Methode Electronics Company Profile (NYSE:MEI)

About Methode Electronics

Methode Electronics, Inc. (Methode) is a manufacturer of component and subsystem devices. The Company designs, manufactures and markets devices employing electrical, radio remote control, electronic, wireless and sensing technologies. The Company operates through segments, including Automotive, Interface, Power Products and Other. The Automotive segment supplies electronic and electro-mechanical devices and related products to automobile original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). The Interface segment provides a range of copper and fiber-optic interface and interface solutions. The Power Products segment manufactures braided flexible cables, current-carrying laminated bus devices, custom power-product assemblies, such as PowerRail solution, high-current low voltage flexible power cabling systems and powder coated bus bars. The Other segment includes medical devices, inverters and battery systems, and insulated gate bipolar transistor solutions.

Industry, Sector and Symbol:

Sector: Computer and Technology
Industry: N/A
Sub-Industry: N/A
Exchange: NYSE
Symbol: MEI
CUSIP:

Key Metrics:

Previous Close: $34.35
50 Day Moving Average: $35.59
200 Day Moving Average: $31.84
52-Week Range: C$23.83 - C$37.25
Trailing P/E Ratio: 15.84
Foreward P/E Ratio: 12.77
P/E Growth: 1.02
Market Cap: $1.27B
Outstanding Shares: 36,953,000
Beta: 1.34

Profitability:

Net Margins: 10.31%
Return on Equity: 17.70%
Return on Assets: 12.97%

Debt:

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.11%
Current Ratio: 4.64%
Quick Ratio: 4.01%

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Consensus Ratings for Methode Electronics (NYSE:MEI) (?)

Ratings Breakdown:	1 Sell Rating, 3 Hold Ratings, 3 Buy Ratings
Consensus Rating:	Hold (Score: 2.29)
Consensus Price Target:	C$21.29 (38.01% downside)

Analysts' Ratings History for Methode Electronics (NYSE:MEI)

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Date	Firm	Action	Rating	Price Target
9/7/2016	B. Riley	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$44.50
9/6/2016	Robert W. Baird	Reiterated Rating	Outperform	$45.00 -> $46.00
9/2/2016	Craig Hallum	Downgrade	Buy -> Hold	$37.00
6/24/2016	FBR & Co	Reiterated Rating	Outperform	$42.00
4/4/2016	Dundee Securities	Boost Price Target		C$0.15 -> C$0.20
3/9/2016	Canaccord Genuity	Lower Price Target	Hold	C$0.45 -> C$0.25
1/6/2016	TD Securities	Downgrade	Hold -> Reduce	C$0.20 -> C$0.10
12/3/2015	National Bank Financial	Lower Price Target	Sector Perform	C$0.40 -> C$0.30
9/18/2015	Royal Bank Of Canada	Downgrade	Sector Perform -> Underperform	C$1.00 -> C$0.50
9/11/2015	Raymond James Financial Inc.	Lower Price Target		C$0.50 -> C$0.45
11/11/2014	Acumen Capital	Downgrade	Speculative Buy

(Data available from 9/29/2014 forward)

Earnings History for Methode Electronics (NYSE:MEI)

