(FELE) Electric - Overview
Sector: Industrials | Industry: Specialty Industrial Machinery | Exchange: NASDAQ (USA) | Market Cap: 4.272m USD | Total Return: 13.8% in 12m
Avg Turnover: 22.3M
EPS Trend: 2.7%
Qual. Beats: 0
Rev. Trend: 41.7%
Qual. Beats: 1
Warnings
Choppy Below Avwap Earnings
Tailwinds
No distinct edge detected
Franklin Electric Co., Inc. (FELE) is a global manufacturer specializing in water and fuel pumping systems. The company operates through three primary segments: Water Systems, Energy Systems, and Distribution. Its product portfolio includes motors, pumps, electronic controls, and monitoring devices used across residential, industrial, agricultural, and municipal sectors.
The business model relies on a diverse global supply chain and multi-channel distribution, selling to wholesalers, retail distributors, and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). In the industrial machinery sector, companies like Franklin Electric often benefit from long-term infrastructure demand and the essential nature of groundwater management and fueling station maintenance.
The Energy Systems segment extends beyond fuel transport to include power reliability solutions for telecommunications and data centers. Examining the historical performance of these business units on ValueRay can provide deeper insights into the companys growth trajectory. Founded in 1944 and headquartered in Indiana, the firm maintains a significant geographic footprint across North America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific.
- Global agricultural demand and groundwater management drive core Water Systems revenue
- Rising infrastructure spending boosts municipal and industrial pump system sales
- Expansion of data center power monitoring systems enhances Energy Systems margins
- Volatility in raw material costs and global supply chains impacts manufacturing profitability
- Residential construction cycles influence demand for groundwater and wastewater pumping solutions
| Net Income: 150.5m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.08 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -2.08 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 29.20% < 20% (prev 23.45%; Δ 5.75% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.11 > 3% & CFO 217.5m > Net Income 150.5m |
| Net Debt (272.4m) to EBITDA (356.9m): 0.76 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 2.67 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (44.7m) vs 12m ago -3.46% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 35.24% > 18% (prev 0.36%; Δ 3.49k% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 110.9% > 50% (prev 104.5%; Δ 6.39% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 25.09 > 6 (EBITDA TTM 356.9m / Interest Expense TTM 11.2m) |
| A: 0.32 (Total Current Assets 1.02b - Total Current Liabilities 379.7m) / Total Assets 2.00b |
| B: 0.55 (Retained Earnings 1.09b / Total Assets 2.00b) |
| C: 0.14 (EBIT TTM 279.8m / Avg Total Assets 1.96b) |
| D: 1.44 (Book Value of Equity 941.7m / Total Liabilities 652.0m) |
| Altman-Z'' = 6.35 = AAA |
| DSRI: 1.02 (Receivables 297.9m/271.7m, Revenue 2.18b/2.02b) |
| GMI: 1.01 (GM 35.24% / 35.60%) |
| AQI: 0.95 (AQ_t 0.33 / AQ_t-1 0.35) |
| SGI: 1.08 (Revenue 2.18b / 2.02b) |
| TATA: -0.03 (NI 150.5m - CFO 217.5m) / TA 2.00b) |
| Beneish M = -3.01 (Cap -4..+1) = AA |
As of May 25, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 96.68 with a total of 224,693 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by +2.30%,
over one month by -3.32%,
over three months by -0.37% and
over the past year by +13.84%.
Electric has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.80. Therefore, it is recommended to hold FELE.
- StrongBuy: 2
- Buy: 0
- Hold: 3
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 113.3 | 17.1% |
P/E Forward = 21.0084
P/S = 1.9626
P/B = 3.1868
P/EG = 1.7507
Revenue TTM = 2.18b USD
EBIT TTM = 279.8m USD
EBITDA TTM = 356.9m USD
Long Term Debt = 134.4m USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 110.1m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 356.9m USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 66.3m
Net Debt = 272.4m USD (calculated: Debt 356.9m - CCE 84.5m)
Enterprise Value = 4.54b USD (4.27b + Debt 356.9m - CCE 84.5m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 25.09 (Ebit TTM 279.8m / Interest Expense TTM 11.2m)
EV/FCF = 26.81x (Enterprise Value 4.54b / FCF TTM 169.5m)
FCF Yield = 3.73% (FCF TTM 169.5m / Enterprise Value 4.54b)
FCF Margin = 7.79% (FCF TTM 169.5m / Revenue TTM 2.18b)
Net Margin = 6.91% (Net Income TTM 150.5m / Revenue TTM 2.18b)
Gross Margin = 35.24% ((Revenue TTM 2.18b - Cost of Revenue TTM 1.41b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 34.96% (prev 33.83%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 2.28 (Enterprise Value 4.54b / Total Assets 2.00b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 3.13% (Interest Expense 11.2m / Debt 356.9m)
Taxrate = 24.21% (11.1m / 45.8m)
NOPAT = 212.1m (EBIT 279.8m * (1 - 24.21%))
Current Ratio = 2.67 (Total Current Assets 1.02b / Total Current Liabilities 379.7m)
Debt / Equity = 0.27 (Debt 356.9m / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 1.34b)
Debt / EBITDA = 0.76 (Net Debt 272.4m / EBITDA 356.9m)
Debt / FCF = 1.61 (Net Debt 272.4m / FCF TTM 169.5m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 1.31b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 7.67% (Net Income 150.5m / Total Assets 2.00b)
RoE = 11.47% (Net Income TTM 150.5m / Total Stockholder Equity 1.31b)
RoCE = 19.34% (EBIT 279.8m / Capital Employed (Equity 1.31b + L.T.Debt 134.4m))
RoIC = 12.28% (NOPAT 212.1m / Invested Capital 1.73b)
WACC = 8.88% (E(4.27b)/V(4.63b) * Re(9.42%) + D(356.9m)/V(4.63b) * Rd(3.13%) * (1-Tc(0.24)))
Discount Rate = 9.42% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -95.45 | Cagr: -1.99%
[DCF] Terminal Value 71.15% ; FCFF base≈183.3m ; Y1≈160.7m ; Y5≈129.8m
[DCF] Fair Price = 37.24 (EV 1.92b - Net Debt 272.4m = Equity 1.65b / Shares 44.2m; r=8.88% [WACC]; 5y FCF grow -15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: 2.67 | EPS CAGR: 0.09% | SUE: 0.50 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 41.70 | Revenue CAGR: 1.17% | SUE: 1.04 | # QB: 1
EPS current Quarter (2026-06-30): EPS=1.43 | Chg30d=+0.53% | Revisions=+0% | Analysts=4
EPS next Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=1.42 | Chg30d=-1.05% | Revisions=-14% | Analysts=4
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=4.58 | Chg30d=+0.88% | Revisions=+43% | GrowthEPS=+10.8% | GrowthRev=+4.6%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=5.08 | Chg30d=-0.88% | Revisions=-14% | GrowthEPS=+10.8% | GrowthRev=+4.4%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +43%