| Factor | Score | Distribution | Value | Avg | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Valuation | 49 | 19.3x | 17.3x | Around median | |
Growth | 39 | 18.4% | 7.1% | Bottom tier | |
Quality | 55 | 2.3% | 4.5% | Around median | |
Safety | 76 | 2.0x | 2.6x | Top tier | |
Capital Return | 60 | 1.20% | 0.06% | Around median | |
Momentum | 84 | 6.6% | -1.6% | Top tier | |
Sentiment | 32 | 3 | 3 | Bottom tier |
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Worthington Enterprises (WOR) operates in building performance solutions and specialty products, generating revenue through two segments that were renamed without changing their components: Building Performance Solutions and Trade and Specialty Solutions. The former includes water, cooling, and construction solutions and products such as ASME tanks designed to manage cooling fluids in data centers, and the company also benefits from its stakes in the WAVE and ClarkDietrich joint ventures; the latter includes tools, portable fuel, torch products, and Balloon Time, with its growth driven by volume, pricing, distribution expansion, and manufacturing improvements.
In fiscal year 2026, the company recorded revenue of $1.4 billion and gross profit of $378.3 million, representing a calculated gross margin of approximately 27%, while net income was $156.1 million and earnings per share were $3.14. In Q4 of fiscal year 2026, revenue was $371.5 million, gross profit was $101.9 million, and net income was $48.1 million, compared with revenue of $378.7 million and net income of $45.5 million in Q3 of fiscal year 2026.
In Q1 of fiscal year 2027, sales increased 13% to approximately $344 million, including 7% organic growth and a $19 million contribution from recent acquisitions. GAAP earnings per share were approximately $0.87 and adjusted earnings per share were $0.82, while adjusted EBITDA increased 10% to $74 million, but gross margin declined to 26.4% from 27.1% a year earlier. Building Performance Solutions generated sales of $215 million, up 16%, and adjusted EBITDA of $60 million with a margin of 27.8%, while Trade and Specialty Solutions recorded sales of $129 million, up 8%, and adjusted EBITDA increased to $24 million from $16 million, with its margin expanding to 18.6% from 13.6%.
Analyst consensus rates the stock a Buy, with an average price target of $66 and a narrow range of $65 to $67; the average is only approximately 2.3% below the 52-week high of $67.54, compared with a low of $45.01. By contrast, data from the September 22, 2026 results indicate a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.1 times and an enterprise value-to-EBITDA multiple of 26.3 times, meaning the valuation assumes continued growth in data centers and improving margins in other businesses despite pressure from A2L and steel. The stock's 16% jump following the September 2026 results reflects a revaluation driven by accelerating ASME tank revenue and cash flow, but the narrow range of analyst targets and the average target's proximity to the 52-week high limit the margin for error if conversion of the opportunity pipeline into sales is delayed.
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The clearest driver is ASME tanks used in liquid cooling and thermal management systems for data centers. This business generated $13 million in Q1 of fiscal year 2027, equal to its revenue for the entire fiscal year 2026. Management expects sequential growth in Q2, Q3, and Q4 of fiscal year 2027, with growth more concentrated in the second half. It also believes that the market for these data center tanks could become more than ten times larger than the traditional market, estimated at approximately $200 million annually, during the few years following the September 23, 2026 call.
No. Organic sales increased 7% in Q1 of fiscal year 2027, while total sales growth was 13% to approximately $344 million. Recent acquisitions, including Elgen and LSI, added approximately $19 million to quarterly sales. Building Performance Solutions recorded 6% organic growth, supported by the water and European businesses, while Trade and Specialty Solutions achieved broad-based growth in portable propane and tools. The performance therefore combined organic growth, acquisition contributions, pricing, and manufacturing improvements.
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Gross margin declined to 26.4% in Q1 of fiscal year 2027 from 27.1% a year earlier because of lower volumes and a less favorable mix in Building Performance Solutions. The Cooling and Construction businesses faced a difficult comparison following prior exceptional demand to build inventories of A2L products, and management estimated the impact on adjusted EBITDA at approximately $7 million. Limited steel availability and extended lead times also disrupted production and shipments at a cost of a few million dollars. Management expects the A2L comparison to remain difficult in Q2 of fiscal year 2027 before seasonal improvement in Q3 and Q4.
Operating cash flow was $67 million in Q1 of fiscal year 2027, compared with $41 million a year earlier, and free cash flow increased to $54 million from $28 million. Free cash flow for the twelve months ended that quarter reached a record $196 million, with conversion of 116% of adjusted net earnings. The company ended the quarter with net debt of $250 million and adjusted EBITDA of $303 million for the twelve-month period. During the same quarter, it spent $18 million to repurchase 335 thousand shares and paid $9 million in cash dividends.
Building Performance Solutions generated sales of $215 million, up 16%, and adjusted EBITDA of $60 million with a margin of 27.8% in Q1 of fiscal year 2027. Trade and Specialty Solutions recorded sales of $129 million, up 8%, and adjusted EBITDA increased to $24 million from $16 million, with the margin expanding to 18.6% from 13.6%. WAVE generated record equity earnings of $35 million, an increase of approximately $3 million, while ClarkDietrich's contribution increased by more than $1 million to $7 million. The joint ventures provided $36 million in cash distributions during the quarter, equivalent to 88% of equity earnings.