Spirax-Sarco Engineering (LSE:SPX) GF Value Rank : 8 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)

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What is Spirax-Sarco Engineering GF Value Rank?

Spirax-Sarco Engineering has the GF Value Rank of 8.

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 Spirax-Sarco Engineering's GF Value Rank

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Spirax-Sarco Engineering'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.

Spirax-Sarco Engineering's GF Value Rank Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Spirax-Sarco Engineering's GF Value Rank distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Spirax-Sarco Engineering's GF Value Rank falls into.

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Spirax-Sarco Engineering (LSE:SPX) Business Description

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Address

Cirencester Road, Charlton House, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GBR, GL53 8ER

Website

https://www.spiraxsarcoengineering.com

Spirax-Sarco is a global manufacturer of a wide range of applications for industrial and commercial steam systems, electric thermal solutions and peristaltic pumps used across multiple industries. The group operates across three segments and has over 110,000 direct customers across 130 countries. Approximately 85% of group sales are generated from recurring maintenance and small improvements to existing customer systems. Spirax-Sarco has 1,700 product lines and 2,100 sales and service engineers, who account for 25% of employees.

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