor Vaccariello Gen. Counsel & Corp. Sec. 1967
Mr. Timothy J. O'Shaughnessy VP of HR 1971
Mr. John M. Hofstetter Exec. VP of US Operations 1965
Mr. Robert G. Ruhlman Executive Chairman 1957
Mr. Dennis F. McKenna Chief Executive Officer 1967

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