Marine Products Corporation (MPX)

5.38 -0.02  -0.37%  May 30, 8:00PM Go Pro
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Marine Products Corporation Valuation

No matter how good a company is, if the price that you pay to buy it is too high, you won't make much money. These valuation metrics should give you a sense of reasonable prices, but be careful with them. Always seek to understand why a valuation is changing over time.

Price Multiples

Price Multiples show how much you get for the price you pay. They can fluctuate drastically over time. Looking at price multiples over time and comparing to those of competitors will help to triangulate a reasonable valuation.

Price to Sales Ratio

Tells you how much you are paying for one dollar of sales.

MPX 1.760
LVB 0.8016
SHFL 3.590
WMS 1.645

Price to Earnings Ratio

Tells you how much you are paying for one dollar of earnings.

MPX 27.25
LVB 162.71
SHFL 25.53
WMS 22.29

Price to Book

Tells you how much you are paying for one dollar of net assets (net assets is total assets - total liabilities).

MPX 2.184
LVB 1.202
SHFL 3.599
WMS 1.326

Enterprise Valuation

Enterprise Value (EV) multiples tell you what you would get if you were to buy the whole company (including paying off all debt). Similar to price multiples, they can be compared across time and with peers.

EV / EBITDA Pro

Tells you how much you pay for one dollar of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization if you were buying the whole company.

EV / Revenue Pro

Tells you how much you pay for one dollar of sales if you were buying the whole company.

EV / EBIT Pro

Tells you how much you pay for one dollar of earnings before interest and taxes if you were buying the whole company.

EV / Free Cash Flow Pro

Tells how much you are paying for one dollar of current free cash flow if you were buying the whole company.

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MPX News

Consumer Cyclical Sector Wrap
May 18, 4:45PM Fox Business
Listen to $MPX Q1 2012 earnings call - live at 08:00 AM, ondemand after - http://stks.co/3Uz0
about 36 days ago by earningscast
$MPX filed latest Proxy Statement with the SEC (Form DEF 14A) http://stks.co/2ze4
about 71 days ago by MarketBrief
$MPX filed latest Proxy Statement with the SEC (Form DEF 14A) http://stks.co/2xxF
about 72 days ago by MarketBrief
$MPX filed latest Proxy Statement with the SEC (Form DEF 14A) http://stks.co/2wKS
about 73 days ago by MarketBrief
Marine Products Reinstates Quarterly Dividend: http://stks.co/25ah $MPX
about 127 days ago by DynamicDividend
Listen to $MPX Q4 2011 earnings call (EPS 0.04 vs est 0.02) - live at 08:00 AM, ondemand after - http://stks.co/24zV
about 127 days ago by earningscast
$MPX filed latest Quarterly Report http://stks.co/wyw
about 210 days ago by MarketBrief
Marine Products Corp. (MPX) Tops Q3 EPS by 1c
Oct 26, 7:22AM Street Insider
$MPX http://chart.ly/owhhugp Marine Products - Broke Out and Still Running
about 590 days ago by OptionRadar
$MPX I've already been burned once so shying away. But this is one helluva juicey short fm a L/T perspective.
about 769 days ago by derekbobbe
If you do decide to short $MPX, be VERY careful. Earnings r up next week and it's lliquid as h*ll & can run in a heartbeat.
about 769 days ago by derekbobbe
As much as I don't like $BC, I hate $MPX even more. This name is trading at a P/S ratio of 6.79x, Tang P/B 3.45x, neg earnings.
about 769 days ago by derekbobbe
Shorted $MPX at 6.95
about 821 days ago by biggie31
Note: $MPX was referring to a mandatory buy-in by the broker due to no available inventory. Sum may have confused this with a stop-loss.
about 826 days ago by derekbobbe
Still have couple of small legacy accts at Scottrade, which is y I got burned on $MPX. Have had dozens of buy-ins fm Scottrade, 0 fm TD. $$
about 826 days ago by derekbobbe
Got nailed by a buy-in 4 $MPX one day after posting my short story. Coincidence? Note: I may not disclose thinly traded shorts in future.
about 826 days ago by derekbobbe
$MPX selling for 10x peak earnings in 2005, earnings were falling sharply even b4 recession. Credit is dry, this biz is permanently shrunk.
about 832 days ago by derekbobbe
$MPX selling for 10x peak earnings in 2005, sales were falling sharply even b4 recession. Credit is dry, this biz is permanently shrunk.
about 832 days ago by derekbobbe
@derekbobbe Yes,blood's in the water. Sharks should be circling $MPX. We ain't smart enough to know when to short, but these fundies suck.:)
about 832 days ago by wallstreetbean
found $MPX in "Burnt Bean" section of @wallstreetbean . Phenomenal fundies guys, if you aren't following them u shd b.
about 832 days ago by derekbobbe
found $MPX in "Burnt Bean" section of @wallstreetbean . Phenomenal fundies guy, if you aren't following him u shd b.
about 832 days ago by derekbobbe
just shorted $MPX in one of my L/T accounts, 6.6 -- multi-month hold expected. Awful fundies, apparently no one is buying powerboats.
about 832 days ago by derekbobbe
March's recovery likely to get serious in summer. Three stocks that will sizzle: $CAB $MPX $ZQK http://bit.ly/CFVb0
about 1101 days ago by topstocksmsn

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