(AIT) Applied Industrial - Ratings and Ratios
Bearings, Power Transmission, Automation, Fluid Power, Conveyor
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Description: AIT Applied Industrial October 31, 2025
Applied Industrial Technologies (NYSE:AIT) is a global distributor of motion, power, control, and automation solutions, serving customers across North America, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, and Costa Rica. The company operates two primary segments: Service Center and Engineered Solutions.
The Service Center segment offers a broad catalog of industrial bearings, power-transmission components, fluid-power hardware, specialty flow-control devices, and advanced factory-automation products. It also provides related services such as conveyor-belt installation, rubber-lining repairs, and custom hose assemblies.
The Engineered Solutions segment focuses on the engineering, integration, and repair of hydraulic and pneumatic fluid-power systems, as well as advanced automation technologies. Its product suite includes pumps, valves, fittings, process instrumentation, and filtration supplies, plus machine-vision, collaborative-robot, RFID, and motion-control solutions for OEMs, machine builders, and system integrators.
Key recent metrics: FY 2024 revenue reached approximately **$6.0 billion**, up **~5 % YoY**, driven by strong demand for automation in reshoring initiatives and labor-shortage environments. The company posted an **operating margin of 7.5 %** and converted **~80 % of earnings into free cash flow**, supporting a disciplined dividend policy and share-repurchase program. A sector-wide driver is the **industrial-automation market’s projected CAGR of ~9 % through 2028**, which underpins long-term growth prospects for AIT’s high-margin engineered-solutions business.
For a deeper, data-rich analysis of AIT’s valuation dynamics and how its exposure to automation trends stacks up against peers, you might find ValueRay’s interactive dashboards useful.
AIT Stock Overview
| Market Cap in USD | 9,555m |
| Sub-Industry | Trading Companies & Distributors |
| IPO / Inception | 1984-09-07 |
AIT Stock Ratings
| Growth Rating | 58.6% |
| Fundamental | 82.1% |
| Dividend Rating | 52.2% |
| Return 12m vs S&P 500 | -15.2% |
| Analyst Rating | 4.63 of 5 |
AIT Dividends
| Dividend Yield 12m | 0.67% |
| Yield on Cost 5y | 2.65% |
| Annual Growth 5y | 3.70% |
| Payout Consistency | 95.5% |
| Payout Ratio | 17.7% |
AIT Growth Ratios
| Growth Correlation 3m | -72.4% |
| Growth Correlation 12m | 3% |
| Growth Correlation 5y | 97.7% |
| CAGR 5y | 27.81% |
| CAGR/Max DD 3y (Calmar Ratio) | 1.05 |
| CAGR/Mean DD 3y (Pain Ratio) | 4.40 |
| Sharpe Ratio 12m | -0.78 |
| Alpha | -6.05 |
| Beta | 0.956 |
| Volatility | 26.81% |
| Current Volume | 290.1k |
| Average Volume 20d | 290.1k |
| Stop Loss | 250.8 (-3.4%) |
| Signal | 0.99 |
Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict, 0-10) 7.0
| Net Income (401.7m TTM) > 0 and > 6% of Revenue (6% = 279.8m TTM) |
| FCFTA 0.14 (>2.0%) and ΔFCFTA 0.74pp (YES ≥ +1.0pp, WARN ≥ +0.5pp) |
| NWC/Revenue 27.18% (prev 29.69%; Δ -2.52pp) (YES ≤20% & Δ≤-1pp; WARN ≤25% & Δ≤0 oder ≤40% & Δ≤-3pp) |
| CFO/TA 0.15 (>3.0%) and CFO 484.0m > Net Income 401.7m (YES >=105%, WARN >=100%) |
| Net Debt (153.6m) to EBITDA (599.3m) ratio: 0.26 <= 3.0 (WARN <= 3.5) |
| Current Ratio 3.55 (target 1.5–3.0; WARN 1.2–<1.5 or >3.0–5.0; CFO/TA gate active) |
| Outstanding Shares last Quarter (38.3m) change vs 12m ago -1.73% (target <= -2.0% for YES) |
| Gross Margin 30.44% (prev 29.81%; Δ 0.62pp) >=18% & Δ>=+0.5pp (WARN >=15% & Δ>=0) |
| Asset Turnover 150.7% (prev 149.3%; Δ 1.45pp) >=50% & Δ>=+2pp (WARN >=35% & Δ>=0) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio 39.20 (EBITDA TTM 599.3m / Interest Expense TTM 13.7m) >= 6 (WARN >= 3) |
Altman Z'' 8.37
| (A) 0.40 = (Total Current Assets 1.77b - Total Current Liabilities 497.8m) / Total Assets 3.19b |
| (B) 0.80 = Retained Earnings (Balance) 2.55b / Total Assets 3.19b |
| warn (B) unusual magnitude: 0.80 — check mapping/units |
| (C) 0.17 = EBIT TTM 535.7m / Avg Total Assets 3.09b |
| (D) 1.89 = Book Value of Equity 2.47b / Total Liabilities 1.30b |
| Total Rating: 8.37 = (6.56 * A) + (3.26 * B) + (6.72 * C) + (1.05 * D) |
ValueRay F-Score (Strict, 0-100) 82.12
| 1. Piotroski 7.0pt = 2.0 |
| 2. FCF Yield 4.69% = 2.34 |
| 3. FCF Margin 9.76% = 2.44 |
| 4. Debt/Equity 0.30 = 2.45 |
| 5. Debt/Ebitda 0.26 = 2.45 |
| 6. ROIC - WACC (= 8.53)% = 10.67 |
| 7. RoE 21.87% = 1.82 |
| 8. Rev. Trend 57.12% = 4.28 |
| 9. EPS Trend 73.25% = 3.66 |
What is the price of AIT shares?
