Mueller Industries, Inc.

$ 137.39 -0.68 %

Mueller Industries, Inc., established in 1917 and based in Collierville, Tennessee, is a global manufacturer and distributor of various products crafted from copper, brass, aluminum, and plastic. The company operates internationally, with a presence in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, South Korea, the Middle East, China, and Mexico. Its business is divided into three key segments: Piping Systems, Industrial Metals, and Climate. The Piping Systems segment offers a comprehensive range of products including copper tubing, fittings, line sets, and pipe nipples. It also provides PEX plumbing and radiant heating systems, as well as plastic injection tooling. Additionally, this segment resells items such as steel pipes, brass and plastic plumbing valves, malleable iron fittings, faucets, and other plumbing specialties, alongside supplying water tubes. Its primary customers are wholesalers in the plumbing and refrigeration industries, distributors serving the manufactured housing and recreational vehicle markets, building material retailers, and air-conditioning original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). The Industrial Metals segment specializes in producing rods from brass, bronze, and copper alloys; plumbing brass, valves, and fittings; and cold-formed aluminum and copper products. It also performs machining on aluminum, steel, brass, and cast iron impacts and castings. Furthermore, this segment manufactures brass and aluminum forgings, various valves (brass, aluminum, stainless steel), fluid control solutions, and gas train assemblies. These products are primarily supplied to OEMs across the industrial, construction, HVAC, plumbing, and refrigeration sectors. Finally, the Climate segment provides valves, protection devices, and brass fittings specifically for commercial HVAC and refrigeration OEMs. It also delivers high-pressure components and accessories for the air-conditioning and refrigeration markets. A significant offering includes coaxial heat exchangers and twisted tubes, which are utilized in diverse applications such as HVAC, geothermal, refrigeration, swimming pool heat pumps, marine, ice machines, commercial boilers, and heat reclamation. This segment also supplies insulated flexible duct systems for HVAC, along with brazed manifolds, headers, and distributor assemblies.

CEO: Gregory L. Christopher - https://www.muellerindustries.com

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Recommandation

Hold

DCF

$ 88.74

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Quick ratio

4.26

suggests a healthy liquidity position, showing that the company can likely meet its short-term obligations.

P/E ratio

18.01

is considered reasonable, suggesting that the company has a valuation in line with its current profits.

EPS

7.63

is the net profit of a company divided by the number of outstanding shares, indicating the profit earned per share.

ROE

28.67 %

is generally considered excellent, indicating that the company is generating strong profits with its equity.

ROIC

21.96 %

generates a return higher than the cost of its capital, thereby creating value for its investors.

WACC

9.45

is a company's average cost of capital, weighted by the proportion of debt and equity in its financing. It represents the minimum return the company must generate to satisfy its investors.

Debt-to-Equity Ratio

0.01

indicates that the company uses more equity than debt, suggesting prudent management.

Free cash flow per share

5.98

is a measure of a company's financial flexibility that is determined by dividing free cash flow by the total number of shares outstanding.

Dividend payout ratio

14.15 %

indicates that the company is retaining a large portion of its profits to reinvest in growth

Earnings per share

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Financials

Piotroski score
7 indicates good financial health
Altman score
19.79 indicates good financial health and low risk of bankruptcy
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Cash / Debt

Cash Ratio
2.77 indicates that the company has sufficient cash to cover its short-term debts
Debt Ratio
0.01 indicates that the company uses little debt to finance its assets, suggesting good financial stability
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Sales

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