Date	Quarter	Consensus Estimate	Actual EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue	Release Link	Conference Call
12/8/2016
9/1/2016	Q117	$0.53	$0.57	$203.06 million	$191.90 million	View	N/A
6/23/2016	Q416	$0.52	$0.60		$212.80 million	View	Listen
3/3/2016	Q316	$0.43	$0.45	$190.31 million	$184.60 million	View	N/A
12/10/2015	Q216	$0.53	$0.54	$213.11 million	$208.40 million	View	Listen
9/3/2015	Q116	$0.54	$0.60	$209.23 million	$203.30 million	View	N/A
6/25/2015	Q415	$0.68	$0.51		$227.30 million	View	Listen
3/5/2015	Q315	$0.48	$0.68	$209.71 million	$206.00 million	View	N/A
12/11/2014	Q215	$0.54	$0.66	$218.51 million	$229.70 million	View	N/A
9/4/2014	Q115	$0.40	$0.55	$193.70 million	$218.10 million	View	N/A
6/26/2014	Q414	$0.54	$1.25	$198.38 million	$224.90 million	View	N/A
3/13/2014	Q314	$0.39	$0.38	$174.83 million	$189.80 million	View	N/A
12/5/2013	Q2	$0.35	$0.51	$168.77 million	$190.90 million	View	Listen
8/29/2013	Q1 2014	$0.21	$0.36	$148.90 million	$167.30 million	View	N/A
6/20/2013	Q4 2013	$0.15	$0.27	$128.90 million	$148.36 million	View	N/A
2/28/2013	Q3 2013	$0.02	$0.09	$107.02 million	$122.98 million	View	N/A
12/6/2012	0.62		$0.62		$129.80 million	View	N/A
8/30/2012	Q113	$0.01	$0.10	$118.59 million	$118.70 million	View	N/A
6/28/2012		$0.07	$0.15			View	N/A
3/1/2012		$0.02	$0.11			View	N/A
12/8/2011		$0.05	$0.01			View	N/A
9/1/2011		$0.10	$0.04			View	N/A
6/30/2011		$0.11	$0.16			View	N/A
3/3/2011		$0.10	$0.16			View	N/A
12/9/2010		$0.06	($0.01)	$92.04 million	$106.60 million	View	N/A

(Data available from 1/1/2011 forward)

Earnings Estimates for Methode Electronics (NYSE:MEI)

Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $2.30 EPS
Next Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $2.69 EPS

Quarter	Number of Estimates	Low Estimate	High Estimate	Average Estimate
Q1 2016	2	$0.38	$0.47	$0.43
Q2 2016	5	$0.49	$0.62	$0.55
Q3 2016	2	$0.55	$0.61	$0.58
Q4 2016	2	$0.57	$0.68	$0.63
Q1 2017	2	$0.49	$0.54	$0.52
Q2 2017	3	$0.53	$0.58	$0.56
Q3 2017	2	$0.50	$0.54	$0.52
Q4 2017	3	$0.62	$0.69	$0.66
Q1 2018	2	$0.61	$0.63	$0.62
Q2 2018	2	$0.69	$0.73	$0.71
Q3 2018	2	$0.64	$0.67	$0.66
Q4 2018	2	$0.70	$0.82	$0.76

(Data provided by Zacks Investment Research)

Current Dividend Information for Methode Electronics (NYSE:MEI)

Annual Dividend:	$0.36
Dividend Yield:	1.05%
Dividend Growth:	0.90% (3 Year Average)
Payout Ratio:	16.67% (Based on Trailing 12 Months of Earnings) 15.65% (Based on Current Year Consensus EPS Estimate) 13.38% (Based on Next Year Consensus EPS Estimate)
Track Record:	2 Years of Consecutive Dividend Growth

Dividend History for Methode Electronics (NYSE:MEI)

