Preformed Line Products Company, together with its subsidiaries, designs and manufactures products and systems used in the construction and maintenance of overhead and underground networks for the energy, telecommunication, cable operator, information, and other industries. The company offers formed wire and related hardware products to support, protect, terminate, and secure power conductor and communication cables, as well as to control cable dynamics; and hardware products to support and protect transmission conductors, spacers, spacer-dampers, stockbridge dampers, corona suppression devices, and various compression fittings for dead-end applications. It also provides protective closures, including splice cases to protect fixed line communication networks, such as copper cable or fiber optic cable from moisture, environmental hazards, and other contaminants; and plastic products comprising guy markers, tree guards, fiber optic cable markers, and pedestal markers to identify power conductors, communication cables, and guy wires. In addition, the company offers data communication cabinets, hardware assemblies, pole line hardware, resale products, underground connectors, solar hardware systems, and urethane products for use by energy, renewable energy, communications, cable, and special industries for various applications; and solar hardware systems and mounting hardware for various solar power applications, as well as fiber optic and copper splice closures. It serves public and private energy utilities and communication companies, cable operators, governmental agencies, contractors and subcontractors, distributors, and value-added resellers in the United States, the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia-Pacific. The company markets its products through a direct sales force, as well as through manufacturing representatives. Preformed Line Products Company was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio.
Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Water, sewer, & utility lines
Sub-IndustryElectrical Components & Equipment
SectorComputer and Technology
SymbolNASDAQ:PLPC
CUSIP74044410
Phone440-461-5200
Debt
Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.18
Current Ratio3.54
Quick Ratio2.18
Price-To-Earnings
Trailing P/E Ratio26.65
Forward P/E RatioN/A
P/E GrowthN/A
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$378.21 million
Price / Sales1.12
Cash Flow$4.8096 per share
Price / Cash17.44
Book Value$46.85 per share
Price / Book1.79
Profitability
EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)N/A
Net Income$12.65 million
Net Margins4.25%
Return on Equity6.89%
Return on Assets4.60%
Miscellaneous
Employees2,762
Outstanding Shares5,050,000
