Friedman Industries Inc. (FRD): Price and Financial Metrics

FRD POWR Grades

• FRD scores best on the Value dimension, with a Value rank ahead of 82.77% of US stocks.
• The strongest trend for FRD is in Value, which has been heading down over the past 176 days.
• FRD ranks lowest in Quality; there it ranks in the 22nd percentile.

FRD Stock Summary

• FRD's current price/earnings ratio is 6.13, which is higher than only 7.26% of US stocks with positive earnings.
• With a price/sales ratio of 0.23, FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES INC has a higher such ratio than merely 6.75% of stocks in our set.
• In terms of twelve month growth in earnings before interest and taxes, FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES INC is reporting a growth rate of 391.82%; that's higher than 96.97% of US stocks.
• Stocks that are quantitatively similar to FRD, based on their financial statements, market capitalization, and price volatility, are MLR, KEQU, KRT, AVT, and OCC.
• FRD's SEC filings can be seen here. And to visit FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES INC's official web site, go to www.friedmanindustries.com.

FRD Valuation Summary

• In comparison to the median Basic Materials stock, FRD's price/sales ratio is 86.67% lower, now standing at 0.2.
• FRD's price/sales ratio has moved down 0 over the prior 243 months.

Below are key valuation metrics over time for FRD.

FRD Growth Metrics

The 2 year price growth rate now stands at 111.56%.
• Its 3 year net cashflow from operations growth rate is now at -239.1%.
• Its 3 year cash and equivalents growth rate is now at -77.73%.

Over the past 34 months, FRD's revenue has gone up $356,344,743.

The table below shows FRD's growth in key financial areas (numbers in millions of US dollars).

Date	Revenue	Operating Cash Flow	Net Income to Common Stock
2022-12-31	498.4471	53.63813	7.569919
2022-09-30	438.2429	65.84351	3.232193
2022-06-30	381.1214	-36.86019	13.9389
2022-03-31	285.2348	-13.39776	14.06632
2021-12-31	259.3575	-19.34805	31.93117
2021-09-30	236.2036	-19.88044	37.02275

FRD's Quality Factors

The “Quality” component of the POWR Ratings focuses on 31 different factors of a companies fundamentals and operational strength. Here are some key insights as we drill into the specifics of these quality attributes.

• FRD has a Quality Grade of B, ranking ahead of 79.63% of graded US stocks.
• FRD's asset turnover comes in at 1.672 -- ranking 3rd of 41 Steel Works Etc stocks.
• AA, TG, and GLW are the stocks whose asset turnover ratios are most correlated with FRD.

The table below shows FRD's key quality metrics over time.