How to buy Columbus McKinnon Corporation stock (CMCO)

Columbus McKinnon Corporation is a farm & heavy construction machinery business based in the US. Columbus McKinnon Corporation shares (CMCO) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $36.56 – a decrease of 6.02% over the previous week. Columbus McKinnon Corporation employs 3,515 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $1 billion.

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Columbus McKinnon Corporation stock price (NASDAQ: CMCO)

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Columbus McKinnon Corporation shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-12-19.

Latest market close	$36.56
52-week range	$29.20 - $45.66
50-day moving average more info button	$36.28
200-day moving average more info button	$37.39
Wall St. target price	$49.00
PE ratio more info button	71.4904
Dividend yield more info button	$0.28 (0.75%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$0.52

Is it a good time to buy Columbus McKinnon Corporation stock?

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Columbus McKinnon Corporation price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $36.56 from 2024-12-20

1 week (2024-12-13)	-6.02%
1 month (2024-11-22)	-5.11%
3 months (2024-09-20)	13.15%
6 months (2024-06-21)	4.43%

1 year (2023-12-22)	-7.63%
2 years (2022-12-22)	18.22%
3 years (2021-12-22)	43.7302
5 years (2019-12-20)	38.5407

Is Columbus McKinnon Corporation stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Columbus McKinnon Corporation stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Columbus McKinnon Corporation's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Columbus McKinnon Corporation's P/E ratio

Columbus McKinnon Corporation's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 71x. In other words, Columbus McKinnon Corporation shares trade at around 71x recent earnings.

That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.

Columbus McKinnon Corporation's PEG ratio

Columbus McKinnon Corporation's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 0.464. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Columbus McKinnon Corporation's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Columbus McKinnon Corporation's EBITDA

Columbus McKinnon Corporation's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $110.5 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Columbus McKinnon Corporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Columbus McKinnon Corporation financials

Revenue TTM	$1 billion
Gross profit TTM	$319.2 million
Return on assets TTM	2.24%
Return on equity TTM	1.73%
Profit margin	1.51%
Book value	$31.37
Market Capitalization more info button	$1.1 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Columbus McKinnon Corporation share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 9.96% of net profits

Recently Columbus McKinnon Corporation has paid out, on average, around 0% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Columbus McKinnon Corporation shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Columbus McKinnon Corporation's case, that would currently equate to about $0.28 per share.

While Columbus McKinnon Corporation's payout ratio might seem low, this can signify that Columbus McKinnon Corporation is investing more in its future growth.

Columbus McKinnon Corporation's most recent dividend payout was on 17 November 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 7 November 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").

Columbus McKinnon Corporation share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Columbus McKinnon Corporation's shares have ranged in value from as little as $29.204 up to $45.6564. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Columbus McKinnon Corporation's is 1.185. This would suggest that Columbus McKinnon Corporation's shares are a little bit more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a slightly higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Columbus McKinnon Corporation overview

Columbus McKinnon Corporation designs, manufactures, and markets motion solutions for moving, lifting, positioning, and securing materials worldwide. It offers manual, battery, electric, and air hoists; steel, rack, and pinion jacks; winches, hydraulic jacks and tools, trolleys and its clamps, and lifting tables; skates and heavy load moving systems; material handling equipment; mobile, workplace, and jib cranes; crane components and kits; and below-the-hook lifting devices, lifting slings, and lashing systems. The company also provides linear motion products, elevator and mining drives, brakes, radio controls, collision avoidance systems, regenerative drives, AC and DC drive and motor control systems, DC motor and magnet control systems, and conductor bar systems; and underfloor lifting systems, lifting jacks, roof working platforms, hybrid lifting systems, turntables, bogie axle exchange and lifting systems, bogie lift and turn devices, and workshop equipment. In addition, it offers fabric and modular belt, and sanitary, stainless steel conveyors; pallet systems; parts and belts; rotary unions and swivel joints; check valves; accumulation and transfer tables, motion control systems, and steel and flexible chains; hooks, shackles, textile slings, clamps, and load binders; actuators and rotary unions; and push button pendant stations, collision avoidance, and power delivery subsystems. It serves EV production and aerospace, energy and utilities, process industries, industrial automation, construction and infrastructure, food and beverage, entertainment, life sciences, consumer packaged goods, and e-commerce/supply chain/warehousing markets. It offers its products to end users directly, and through distributors, independent crane builders, material handling specialists and integrators, original equipment manufacturers, government agencies, and engineering procurement and construction firms. The company was founded in 1875 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Frequently asked questions

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What percentage of Columbus McKinnon Corporation is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 2.399% of Columbus McKinnon Corporation shares are held by insiders and 98.272% by institutions. How many people work for Columbus McKinnon Corporation?
Latest data suggests 3,515 work at Columbus McKinnon Corporation. When does the fiscal year end for Columbus McKinnon Corporation?
Columbus McKinnon Corporation's fiscal year ends in March. Where is Columbus McKinnon Corporation based?
Columbus McKinnon Corporation's address is: 13320 Ballantyne Corporate Place, Charlotte, NC, United States, 28277 What is Columbus McKinnon Corporation's ISIN number?
Columbus McKinnon Corporation's international securities identification number is: US1993331057 What is Columbus McKinnon Corporation's CUSIP number?
Columbus McKinnon Corporation's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 199333105