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0.0% of simulations place fair value above current price
WHAT IS PRICED IN
Revenue-Based Reverse DCF
30.4%/yr
±4.7% · revenue growth to justify current price
FCF-Based Reverse DCF
30.0%/yr
±3.8% · FCF growth to justify current price
THE GAP
Market pricing margin expansion or capex normalization
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Sign in to unlockFortress balance sheet (zero debt, $491M cash) with $1.6B backlog providing 18+ months revenue visibility. Margin expansion from 24.6% to 28.4% suggests structural improvement in project execution and pricing power on custom-engineered electrical infrastructure.
Revenue growth only 4% despite booming end markets — suggests capacity constraints or customer concentration risk. 10x P/S and 34x trailing PE price in near-perfect execution; any margin reversion to historical 12-14% would compress earnings 30%+. Fixed-price contracts carry liquidated damages exposure.
Margin reversion below 20%, backlog cancellations, loss of key data center customers
Updated Mar 11
POWL Q1 delivered exceptional operational execution with 380bps gross margin expansion to 28.4% and .5M positive contract estimate revisions. $1.6B backlog (M in next 12mo) provides strong demand visi...
Re-read confirms Q1 FY2026 thesis. Critical nuance: $10.5M contract estimate revisions inflated gross margin ~420bps. Underlying margin ~24-26% is the right baseline. Electric utility +35% YoY now 27....
Q1 FY2026: Revenue $251M (+4% YoY), gross margin 28.4% (+370 bps), EPS $3.40 (+19%), backlog surges to $1.6B (from $1.4B), electric utility revenue +35% to $69M (27.6% of mix). Cash $491M, zero debt. ...
10-K confirms thesis: FY2025 revenue .1B (+9%), gross margin expanded to 29% (from 27%), net income .7M (+21%), EPS .86. Fortress balance sheet: M cash, zero debt. Backlog .4B (+3%). Revenue diversifi...
POWL Q1 FY2026 crushing margins (+380 bps) on 4% revenue growth. Strong backlog ($1.6B, $933M in 12m), fortress balance sheet ($491M cash, zero debt), favorable contract revisions ($10.5M). Traditiona...