Announced	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
9/20/2016	quarterly	C$0.09	1.05%	10/12/2016	10/14/2016	10/28/2016
6/16/2016	Quarterly	C$0.09		7/13/2016	7/15/2016	7/29/2016
3/21/2016	quarterly	C$0.09	1.23%	4/13/2016	4/15/2016	4/29/2016
12/24/2015	Quarterly	C$0.09		1/13/2016	1/15/2016	1/29/2016
12/18/2015	quarterly	C$0.09	1.14%	1/13/2016	1/16/2016	1/30/2016
9/18/2015	quarterly	C$0.09	1.09%	10/14/2015	10/16/2015	10/30/2015
6/19/2015	quarterly	C$0.09	0.84%	7/15/2015	7/17/2015	7/31/2015
3/20/2015	quarterly	C$0.09	0.79%	4/13/2015	4/15/2015	4/29/2015
12/8/2014	quarterly	C$0.09	0.88%	1/14/2015	1/16/2015	1/30/2015
9/18/2014	quarterly	C$0.09	0.9%	10/15/2014	10/17/2014	10/31/2014
6/19/2014	quarterly	C$0.09	1.07%	7/16/2014	7/18/2014	8/1/2014
3/14/2014	quarterly	C$0.09	1.19%	4/15/2014	4/18/2014	5/2/2014
12/12/2013	quarterly	C$0.07	0.83%	1/15/2014	1/17/2014	1/31/2014
9/12/2013	quarterly	C$0.07	1.08%	10/9/2013	10/11/2013	10/25/2013
6/14/2013	quarterly	C$0.07	1.93%	7/10/2013	7/12/2013	7/26/2013
3/15/2013	quarterly	C$0.07	2.06%	4/10/2013	4/12/2013	4/26/2013
12/4/2012	quarterly	C$0.07			12/14/2012	12/21/2012

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Insider Trading History for Methode Electronics (NYSE:MEI)

Insider Ownership Percentage: 5.80%
Institutional Ownership Percentage: 92.09%

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction
9/27/2016	Timothy Glandon	VP	Sell	39,183	C$35.02	C$1,372,188.66
9/23/2016	Lawrence B Skatoff	Director	Sell	500	C$34.92	C$17,460.00
9/22/2016	Lawrence B Skatoff	Director	Sell	3,000	C$35.00	C$105,000.00
9/7/2016	Isabelle C Goossen	Director	Sell	3,000	C$35.75	C$107,250.00
8/24/2016	Paul G Shelton	Director	Sell	2,000	C$36.99	C$73,980.00
7/21/2016	Paul G Shelton	Director	Sell	2,000	C$34.99	C$69,980.00
7/1/2016	Douglas A Koman	CFO	Sell	26,666	C$34.37	C$916,510.42
7/1/2016	Ronald L.G. Tsoumas	Treasurer	Sell	8,057	C$33.94	C$273,454.58
7/1/2016	Timothy Glandon	VP	Sell	4,000	C$34.62	C$138,480.00
6/30/2016	Timothy Glandon	VP	Sell	8,000	C$33.92	C$271,360.00
6/29/2016	Kill Theodore	VP	Sell	8,000	C$32.84	C$262,720.00
2/12/2016	Tumasino Spoletini	Director	Buy	6,500	C$0.13	C$812.50
