Crane Co (Crane Co) GF Value Rank : 1 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)

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What is Crane Co GF Value Rank?

Crane Co has the GF Value Rank of 1.

The GF Value Rank is determined by the price-to-GF-Value (P/GF Value) ratio, a proprietary metric calculated based on historical multiples along with an adjustment factor based on a company's past returns and growth and future estimates of the business' performance.

GuruFocus found that for valuation, we cannot simply give stocks a better GF Value rank simply because they have a lower P/GF Value ratio. Backtesting shows that over the long term, the two worst-performing groups are the most expensive group (with the highest P/GF Value ratio) and the least expensive group (with the lowest P/GF Value ratio).

We can understand why the most expensive group underperforms. We were initially puzzled by the underperformance of the least expensive group, but we realized there is a reason why some stocks are super cheap. If they look too undervalued, it is often because the businesses behind them are poor quality. The market realized this and gave them low valuations. In a way, the market is efficient.

After multiple backtesting analyses, we granted the stocks in third-cheapest percentile the highest GF Value rank, as they have performed the best over a full market cycle. Stock performance is actually not as sensitive to valuation as it is to growth and profitability. On average, the companies in the 20%-50% valuation groups have similar performances. Therefore, we should avoid the most expensive and the least expensive stocks. We can be more tolerant of valuation.

Please click GF Score to see more details on the GF Score's 5 Key Aspects of Analysis.

Competitive Comparison of Crane Co's GF Value Rank

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Crane Co's GF Value Rank, along with its competitors' market caps and GF Value Rank data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Crane Co's GF Value Rank Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Crane Co's GF Value Rank distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Crane Co's GF Value Rank falls into.

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Crane Co (Crane Co) Business Description

Industry

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CZN:Germany

Address

100 First Stamford Place, Stamford, CT, USA, 06902

Website

https://www.craneco.com

Crane is a diversified industrial firm that manufactures a broad range of products, including valves, pumps, aerospace components, and fiberglass-reinforced plastic panels. Its business is organized into three segments: aerospace and electronics, process flow technologies, and engineered materials. Crane generated approximately $2 billion in revenue in 2022.

Executives

Max H Mitchell	officer: President & CEO	CRANE CO, 100 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE, STAMFORD CT 06902
Richard A Maue	director, officer: Exec. V.P., CFO & PAO	C/O PAXAR CORPORATION, 105 CORPORATE PARK DRIVE, WHITE PLAINS NY 10604
Marijane V. Papanikolaou	officer: V.P, Controller & CAO	100 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE, STAMFORD CT 06902
Jennifer Kartono	officer: SVP, CHRO	950 WINTER STREET 4TH FLOOR, WALTHAM MA 02451
Fund Crane	10 percent owner	C/O CRANE CO, 100 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE, STAMFORD CT 06902
Paul Gerard Igoe	officer: SVP, General Counsel & Sec.	LYDALL, INC., ONE COLONIAL ROAD, MANCHESTER CT 06042
Sanjay Kapoor	director	C/O SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS HOLDINGS, INC., 3801 SOUTH OLIVER STREET, WICHITA KS 67210
William K Grogan	director	3100 SANDERS ROAD, SUITE 301, NORTHBROOK IL 60062
Bianca B. Shardelow	officer: VP, Controller & CAO	100 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE, STAMFORD CT 06902
Cristen L Kogl	director	3 OVERLOOK POINT, LINCOLNSHIRE IL 60069
Tamara S. Polmanteer	officer: Exec. Vice President & CHRO	100 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE, STAMFORD CT 06902
Ronald Carter Lindsay	director	100 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE, STAMFORD CT 06902
Tullis James L L	director	100 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE, STAMFORD CT 06907
Charles G Mcclure	director	55 CABOT PL, BLOOMFIELD HILLS MI 48304
Alejandro Alcala	officer: Executive Vice President	100 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE, STAMFORD CT 06902