Over the past week, the price has changed by +1.47%, over one month by +0.24%, over three months by -1.84% and over the past year by -2.68%.
Is Applied Industrial a good stock to buy?
Based on momentum, paid dividends and discounted-cash-flow analyses, the fair value of AIT is around 283.59 USD . This means that AIT is currently overvalued and has a potential downside of 9.22%.
Is AIT a buy, sell or hold?
- Strong Buy: 6
- Buy: 1
- Hold: 1
- Sell: 0
- Strong Sell: 0
What are the forecasts/targets for the AIT price?
| Issuer | Target | Up/Down from current |
|---|---|---|
| Wallstreet Target Price | 304.2 | 17.1% |
| Analysts Target Price | 304.2 | 17.1% |
| ValueRay Target Price | 317.7 | 22.3% |
AIT Fundamental Data Overview November 05, 2025
P/E Trailing = 24.3821
P/E Forward = 24.9377
P/S = 2.0487
P/B = 5.3041
P/EG = 2.4919
Beta = 0.956
Revenue TTM = 4.66b USD
EBIT TTM = 535.7m USD
EBITDA TTM = 599.3m USD
Long Term Debt = 572.3m USD (from longTermDebt, last fiscal year)
Short Term Debt = 39.8m USD (from shortTermDebt, last fiscal year)
Debt = 572.3m USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 153.6m USD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 9.71b USD (9.56b + Debt 572.3m - CCE 418.7m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 39.20 (Ebit TTM 535.7m / Interest Expense TTM 13.7m)
FCF Yield = 4.69% (FCF TTM 455.0m / Enterprise Value 9.71b)
FCF Margin = 9.76% (FCF TTM 455.0m / Revenue TTM 4.66b)
Net Margin = 8.61% (Net Income TTM 401.7m / Revenue TTM 4.66b)
Gross Margin = 30.44% ((Revenue TTM 4.66b - Cost of Revenue TTM 3.24b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 30.13% (prev 30.60%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 3.05 (Enterprise Value 9.71b / Total Assets 3.19b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 0.17% (Interest Expense 993.0k / Debt 572.3m)
Taxrate = 21.60% (27.8m / 128.6m)
NOPAT = 420.0m (EBIT 535.7m * (1 - 21.60%))
Current Ratio = 3.55 (Total Current Assets 1.77b / Total Current Liabilities 497.8m)
Debt / Equity = 0.30 (Debt 572.3m / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 1.88b)
Debt / EBITDA = 0.26 (Net Debt 153.6m / EBITDA 599.3m)
Debt / FCF = 0.34 (Net Debt 153.6m / FCF TTM 455.0m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 1.84b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 12.61% (Net Income 401.7m / Total Assets 3.19b)
RoE = 21.87% (Net Income TTM 401.7m / Total Stockholder Equity 1.84b)
RoCE = 22.23% (EBIT 535.7m / Capital Employed (Equity 1.84b + L.T.Debt 572.3m))
RoIC = 17.54% (NOPAT 420.0m / Invested Capital 2.39b)
WACC = 9.01% (E(9.56b)/V(10.13b) * Re(9.54%) + D(572.3m)/V(10.13b) * Rd(0.17%) * (1-Tc(0.22)))
Discount Rate = 9.54% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares Correlation 3-Years: -100.0 | Cagr: -1.32%
[DCF Debug] Terminal Value 75.91% ; FCFE base≈435.8m ; Y1≈511.5m ; Y5≈778.1m
Fair Price DCF = 271.4 (DCF Value 10.24b / Shares Outstanding 37.7m; 5y FCF grow 18.50% → 3.0% )
EPS Correlation: 73.25 | EPS CAGR: 9.48% | SUE: 2.42 | # QB: 17
Revenue Correlation: 57.12 | Revenue CAGR: 4.59% | SUE: 0.58 | # QB: 0
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