12/16/2015	Ronald L.G. Tsoumas	Treasurer	Sell	28,384	C$32.01	C$908,571.84
9/25/2015	Walter J Aspatore	Director	Sell	8,000	C$32.08	C$256,640.00
9/24/2015	Walter J. Aspatore	Director	Sell	11,000	C$32.05	C$352,550.00
9/9/2015	Warren L. Batts	Director	Buy	30,553	C$32.03	C$978,612.59
9/19/2014	Donald W Duda	CEO	Sell	66,666	C$40.96	C$2,730,639.36
9/18/2014	Kill Theodore	VP	Sell	10,000	C$40.59	C$405,900.00
9/15/2014	Kill Theodore	VP	Sell	10,000	C$40.02	C$400,200.00
9/12/2014	J Edward Colgate	Director	Sell	3,000	C$40.69	C$122,070.00
9/11/2014	Ronald L.G. Tsoumas	Treasurer	Sell	2,667	C$40.43	C$107,826.81
9/9/2014	Timothy Glandon	VP	Sell	36,000	C$39.24	C$1,412,640.00
7/2/2014	Donald W Duda	CEO	Sell	154,024	C$37.36	C$5,754,336.64
7/2/2014	Douglas A Koman	CFO	Sell	37,334	C$37.34	C$1,394,051.56
7/2/2014	Ronald L.G. Tsoumas	Treasurer	Sell	17,316	C$37.71	C$652,986.36
7/1/2014	Kill Theodore	VP	Sell	14,245	C$38.07	C$542,307.15
3/25/2014	Kill Theodore	VP	Sell	3,500	C$32.43	C$113,505.00
3/18/2014	Paul Shelton	Director	Buy	3,000	C$30.14	C$90,420.00
12/31/2013	Douglas Koman	CFO	Sell	60,000	C$34.13	C$2,047,800.00
12/31/2013	Ronald L.G. Tsoumas	Treasurer	Sell	8,000	C$34.20	C$273,600.00
12/13/2013	Thomas Reynolds	VP	Sell	48,461	C$33.74	C$1,635,074.14
12/12/2013	Kill Theodore	VP	Sell	60,000	C$34.15	C$2,049,000.00
12/11/2013	Donald Duda	CEO	Sell	139,310	C$35.13	C$4,893,960.30
12/11/2013	Joseph Elias Khoury	VP	Sell	57,000	C$34.25	C$1,952,250.00
12/10/2013	Thomas Reynolds	VP	Sell	139,999	C$35.07	C$4,909,764.93
9/4/2013	J Edward Colgate	Director	Sell	4,000	C$25.85	C$103,400.00
7/1/2013	Ronald L.G. Tsoumas	Treasurer	Buy	3,659	C$9.13	C$33,406.67
6/26/2013	Donald W Duda	CEO	Sell	25,000	C$16.01	C$400,250.00
6/25/2013	Douglas A Koman	CFO	Sell	35,000	C$15.97	C$558,950.00
3/14/2013	Timothy Glandon	VP	Sell	2,500	C$13.47	C$33,675.00
3/14/2013	Warren Batts	Director	Sell	5,000	C$13.47	C$67,350.00
3/6/2013	Thomas Reynolds	VP	Sell	30,000	C$13.54	C$406,200.00
12/14/2012	Timothy Glandon	VP	Buy	6,826	C$8.98	C$61,297.48
12/13/2012	Walter J Aspatore	Director	Buy	2,000	C$8.87	C$17,740.00
12/11/2012	Paul G Shelton	Director	Buy	10,000	C$8.89	C$88,900.00

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Latest Headlines for Methode Electronics (NYSE:MEI)

Date	Headline
	Methode Electronics, Inc. : MEI-US: Dividend Analysis : July 15th, 2016 (record date) : By the numbers : September 28, 2016 (NYSE:MEI) www.capitalcube.com - September 28 at 5:51 PM
	Shares of MEI Up 19.8% Since Uptrend Call on Shares (NYSE:MEI) www.mysmartrend.com - September 28 at 11:01 AM
	Form 4 METHODE ELECTRONICS INC For: Sep 23 Filed by: SKATOFF LAWRENCE B (NYSE:MEI) www.streetinsider.com - September 28 at 11:01 AM
	Methode Electronics Inc. (NYSE:MEI)'s Insider Lawrence Skatoff Sells 500 Shares of the Company - Post News (NYSE:MEI) www.kentuckypostnews.com - September 27 at 5:58 PM
	Earnings Analysis & Update for Methode Electronics, Inc. (NYSE:MEI)? - Frisco Fastball (NYSE:MEI) friscofastball.com - September 26 at 10:44 AM
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	Methode Electronics' Board Approves Dividend (NYSE:MEI) www.publicnow.com - September 19 at 6:05 PM
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	Placing Methode Electronics, Inc. (NYSE:MEI) Shares Under the Microscope - Post News (NYSE:MEI) www.kentuckypostnews.com - September 9 at 10:50 AM
	Methode Electronics, Inc. (NYSE:MEI) From The Analysts Point of View - National Daily Press (NYSE:MEI) www.nationaldailypress.com - September 9 at 10:50 AM
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	Methode Electronics, Inc. :MEI-US: Earnings Analysis: Q1, 2017 By the Numbers : September 6, 2016 (NYSE:MEI) www.capitalcube.com - September 6 at 10:51 AM
	Shares Dropping Lower in Session: Methode Electronics, Inc. (NYSE:MEI) - Post News (NYSE:MEI) www.kentuckypostnews.com - September 2 at 10:54 AM
	Baird Says Buy Methode On Any Pullback - Benzinga (NYSE:MEI) www.benzinga.com - September 2 at 10:54 AM
	Earnings Reaction History: Methode Electronics Inc., 60.0% Follow ... - Nasdaq (NYSE:MEI) www.nasdaq.com - September 2 at 10:54 AM
	Methode Electronics, Inc. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bearish Manner : MEI-US : September 2, 2016 (NYSE:MEI) www.capitalcube.com - September 2 at 10:54 AM
	ETF’s with exposure to Methode Electronics, Inc. : September 1, 2016 (NYSE:MEI) www.capitalcube.com - September 1 at 5:57 PM
	Baird Says Buy Methode On Any Pullback (NYSE:MEI) www.benzinga.com - September 1 at 9:13 AM
	Methode beats 1Q profit forecasts (NYSE:MEI) www.cnbc.com - September 1 at 9:13 AM
	Methode Electronics, Inc. Reports Fiscal 2017 First-Quarter Sales and Earnings (NYSE:MEI) www.publicnow.com - September 1 at 9:13 AM
	METHODE ELECTRONICS INC Files SEC form 8-K, Financial Statements and Exhibits (NYSE:MEI) biz.yahoo.com - September 1 at 9:13 AM
	Q1 2017 Methode Electronics Inc Earnings Release - Before Market Open (NYSE:MEI) biz.yahoo.com - September 1 at 9:13 AM
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	Methode Electronics to Announce First-Quarter Fiscal 2017 Results on Thursday, September 1, 2016 (NYSE:MEI) www.publicnow.com - August 25 at 6:03 PM
	Stock Driving Up to a Recent High: Methode Electronics, Inc. (NYSE:MEI) - Post News (NYSE:MEI) www.kentuckypostnews.com - August 25 at 11:13 AM
	Methode Electronics Shares Up 25.7% Since SmarTrend's Buy Recommendation (MEI) (NYSE:MEI) www.mysmartrend.com - August 24 at 5:58 PM
	Methode dataMate's High Performance Copper Transceiver G.fast Passes K.21 Testing (NYSE:MEI) www.publicnow.com - August 24 at 9:13 AM
	Stock Reaching a Recent High: Methode Electronics, Inc. (NYSE:MEI) - Post News (NYSE:MEI) www.kentuckypostnews.com - August 23 at 6:20 PM
	What is the Consensus on Methode Electronics, Inc. (NYSE:MEI) Shares? - Post News (NYSE:MEI) www.kentuckypostnews.com - August 18 at 6:14 PM
	Uptrend Call Working As Methode Electronics Stock Rises 23.1% (MEI) (NYSE:MEI) www.mysmartrend.com - August 17 at 9:12 AM
	Methode Electronics, Inc. (NYSE:MEI) Paid $0.09 As Dividend - Stocks Daily (NYSE:MEI) www.stocksdaily.net - August 14 at 10:41 AM
	Commit To Buy Methode Electronics At $30, Earn 10.9% Annualized Using Options (NYSE:MEI) www.nasdaq.com - August 11 at 6:29 PM
	ETF’s with exposure to Methode Electronics, Inc. : August 11, 2016 (NYSE:MEI) www.capitalcube.com - August 11 at 6:29 PM
	Uptrend Call Working As Methode Electronics Stock Rises 23.5% (MEI) (NYSE:MEI) www.mysmartrend.com - August 9 at 6:22 PM
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	Methode Electronics, Inc. (NYSE:MEI) Quarterly Dividend At $-13.5 Millions - Stocks Daily (NYSE:MEI) www.stocksdaily.net - August 1 at 5:56 PM